On average, each Volt will add electric demand equal to a couple of home refrigerators.
The other new electrified vehicle, the Chevy Volt, also saw a jump in sales.
GM's Chevrolet Volt, an electric car with a combustion engine range extender, could be another beneficiary.
The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt feel more important as symbols of alternative energy.
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Of these, the Countryman, Equus and Volt are all-new models, while the Cayenne is redesigned.
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Most people will want faster 240-volt charging, which can do the job in about 8 hours.
As for McKinley's 42-volt turbocharging system, BorgWarner decided to shelve the idea for the time being.
Dr Cui hopes in the future only a 9-volt power source will be needed.
General Motors has found another use for them in the new plug-in Chevrolet Volt.
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Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine just named the Chevy Volt the car of the year!
The Leaf is outselling the Volt this year, with 8, 720 sales 2, 500 more than the Volt.
The government rates the Volt at 95 miles per gallon city, 93 highway, in all-electric mode.
The batteries will power the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid coming later this year.
The Volt is a game changer, so it has to change green measurements, too.
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The system is twelve-volt and five-volt based rather than using a five-volt standard USB power supplies.
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Not bad, but far less than a Chevrolet Volt, and at a much higher cost.
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The Volt and Leaf are bright ideas emerging from a world in economic crisis.
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Add to that new remarks by former GM CEO Ed Whitacre about Chevrolet Volt.
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Batteries for Chevy's all-electric Volt car, for example, won't depend on that element, Mintzer says.
When I ran out of battery power, the Volt switched over to generator power.
The next generation of the Volt has a greater range and a lower price.
The Volt's battery needs to be both a sprinter and a marathoner in power output.
Three of its vehicles made our list: the Volt, Silverado and the GMC Sierra Hybrid.
And I have the same comment about the Volt and just being more competitive.
As a short-term fix, GM announced it would provide free loaner cars for Chevy Volt owners.
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The Volt has a 16 kWh capacity, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf provides 24 kWh.
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In September 2007 he subjected himself to a 50, 000 volt taser to test the effects.
The 480-volt Supercharger adds about 150 miles of range to the car in about 30 minutes.
Poor sales have dogged the electric Ford Focus, Chevy Volt and Fisker Karma as well.
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The car can be charged via a standard 120-volt outlet or an optional 240-volt quick-charging station.
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