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	The '''Chevrolet Volt''' is a [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicle\|plug-in hybrid]] [[concept car]] created by [[General Motors]]. However, the company has avoided the use of the term "hybrid," preferring to call it an [[electric vehicle]] with a "range extender" due to its design.<ref name="Volt">{{cite pressrelease\|url=http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3&docid=31656 \|title= Chevrolet Volt - GM's Concept Electric Vehicle - Could Nearly Eliminate Trips To The Gas Station \|accessdate=2007-01-08 \|date=2007-01-07 \|work=GM Media Online \|publisher=General Motors}}</ref> The vehicle is designed to run purely on electricity from on-board batteries for up to ~~{{convert\|~~40~~\|mi\|km\|0}}~~ —which is a large enough distance to cover the daily ~~[[Commuting\|commute]]s~~ of most ~~[[United States\|American]]s~~, which is around ~~{{convert\|~~25~~\|mi\|km\|0}}~~. With use of a small [[internal combustion engine]] hooked to a ~~[[electrical~~ generator~~\|generator]]~~ to resupply the batteries, the vehicle's range is potentially increased to ~~{{convert\|~~640~~\|mi\|km\|0}}~~ on the highway. General Motors Corp. may build as many as 60,000 of its Volt electric cars for their inaugural year on the market, twelve times the sales of Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid [[Toyota Prius\|Prius]], for their inaugural year. <ref>[http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=16013 EVWORLD NEWSWIRE: GM Could Build 60,000 Volt Electric Cars in First Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		The '''Chevrolet Volt''' is a [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicle\|plug-in hybrid]] [[concept car]] created by [[General Motors]]. However, the company has avoided the use of the term "hybrid," preferring to call it an [[electric vehicle]] with a "range extender" due to its design.<ref name="Volt">{{cite pressrelease\|url=http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3&docid=31656 \|title= Chevrolet Volt - GM's Concept Electric Vehicle - Could Nearly Eliminate Trips To The Gas Station \|accessdate=2007-01-08 \|date=2007-01-07 \|work=GM Media Online \|publisher=General Motors}}</ref> The vehicle is designed to run purely on electricity from on-board batteries for up to 40 miles —which is a large enough distance to cover the daily commutes of most Americans, which is around 25 miles. With use of a small [[internal combustion engine]] hooked to a generator to resupply the batteries, the vehicle's range is potentially increased to 640 miles on the highway. General Motors Corp. may build as many as 60,000 of its Volt electric cars for their inaugural year on the market, twelve times the sales of Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid [[Toyota Prius\|Prius]], for their inaugural year. <ref>[http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=16013 EVWORLD NEWSWIRE: GM Could Build 60,000 Volt Electric Cars in First Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

	The Volt concept vehicle was officially unveiled at the [[North American International Auto Show]] (NAIAS) on [[January 7~~]][[~~2007]] in [[Detroit, Michigan~~\|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]~~.[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/BUSINESS01/70402016] An updated version was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2007 in [[Shanghai]], ~~[[People's Republic of~~ China~~\|China]]~~. At the time of unveiling, the Volt project had been in existence for less than a year. It was started in 2006 after [[Robert Lutz]], Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America, learned of plans for the [[Tesla Roadster]], a high-performance electric sportscar.<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite web\|url=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2007/bw20070108_195447.htm \|title=Chevy's Volt Has the Juice \|first=David \|last=Welch \|work=BusinessWeek\| date=2007-01-08\| accessdate=2007-01-12}}</ref> While the Roadster has a target price at or near ~~[[United States dollar\|~~US$]]100,000, the Volt is targeted to cost around $20K to 30K<ref>[http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/11736 Toyota to test plug-in hybrid car in Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, or $30-40K according to Lutz<ref>[http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/news/2008/01/lutz_volt_qa Bob Lutz: Volt Is U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.		The Volt concept vehicle was officially unveiled at the [[North American International Auto Show]] (NAIAS) on January 7 2007 in Detroit, Michigan.[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/BUSINESS01/70402016] An updated version was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2007 in Shanghai, China. At the time of unveiling, the Volt project had been in existence for less than a year. It was started in 2006 after [[Robert Lutz]], Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America, learned of plans for the [[Tesla Roadster]], a high-performance electric sportscar.<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite web\|url=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2007/bw20070108_195447.htm \|title=Chevy's Volt Has the Juice \|first=David \|last=Welch \|work=BusinessWeek\| date=2007-01-08\| accessdate=2007-01-12}}</ref> While the Roadster has a target price at or near US$ 100,000, the Volt is targeted to cost around $20K to 30K<ref>[http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/11736 Toyota to test plug-in hybrid car in Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, or $30-40K according to Lutz<ref>[http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/news/2008/01/lutz_volt_qa Bob Lutz: Volt Is U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

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The '''Chevrolet Volt''' is a [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicle|plug-in hybrid]] [[concept car]] created by [[General Motors]]. However, the company has avoided the use of the term "hybrid," preferring to call it an [[electric vehicle]] with a "range extender" due to its design.<ref name="Volt">{{cite pressrelease|url=http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=3&docid=31656 |title= Chevrolet Volt - GM's Concept Electric Vehicle - Could Nearly Eliminate Trips To The Gas Station |accessdate=2007-01-08 |date=2007-01-07 |work=GM Media Online |publisher=General Motors}}</ref> The vehicle is designed to run purely on electricity from on-board batteries for up to {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} —which is a large enough distance to cover the daily [[Commuting|commute]]s of most [[United States|American]]s, which is around {{convert|25|mi|km|0}}. With use of a small [[internal combustion engine]] hooked to a [[electrical generator|generator]] to resupply the batteries, the vehicle's range is potentially increased to {{convert|640|mi|km|0}} on the highway. General Motors Corp. may build as many as 60,000 of its Volt electric cars for their inaugural year on the market, twelve times the sales of Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid [[Toyota Prius|Prius]], for their inaugural year. <ref>[http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=16013 EVWORLD NEWSWIRE: GM Could Build 60,000 Volt Electric Cars in First Year]</ref>

The Volt concept vehicle was officially unveiled at the [[North American International Auto Show]] (NAIAS) on [[January 7]][[2007]] in [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]].[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/BUSINESS01/70402016] An updated version was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2007 in [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]. At the time of unveiling, the Volt project had been in existence for less than a year. It was started in 2006 after [[Robert Lutz]], Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America, learned of plans for the [[Tesla Roadster]], a high-performance electric sportscar.<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2007/bw20070108_195447.htm |title=Chevy's Volt Has the Juice |first=David |last=Welch |work=BusinessWeek| date=2007-01-08| accessdate=2007-01-12}}</ref> While the Roadster has a target price at or near [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000, the Volt is targeted to cost around $20K to 30K<ref>[http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/11736 Toyota to test plug-in hybrid car in Japan]</ref>, or $30-40K according to Lutz<ref>[http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/news/2008/01/lutz_volt_qa Bob Lutz: Volt Is U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot]</ref>.

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