2011 Chevrolet Volt charging port. 8 to 10 hours for full recharge. A standard charge through a 120V socket, for which a recharge cord is provided, should take about 8 to 10 hours from empty.

The Volt was originally drawing 12 amps from a 15-amp circuit. Then I turned on a space heater that draws about 3.5 amps per heating element for a total of 10.4 amps. No wonder the circuit blew.

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is a gargantuan leap forward. It's more capable, efficient, refined, versatile, and user-friendly than the original, and also cheaper.

The new 2016 Chevy Volt, set to be unveiled next year, will be easier to charge, have a longer cord and has pre-set charging settings.

The 2019 Chevrolet Volt gets a bunch of upgrades to help it keep up with newer EVs. Chevrolet. In addition to the new 7.2 kilowatt-hour charging system, which comes standard on the Premier and is ...

It's the charge power we've all been asking for since the Chevy Volt first debuted way back in 2010 and for 2019...it's here. Say hello to the 7.2 kW onboard charger in the 2019 Volt.

DETROIT — A new 7.2 kW charging system on the 2019 Chevrolet Volt cuts recharging times nearly in half by adding about twice the all-electric driving range per hour of charge. The new system ...

A new 7.2 kilowatt charging system cuts the time needed to recharge the plug-in hybrid from roughly 4.5 hours to 2.3 hours with a 240-volt outlet.

It was brief, but my ride in a Chevy Volt was decidedly fun, even exciting. On Tuesday, I visited the sprawling Milford Proving Grounds in southeastern Michigan, where General Motors vehicles have ...

Sure, the sticker price for the 240V Voltec home charging unit designed to quickly and efficiently recharge the Chevrolet Volt is a wallet-friendly $490, but this is a case where reading the fine ...

While the crashed battery issue remains under investigation, the "Chevy Volt fire" that happened in North Carolina recently looks more and more like it was not caused by the car or the EVSE "charger." ...

2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevy Volt, with charging station visible; photo by George Parrott. At the moment, there’s no smoking gun to suggest that either charging station or car was at fault ...