One of the hopes of 2016 Chevy Volt fans came true this week when General Motors quietly updated its specs to show improved efficiency in gas and electric operation.
Instead of 41 mpg combined on regular gas, the automaker lists 43 mpg, and instead of 102 MPGe electric efficiency, it’s up-rated now to 106 MPGe.
The original estimates were offered along with the January introduction of the near-production-ready 2016 Volt and prior to GM announcing full EPA-rated efficiency.
UPDATE: 3:30 E.S.T. June 11 – After this was written, Chevrolet inexplicably reverted the online spec sheet back to 41 mpg. It definitely did say 43 and was noted by numerous witnesses but it’s been edited. An inquiry to media rep Michelle Malcho came back with the reply: “We have not finalized numbers yet. We expect to announce in July. The MOL number was posted in mistake and not a final number.” However the MPGe figure is still 106 and this is still higher than 102 previously estimated. Whether we may see further revisions to the spec sheet – such as 43 mpg in gas only again announced – is open to speculation, but today the number is 41 and only MPGe has gone up.
Otherwise, the car introduced in January is essentially the same. Nearly every other major spec other than those mentioned were released at that time and appear unchanged from a side by side spec sheet comparison for the 2016 then and now.
EV range is as projected at 50 miles combined, and one minor adjustment was estimated gas plus-electric range was listed June 11 as 420 miles instead of an earlier estimated 430.
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