GM runs Volt through the entire gamut of tests…including cold weather!
The Chevrolet Volt is probably the most important vehicle any automaker has ever launched. That being said, it needs to come off without a hitch. For those of you who don’t know, cars are probably the most regulated and tested products on the entire planet. Cars have to survive varying levels of abuse for years and years in some of the harshest climates on the planet. For that reason, engineers often test vehicles in extreme hot and cold conditions. For the hot, Death Valley is usually the locale chosen, but when it’s cold you seek, most automakers head to frozen northern Canada. The Volt is currently undergoing testing there in minus 5 Celsius weather. The interesting thing to see will be how the Volt battery pack holds up in the charge-killing frigid weather. For more details, head on over to the GM Fast Lane blog.
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