Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

[lilsensa]

Woweeeeee!!!!

Anyone??

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/autos/volt_mpg/index.htm?postversion=2009081108

[Huggie Smiles]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

@ 40,000 purchase price - its stil out of most peoples brackets

even if they give you the 7grand rebate ahead - its still 32k.

the way ahead for sure tho!

[sakio pod]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

yeah but think of how much you'd save

[lilsensa]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

^^Hell yeah. It would only cost around $2.60 to go around 230 miles. That's huge!

[|Thrax|]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

Read the article please... we can't just assume from the title.
first 40 miles - electric.
rest is averaged...

So let's say the car is driven 50 miles in a day. For the first 40 miles, no gas is used and during the last 10 miles, 0.2 gallons are used. That's the equivalent of 250 miles per gallon. But, if the driver continues on to 80 miles, total fuel economy would drop to about 100 mpg. And if the driver goes 300 miles, the fuel economy would be just 62.5 mpg

The fuel efficiency rating is based on the EPA's proposed methodology which GM used in its Volt tests and applies to city driving only.

Henderson said GM is confident that when Volt's combined city/highway mileage average is calculated, it will be over 100 mpg.

But GM is obviously focused on the 230 mpg estimate as part of its early marketing campaign for the vehicle.

He also stressed that GM has not set the pricing for the Volt

"The cost of the vehicle in the first generation is high,"
about $40,000

[lilsensa]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

I rarely drive over 15 miles a day.

I can haz this carz??

[|Thrax|]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

you has $40,000
than
yes


which I think is cool bc my commute is only 13 miles, but its typical GM.. in backwardassing the specs and "proposed methodology"

[i!!ustrious]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

do want!

[Cj Tari]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

you have to think that this is the first Hybrid for them, so im assuming a couple more will eventually start coming out. Also, once Ford and Chrysler start working on hybrids of their own, competition will start to make the prices go down.

[buckman]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

conan o'brien talks to gm rep about the checy volt

http://www.hulu.com/watch/89206/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-conan-questions-gm

[srbbnd]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

I think it is impressive.

[palmer]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

I'll wait till another company besides Chevy comes out with one.

That is impressive and certainly attractive though.
One problem for me however would be charging it for 8hrs a night. I live in the city and don't have a garage or even a consistent parking spot.

[pipey]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

ill stick to my subaru impreza wrx thank you.

by the time this car is around and about my city, chev will be bankrupt and the parts will be impossible to get.

[|Thrax|]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

yaaaauh! I have a WRX too!

[jeffrey collins]

Re: Chevy Volt: 230 MPG!

Chevy has a bunch of hybrids out on the market. The only problem is that from my experience, Chevy's aren't made as well as a Honda or Toyota...which is why they have no where near the resale value. That and I don't like car companies that ship all their jobs out of our country.