2013 Chevrolet Volt Rumored to Get EV Mode, Body Trim Color Changes

The 2013 Chevrolet Volt will come with revisions to its EV mode functions and looks, according to General Motors enthusiast site GMInsidenews. The report cites a source who claims to have read the advanced ordering guide for the 2013 models. The source also said that the
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vdiv - 4/20/2012 1:51:43 PM

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Cough! What?! The Volt is an EREV, by definition it has an EV mode. The mode they are introducing is kind of the opposite, called Hold Charge, forcing the car to use the generator and hold the battery charge for use at a later time. Say you drive a long distance and at the end you a have some city stop/go traffic. You can use the Hold Charge mode while on the highway and then switch back to Normal (EV mode!) for the remaining stop/go portion.

The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera already has that. It is uncertain whether GM will software update the 2011 and 2012 Volts to support this (probably unlikely).