As the Chevrolet Volt enters its second generation, the vehicle still remains a great answer to those seeking an electric vehicle without succumbing to range anxiety. That’s because the 2016 Chevrolet Volt and its 1.5-liter four-cylinder “generator” is ready to take things over once the battery is depleted.
Today, we present to you The Fast Lane Car’s most impressive highway loop efficiency test. The 2016 Chevrolet Volt was able to muster out 68.24 MPG in the test, using less than two gallons of 87 octane. Now, we understand the number can be a little of context, since the first portion of mileage was done in only electric mode, compared to a hybrid which uses both a gasoline and electric propulsion simultaneously, but the results are still mighty impressive.
After all, most owners are looking to minimize fuel consumption, right? Right.
Chevrolet previously stated 53 miles of pure electric driving, but those would be under perfect driving conditions. And no driving condition is perfect. But, we digress. 68 MPG is one hell of a number. Check out the video for yourself up above.
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Test results will depend on how hard the car is driven and the terrain as some who treated the 2016 Chevrolet Volt like a sports sedan weren’t able to get the 53 miles as these testers got 68.24 miles while going at about 75 miles-per-hour speed on the road; but you’ve got to wonder what the range would have been if they were driving legal at 55-60 mph.
That’s impressive. DOubt if it would be that high normally.
I’m interested to see what the Bolt is gonna do when it arrives.
Hardly scientific but still impressive none the less.
with the world awash in oil and natural gas why is GM messing with batteries ???
Because the time of the battery will come and GM will be ahead of the game when it does.
Also there is still a significant number of people who value MPG efficiency above all else. Why alienate them?
Motor man it is not so much the oil but the coming regulations GM has to worry about.
I agree the global warming deal is about making a profit or social economic distribution change on a global scale as many lobbying governments for tighter regulations but the fact is the regulation are there and GM has to meet them.
What I think is impressive is that if this test was done in the cold and snow this means that it was under worst case for a batter and for fuel mileage. Both tend to be at their weakest in the cold so if it was warmer it could have been just a little better.
Keep in mind GM and other MFG do not do these cars because they want to but because they have to if they plan on being relevant in the future.
Finally, an intelligent person speaks.
Thank you, Scott3.
68 MPG at 75MPH + at or around freezing, and who knows what the environmental controls were set to, is pretty damn good. Do this test again in May/June time frame at 60-65MPH and I’m pretty sure you would exceed 70MPG or better.
I will be glad when these tests will include the battery kw usage so that a true comparison to a pure EV could be made. Maybe a conversion of kwh to mpg could be included by converting the kwh cost. Everything is variable, of course; the $/kwh, the $/gal. The bottom line would be cost per mile of fuel – electric and gas.