2016 Chevrolet Volt to launch next year: What we know so far ift.tt/1fHONsa 2013 Chevrolet Volt (Credit: Green Car Reports) (Credit: Green Car Reports) Theres been very little news lately about the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, and its sales in 2013 sales were stagnant. In fact, the most recent item of note was a $5,000 price reduction on the 2014 Volt last August, to bring it closer to the center of the volume-car market. But behind the scenes, Chevrolet is preparing the next iteration of its pioneering plug-in car. Based on published articles and a host of private conversations with industry analysts, electric-car advocates, and--yes--a few General Motors employees, heres what we know so far about the next Volt. Timing GM will almost certainly unveil a redesigned Chevrolet Volt at next Januarys Detroit Auto Show. Whether it will carry a 2015 or 2016 model isnt yet clear, but were betting on the latter, which would give the first Volt a five-year life. Well learn more this summer, depending on whether Chevrolet issues details for a 2015 Volt very similar to the current one. Cost The main reason for redesigning the Volt is to get the cost down. Way down. Departed GM CEO Dan Akerson said a number of times that the goal for the next model was to take $10,000 in cost out of the Volt.
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