![]() The smaller-output, or "A" motor, uses ferrite rather than rare earth metals, cutting overall rare-earth metal use from 3.2 kg to 1.2 kg, and the use of heavy rare earths (primarily dysprosium) from 282 grams to just 40 grams. The two motors use the same stator, but use different rotors. They also declined to provide the power output for either motor, though they said that the output ratios of the two were roughly proportional to those in the first Volt. Those include an all-electric mode and four different combinations of engine and electric motors/generators, but Chevy executives deferred questions about the specifics to a later date. MORE: 2016 Chevrolet Volt To Launch Next Year: What We Know So Far (to be updated soon) GM declined to elaborate on the modes in which the car can operate, but acknowledged that the 2016 Volt has five separate modes of operation-against four for the current car. The new system allows the Voltec system to power the vehicle with one or both motors, depending on power demand and overall efficiency. The major technical difference in the 2016 Volt will be that both motors can both power the car and act as generators, whereas in the previous generation, the car was powered by a 111-kW traction motor and the range-extending engine drove a 55-kW generator. The primary goals for the new powertrain were to improve performance, raise overall efficiency in both electric and range-extended operation, and cut engine noise significantly.Ģ016 Chevrolet Volt powertrain - electric motors detail advance briefing, Oct 2014 While the vehicle's lead engineer, Andrew Farah, attended the powertrain event today in Warren, Michigan, he declined to discuss any specifics about the car. ![]() ![]() General Motors took the wraps off its second-generation Voltec electric-drive system this morning that will power its 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car.Ĭompany executives declined to give specifications for power of the two electric motors, the range-extending engine, or range of the final vehicle.ĭON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt To Use New 1.5-Liter Four As Range Extender Engineīut they did give some percentage improvements and weight reductions for the new powertrain over that used in the current first-generation Volt.ĭetails on the 2016 Volt itself will be released in January at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. ![]()
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