Video: Chevy Volt Has The Right Curves, Adjusts Fuel Efficiency Based On Location

Yesterday, Chevrolet unveiled the new production model for the Volt plug-in hybrid, revealing a less dramatic, but still nice looking car that hopefully will have lots of people driving to work with nary a drop of gas used.

A really interesting feature that was advertised yesterday was that the Volt will know how far you are from home (most likely through GPS) and will use that information along with routing software to figure exactly how long your trip will be, letting it determine exactly how long it needs to run the gas engine to recharge the batteries if you're going outside the 40 mile battery range.

Pretty damn cool.

GM chalked up the changes in body design from the show car previously shown to aerodynamics. This design, they said, offers a much lower drag coefficient that will lead to even better fuel efficiency, and they've released the video to prove it! Check out the Volt in a wind tunnel:

While another car purchase is still a couple of years away for me, I'll definitely be looking for a plug-in hybrid when the time comes. Hopefully the Volt is only the first of many to come.

GM's Lutz: Chevy Volt Will Use GPS To Determine Distance From Home, Adjust Engine Accordingly [Jalopnik]