Video: Chevy Volt mule test drive

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

 

Ah, the Chevy Volt. Will it ever make it to market and/or will it save GM? That’s a another post entirely. Anyway, GM-Volt.com founder got behind the wheel of a Chevy Volt prototype and seemed impressed. This mule drive was a battery-only demo and didn’t show off the engine generator switchover, which is what many of us onlookers are curious about. That point and how a $40,000 vehicle will save the nation’s largest automaker during a recession and a period of relatively inexpensive gasoline? Video after the jump.

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