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You can compare the 2013 Volt sticker above to the 2011 model Opel Ampera, and early Volt buyers could sort of force their cars into this operation byĮngaging "Mountain Mode." Visually, the 2013 Volt will also lose the black roof and trunk backing, using the main bodyĬolor for those parts (GM has yet to release new images showing this development) and gain an available lane-departure warning system. "EV Hold Mode" isĪvailable on the Volt's European sister vehicle, the Previously reported, the 2013 Volt also gets a new "EV Hold Mode" that forces the car to burn gas and "hold" the energy in the battery for later use. Unsurprisingly, the bigger battery also gives the Volt a slightly longer recharge time.
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Allowing the car to use more of that capacity – 10.8 kWh now, up from 10.3 before – also helps. GM said in a statement today that "minor changes to the material composition of theīattery cell chemistry" and a boost in overall battery capacity from 16 kWh to 16.5 are responsible for the increase.
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The highlights are an improved all-electric range and miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) rating: 38 miles and 98 MPGe – that's three miles of additional electric range and five more MPGe than last year. And thus the mid-cycle product refresh – so common to computers and cellphones – comes around again toĢ013 Chevrolet Volt has been released, and with it comes a fresh set of numbers.