General Motors, at last, declared the price for the new hybrid Chevrolet Volt which will go on sale in the near future (in 2011 model will reach Europe and China).
In USA Volt will be accessible at the price of $41 000. Company Chevrolet is assured in sales volumes and offers in the USA the leasing program for Volt with very low monthly payments - $350 for 36 months. The beginning of deliveries Chevrolet Volt is planned in states California, New York, Michigan, Connecticut, Texas, New Jersey and Washington, district of Columbia this year.
The main feature Volt in comparison with other hybrids is that it can be charged from a usual electrical network or from special 240-volt charging station. Thus if accumulators are discharged, action will be entered by the small petrol unit which begins to charge batteries.
It is necessary to notice that $41 000 is quite decent sum for the American automobile market. For example, big Chevrolet Impala costs in the USA from $24 290, and hybrid Toyota Pruis is on sale for $22 800.