Electric Car | New Volt Electric Car Makes It To Danville

Danville finally got its first Chevrolet Volt on Monday.

Residents ask about the electric car when Robert Woodall drives the “crystal red” demonstration vehicle around town.

It takes him four hours to charge it up with a 240-volt charger at the Chevrolet division of Woodall Auto Mall.

“There’s no doubt it’s the wave of the future,” he said, adding a tremendous amount of research and money went into developing the Volt.

The Volt already claimed many awards and honors, including the “2011 World Green Car of the Year” and making Car and Driver’s “10 Best for 2011.” It’s currently nominated for the 2012 World Car of the Year.

The Woodall dealership already trained the technicians to work on the cars that have an electric motor and gasoline generator. Woodall said the vehicle performs like gasoline engine cars and can accelerate to 60 mph in nine seconds.

The battery provides 35 miles of driving, and then the generator powered by a gasoline engine turns on. The roof has a solar panel in it to run some electronics like the radio.

Every car comes with a 110-volt charger, which takes eight hours to fully charge the car.

Woodall understands the Volt, starting out at $39,000 , targets niche

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