Volt Gen 3 Arrives!

I'd test-drive one. But I'd never buy the first year any new car is released.
Hope my Volt holds together for another couple of years.

arbus said:

I'd test-drive one. But I'd never buy the first year any new car is released.
Hope my Volt holds together for another couple of years.

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Same dude same

TYmrLutz said:

Toyota has unveiled the Chevy Volt III, the fifth-generation Prius in Europe, which comes exclusively as a plug-in hybrid, and it has a driver instrument cluster!

2023 Toyota Prius Unveiled In Europe As Plug-In Hybrid Only Model

The Prius Plug-in Hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and an electric motor that deliver more power—220 horsepower—and greater efficiency.

insideevs.com

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This is the car Chevrolet should have made, and it does indeed look and work like a Gen 3 Volt.

Edit: I see the plug in version gets 35-40 miles per charge, so this is equivalent to a 1st generation Volt. The non-plugin version gets 57 mpg.

I would have bought one if it was available when my Gen 1 Volt battery died. Instead I bought an ICE vehicle (VW Taos). I will still have to check out the new Prius though when it becomes available at dealers.

arbus said:

I'd test-drive one. But I'd never buy the first year any new car is released.

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Feel like they've been incrementally moving towards this for quite some time, so it doesn't seem the same risk as buying a 2011 Volt, but yeah I'll wait for reviews. I'm just glad someone is making something like this, I really don't want to give up "good" PHEV driving (and I don't want a crappy PHEV).

At last! The first ever-made prius, which isn't ugly!

Somebody fired the Toyota design team and brought in new talent! Looks nice.

Wonder if the battery type and battery cooling/heating is as good as the Volt? But yes, "new Volt" was my first thought as well.

For those who want to replace their Volt with another Volt, this could be a solution.

Congrats to Toyota, only took them 5 generations to get to the range of a 2011 Volt! EV range of 36 miles, is it just me or is that a total disappointment? Makes me appreciate my 2011 and 2017 Volt more and more.

I guess they want to sell it to normal people, so they had to make it look normal.

anxiousMN said:

Congrats to Toyota, only took them 5 generations to get to the range of a 2011 Volt! EV range of 36 miles, is it just me or is that a total disappointment? Makes me appreciate my 2011 and 2017 Volt more and more.

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The specs I read were 58 miles EV range. This is more than the Volt.

obermd said:

The specs I read were 58 miles EV range. This is more than the Volt.

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Sorry, ~13 kWh battery, 36-37 miles ev.

anxiousMN said:

Sorry, ~13 kWh battery, 36-37 miles ev.

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Gen 1 Volt, but built today. Anyone wondering what parts of the battery can be replaced after warranty? Cell? Module? Section? Or does the whole thing need to be replaced?

From the article referenced in the first post:

The gasoline engine alone produces 148 horsepower (111 kW) while a transaxle front motor delivers 120 kW (160 hp) for a total system output of 220 hp (164 kW). The motor is powered by a new 13.6 kWh lithium-ion battery that offers a 50 percent longer all-electric driving range than the current generation. This would suggest an EV range of around 58 miles (95 kilometers) judging by the current 39-mile (63-km) figure in the UK

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Looks good. Let's hope the wheels don't fall off on this one. 😁

How do they protect and extend the life of the traction battery? Liquid cooled?

One of these will probably be my next daily driver to replace my Volt, whenever that day comes. HAHA

Turboman92 said:

One of these will probably be my next daily driver to replace my Volt, whenever that day comes. HAHA

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It's maybe an option, if they ever show up here.