autoblog.com— The mpg rating is based on a new methodology that the EPA will use to rate fuel economy for extended-range electric vehicles. It's will also be the first vehicle ever to achieve a triple digit rating.
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You missed the point that the engine/generator combo in the Volt can't produce electricity nearly as efficiently as your local electric utility --- unless GM has invented some new laws of physics along with the Volt. I used the cost of home electricity as an extreme best case scenario meant to show that even *if* the Volt was recharged from a home outlet, it still couldn't get anywhere close to 230 mpg. Using gasoline to recharge would undoubtedly be much worse.
@OandAI already knew how the Volt worked, and I re-read the article just to make sure I hadn't missed anything. I hadn't."According to Frank Weber, vehicle chief engineer for the Volt, the number is based on combined electric only driving and charge sustaining mode with the engine running."The Volt is an electric vehicle with a short range, and to compensate for that there's also a combustion engine on board. When the ~40 miles per battery charge is up, the engine kicks in. But the article is only talking about city driving, during which it's only using the electric drive system. I don't believe I'm mistaken here.
blah blah blah you can buy a 20k toyota save your self 25k and only ended up spending 1k more in fuel over the life span of that vehicle all while have a less of an impact on the environment than the volt.
ragingpandaAug 12, 2009
I still want Camaro
surkitAug 12, 2009
Tesla will still remain the superior vehicle at zero mpg.
jqp123Aug 12, 2009
You missed the point that the engine/generator combo in the Volt can't produce electricity nearly as efficiently as your local electric utility --- unless GM has invented some new laws of physics along with the Volt. I used the cost of home electricity as an extreme best case scenario meant to show that even *if* the Volt was recharged from a home outlet, it still couldn't get anywhere close to 230 mpg. Using gasoline to recharge would undoubtedly be much worse.
Closed AccountAug 12, 2009
ALL DAY
taylorsplAug 14, 2009
HAHA you paid $34k for an Xterra.
Closed AccountAug 18, 2009
@OandAI already knew how the Volt worked, and I re-read the article just to make sure I hadn't missed anything. I hadn't."According to Frank Weber, vehicle chief engineer for the Volt, the number is based on combined electric only driving and charge sustaining mode with the engine running."The Volt is an electric vehicle with a short range, and to compensate for that there's also a combustion engine on board. When the ~40 miles per battery charge is up, the engine kicks in. But the article is only talking about city driving, during which it's only using the electric drive system. I don't believe I'm mistaken here.
blankjobAug 20, 2009
blah blah blah you can buy a 20k toyota save your self 25k and only ended up spending 1k more in fuel over the life span of that vehicle all while have a less of an impact on the environment than the volt.
cp101Aug 23, 2009
World Ends in 2012, anyway. Who cares?/s
raptorlightningAug 26, 2009
Mitsubishi did it for $19,000 not $70,000. Sorry Chevy, you're still way behind the times.Full electric or nothing.
Closed AccountAug 26, 2009
230 MPG but it only GOES 40 freaking miles stop having wet dreams that s**t sucks.
ericdigitalAug 26, 2009
It took me a while to figure out the smiling outlet was a 0. I thought they said 23 =]
toldikaJan 6, 2012
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