Chevy Volt: 230MPG City

[RacingManiac]

TheStar.com | Business | Volt to get 100 km per litre, GM says

Obviously the mileage figure doesn't tell the whole story, since EPA rates the mileage base on the fuel used in city cycle for a fixed distance, and in that range part of the time the car is full electric, and uses no fuel...

Wonder what the 3rd gen Prius with plug-in does, the Hymotion plug-in converted car does 100mpg I think.....

Interesting I think, especially for commuter car point of view, but the cost needs to come down a whole lot...

[NSXType-R]

Wow, EPA inflation, by any chance?

[RacingManiac]

I think its feasible, since the car uses no fuel for 40 miles out of that test cycle, and its a fairly small gas engine....with regenerative braking and whatnot....

[092326001]

how does EPA test anyways?
the 455-SD in the pontiacs firebirds somehow cheated to meet regulations didn't they?

[PRC777]

All I can say for the Volt and its pricing is "dealer mark-up". I mean, this econobox could face a price hike of at least $40,000 or a little over (i.e premuim package[s] added).

[Dino Scuderia]

(c)Lutz was just on TV hyping the Volt and said the $40k price tag wasn't firm...and also mentioned the $7500 gov't(taxpayer) incentive for buying one.

[Kitdy]

Why's Lutz a clutz Dino?

[Dino Scuderia]

He's a horrible car company manager...along with the telephone guy they hired, Fritz.

GM will always be GM....which is doomed.

[RacingManiac]

I don't know about him be horrible, he has the right idea with working on products to revive the company...and finally have the right idea of using the rest of world's GM product....

[Kitdy]

He's a horrible car company manager...along with the telephone guy they hired, Fritz.

GM will always be GM....which is doomed.

Do you have some specific examples of his horribleosity?

[wwgkd]

Do you have some specific examples of his horribleosity?

I'm going to start using that word now.

As to the car, lets wait and see how it comes out before going wild over it one way or the other.

[pimento]

The EPA hasn't actually tested it yet, the 230 figure was just come to by GM. Here.

[cargirl1990]

im mixed on this. i don't believe that getting above 55mpg is even possible in this day and age. its a little too fantabulis.

[Roentgen]

Give it time. Price will drop as the tech gets developed a little more.

[pimento]

im mixed on this. i don't believe that getting above 55mpg is even possible in this day and age. its a little too fantabulis.

Given that GM are basing that figure mostly running on battery charged from a wall socket with no engine running, it doesn't seem too farfetched that it could happen. Unrealistic in the real world maybe, but possible to achieve if you put your mind to it.