# Chevrolet Volts Going Nationwide!!!

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/02/chevrolet-volts-going-nationwide/
- Published: 2011-02-16T03:26:06-05:00

[Source: General Motors ](https://www.facebook.com/chevroletvolt/)

[Chevrolet is stepping up the national rollout of the Volt to match customer interest.](https://www.facebook.com/chevroletvolt/)

“We’re accelerating our launch plan to have Volts in all participating Chevrolet
dealerships in every single state in the union by the end of this year,” said Rick
Scheidt, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. “This is the right thing to do
for our customers and our dealers who are seeing increased traffic onto their showroom
floors.”  

Chevrolet Volts have been delivered to customers in the Washington D.C. area, as
well as California, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Texas.

![Source: Chevrolet](https://i0.wp.com/greenlivingguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/
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Source: Chevrolet

Customers nationwide will be able to order Volts with participating dealers beginning
in the second quarter.  Deliveries will begin in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii 
in the third quarter.

The decision to accelerate the national rollout was influenced by Chevrolet dealers
like Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, Md., which has seen a surge of consumers
interested in the Volt.

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“The Volt is clearly bringing new customers to Chevrolet,” said Harry E. Criswell
III, president and owner of Criswell Chevrolet “We are seeing 10 to 15 customers
a week who are seriously considering buying a Volt. Many of them own competitive
brands and now have a Chevy on their shopping list because of the Volt.”

Some of that consumer interest has been fueled by prestigious industry awards and
recognitions for the Volt, including:

 * 2011 North American Car of the Year
 * _Motor Trend_ 2011 Car of the Year
 * _Green Car Journal _2011 [Green Car of the Year](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/05/2021-ford-mustang-mach-e-premium-all-wheel-drive-wins-aaas-best-overall-car-for-2022/)
 * _Car and Driver_ 10 Best for 2011
 * _Ward’s AutoWorld_ 10 Best Engines for 2011
 * _AUTOMOBILE Magazine_ 2011 Automobile of the Year
 * 2010 Breakthrough Technology, by _Popular Mechanics_

“Such recognition provides customers with credible, expert endorsement of new models,
which is important for vehicles like the Volt that feature significant new technologies,”
said Scheidt. “Based on the awards the Volt has received, and the number of consumers
expressing interest in the technology, we believe the Volt is the right car at the
right time.”

The Volt is an electric vehicle that offers a total driving range of up to 379 miles.
For the first 35 miles, the Volt is all EV.  When the Volt’s battery runs low, a
gas-powered engine/generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range another
344 miles on a full tank.