Go 1,000 miles between fill-ups with Chevy's 2016 Volt

"Range-extended EV" or "plug-in hybrid": Chevy doesn't care what you call the all-new 2016 Volt... so long as you buy one.

If Chevy and its representatives had its druthers, however, you and I would refer to the Volt as a range-extended EV. That's because the compact five-seater can travel 53 miles in all-electric "EV" mode. And after the initial charge of the onboard lithium-ion batteries is depleted, the gasoline engine kicks on and can propel the Volt up to 420 miles on a single tank of gas. Thanks to the EV characteristics of the Volt, though, Chevrolet figures owners will be able to go 1,000 miles between trips to the gas station, as many of their trips will be all-electric and gas-free. Read more...