Driving the 2016 Chevy Volt EV - ecomento.com
com forum with the handle kickincanada got 30 minutes behind the wheel of a 2016 Chevy Volt recently, thanks to being connected to some highly placed people at GM Canada headquarters in Oshawa. He already owns a 2012 Volt, so he is familiar with driving Chevy’s plug-in hybrid. Posting later on the forum, he said, “Sitting in the drivers seat reminded me of sitting in the Cadillac ELR…. It displays either Google maps or Apple maps on the display screen which has much improved resolution over the old Volt. What is the second generation Volt like to drive. The first thing I noticed straight away was that the car had a tighter, quieter drive to it. The suspension is definitely better and overall a much more luxurious drive. The new car has a reworked regenerative braking system which the driver can control using a stalk on the steering column. Says kickincanda , “When driving in low and sport mode (which is my daily drive preference) regen feels the same when letting off the accelerator. However, I had the opportunity to use the regen paddle, which is located only on the left side of the steering wheel, and it slows down the car significantly quicker. He summed up his experience this way, “Final thoughts – The new 2016 Volt is clearly improved in almost every way. Source: ecomento.com
