High Voltage

I came by this amaz­ing con­cept car from Chevro­let called the Chevy Volt, with its rev­o­lu­tion­ary E-Flex Propul­sion System which will be dif­fer­ent than any pre­vi­ous elec­tric vehi­cle because it will use a lithium-​ion bat­tery with a vari­ety of range-​extending onboard power sources, includ­ing gas and, in some vehi­cles, E85 ethanol to recharge the bat­tery while dri­ving.

When it comes to plug­ging in, the Volt will be designed to use a common 240-110 Volt house­hold plug. For some­one who drives less than 64 km (40 miles) a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gaso­line and pro­duce zero emis­sions. For longer trips, Chevy Volt’s range-​extending power source kicks in to recharge the lithium-​ion bat­tery pack as required.