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Chevrolet Volt (second generation), the Glossary

The second generation Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric compact car produced by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand.^[1]

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Adaptive cruise control

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a type of advanced driver-assistance system for road vehicles that automatically adjusts the vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.

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All-electric range

All-electric range (AER) is the maximum driving range of an electric vehicle using only power from its on-board battery pack to traverse a given driving cycle.

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Alternating current (AC) is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct current (DC), which flows only in one direction.

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Auto Shanghai

Auto Shanghai, officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive exhibition.

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Automotive News

Automotive News is a weekly newspaper established in 1925, written for the automotive industry, predominantly for individuals corresponding with automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers.

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Blind spot monitor

The blind spot monitor or blind-spot monitoring is a vehicle-based sensor device that detects other vehicles located to the driver’s side and rear.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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BMW i3

The BMW i3 is an electric car that was manufactured by German marque BMW from 2013 to 2022. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and BMW i3 are hatchbacks.

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Buick LaCrosse

The Buick LaCrosse is a four-door, front-wheel-drive sedan manufactured by Buick since model year 2005, and marketed variously across four generations for the North American and Chinese markets. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Buick LaCrosse are front-wheel-drive vehicles and Partial zero-emissions vehicles.

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Buick Velite 6

The Buick Velite 6 (微蓝) is a Chinese compact station wagon, or a "multi-activity vehicle" (MAV) that is sold exclusively in China built by Chinese-American manufacturer SAIC-GM under the Buick marque. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Buick Velite 6 are compact cars, hatchbacks and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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C-segment

The C-segment is the 3rd category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as "medium cars".

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Cadillac CT6

The Cadillac CT6 (short for Cadillac Touring 6) is a full-size luxury car manufactured by Cadillac between 2016 and 2020 over two generations. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Cadillac CT6 are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Cadillac ELR

The Cadillac ELR is a two-door, four-passenger luxury plug-in hybrid compact coupé manufactured and marketed by Cadillac for model years (MY) 2014 and 2016 – with a hiatus for MY 2015. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Cadillac ELR are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.

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Charge-depleting

Charge-depleting or EV mode refers to a mode of vehicle operation that is dependent on the energy from the battery pack.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Bolt

The Chevrolet Bolt EV (marketed in Europe as Opel Ampera-e) is a battery electric subcompact hatchback manufactured and marketed by General Motors under its Chevrolet brand from late 2016 until mid-2021 and again from early 2022 to late 2023. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Chevrolet Bolt are Chevrolet vehicles and hatchbacks.

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Chevrolet Impala

The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size car that was built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985, 1994 to 1996, and 2000 to 2020. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Chevrolet Impala are Chevrolet vehicles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and Partial zero-emissions vehicles.

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Chevrolet Malibu

The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car that was manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from 1964 to 1983 and from 1997 to 2024. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Chevrolet Malibu are Chevrolet vehicles and front-wheel-drive vehicles.

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Chevrolet Spark

The Chevrolet Spark (translit) is a city car manufactured by General Motors's subsidiary GM Korea from 1998 to 2022. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Chevrolet Spark are Chevrolet vehicles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and hatchbacks.

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Chevrolet Volt (first generation)

The Chevrolet Volt is a compact car that was produced by General Motors. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Chevrolet Volt (first generation) are Chevrolet vehicles, compact cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, hatchbacks, Partial zero-emissions vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Collision avoidance system

A collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system (FCW), or collision mitigation system, is an advanced driver-assistance system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision.

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Compact car

Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Compact car are compact cars.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US.

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Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly

Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly, also referred to as Factory Zero and GM Poletown, is a General Motors (GM) automobile assembly plant straddling the border between Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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General Motors EV1

The General Motors EV1 is a battery electric car produced by the American automaker General Motors from 1996 until its demise in 1999.

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GM Voltec powertrain

Voltec, formerly known as E-Flex, is a General Motors powertrain released in November 2010.

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Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles

Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles have been established around the world to support policy-driven adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Journal

Green Car Journal a monthly publication created in 1992, now published as an annual, focuses on green vehicles and environmentally friendly energy and technologies.

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Green Car of the Year

The Green Car of the Year is a Car of the Year award from the Green Car Journal.

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Hybrid vehicle drivetrain

Hybrid vehicle drivetrains transmit power to the driving wheels for hybrid vehicles.

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IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum is a magazine edited by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) is an American nonprofit organization.

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Jinqiao

Jinqiao is a town of Pudong, Shanghai, China.

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Kilowatt-hour

A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour.

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LA Auto Show

The Los Angeles Auto Show, also known as the LA Auto Show, is an auto show held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Lane departure warning system

In road-transport terminology, a lane departure warning system (LDWS) is a mechanism designed to warn the driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads.

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Left- and right-hand traffic

Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively.

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LG Chem

LG Chem Ltd. (Korean: LG화학), often referred to as LG Chemical, is the largest Korean chemical company and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

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Liftback

A liftback is a variation of a hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline, roughly between 45 and 10 degrees, whereas traditional or archetypal hatchback designs tend to use a 45 degree to near vertical slope on the top-hinged tailgate (often called, and even counted as, a rear 'door' on hatchbacks). Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and liftback are hatchbacks.

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List of battery electric vehicles

Battery electric vehicles are vehicles exclusively using chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, with no secondary source of propulsion (e.g., hydrogen fuel cell, internal combustion engine, etc.). The following list includes mass-produced vehicles, formerly produced vehicles, and planned vehicles.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Mass production

Mass production, also known as flow production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent

Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe or MPGge) is a measure of the average distance traveled per unit of energy consumed.

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Model year

The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years.

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Monroney sticker

The Monroney sticker or window sticker is a label required in the United States to be displayed in all new automobiles.

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Motor Trend

MotorTrend is an American automobile magazine.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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North American International Auto Show

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), also known as the Detroit Auto Show, is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., at Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Center).

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OnStar

OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, emergency services, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada, Chile, China, Mexico, Europe, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Plug-in electric vehicle

A plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) is any road vehicle that can utilize an external source of electricity (such as a wall socket that connects to the power grid) to store electrical energy within its onboard rechargeable battery packs, to power an electric motor and help propelling the wheels. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and plug-in electric vehicle are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Plug-in hybrid

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and plug-in hybrid are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Range extender

A range extender is a fuel-based auxiliary power unit (APU) that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery. Chevrolet Volt (second generation) and range extender are plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Rare-earth element

The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or rare earths or, in context, rare-earth oxides, and sometimes the lanthanides (although scandium and yttrium, which do not belong to this series, are usually included as rare earths), are a set of 17 nearly indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft heavy metals.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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SAIC-GM

SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (commonly known as SAIC-GM) is a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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The Detroit News

The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt_(second_generation)

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