Chevrolet plans to give customers peace of mind with an industry-leading battery warranty for the Volt. All 161 components in the lithium ion battery pack are guaranteed for eight years or 100,000 miles. The warranty is also fully transferable between owners.
Chevrolet has also released details of the measures taken to prolong battery life. A thermal management system ensures that the power pack always operates at the optimum temperature. Over five hundred checks are performed by the on-board diagnostic system ten times a second to ensure safe and reliable operation. The energy management system is designed to preserve battery life by preventing the cells from becoming fully charged or drained.
Production specification batteries will soon start coming out of GM's Brownstown factory. These will be fitted to Chevrolet Volts that are due to go on sale in the USA before the end of the year.
John Lambert - 16 Jul 2010