Chevrolet dealerships in the area are getting energized for next year's arrival of the Chevrolet Volt.
"I expect it to do well because it's the first practical car on the market," said
Bill Guibeaut, sales manager for H&L Chevrolet in New Canaan, who looked over the vehicle at the New York International Auto Show and has orders for three of them. "It's not a golf cart."
General Motors on Thursday announced that the vehicle, which can run for 40 miles on 8 kilowatt hours of electric power before switching over to its gas engine, will be available in Chevy retail locations in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Texas by next year. Dealerships in California, Michigan and Washington, D.C., are slated to receive the Volt in October.
"I'm sure there will be lines for this," said
Philip Gray, sales manager for
Dan Perkins Chevrolet in Milford, who expects the car to sell in the mid-$30,000 range with applicable tax credits. "It'll be shaped like a sporty sedan."
GM will require Volt dealers to keep one in the store for test drives and have a 240-volt charging station in the dealership to charge the car in three or four hours and specialists on hand for sales and service. The car, which stores the electricity in a lithiuim-ion battery in the rear of the car, also can be charged in about 10 hours from a residential outlet with the use of an 120-volt cord that comes with every car.
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