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Is the Chevy Volt fast?

Nobody's actually driven the 2011 Chevy Volt yet, of course. However, the electric motor that drives the Volt is rated at 150 horsepower, and GM says the top speed is 100 mph, so it's certainly faster than you'll ever need to go in the U.S. One advantage of electric motors is that they generate 100 percent of their power right off idle, so even if the Chevy Volt isn't a 0-60 mph or quarter-mile king, we're betting that with 273 lb.-ft. of torque that it'll scoot off the line. 

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