Chevy Volt gets 230 MPG?!?

[snoopyc4]

GM Says New Volt to Get 230 MPG in City Driving- Yahoo! Autos Article Page

[upstatedoc]

Does anyone else feel like they will never get this car produced or it will be a big flop? Chevy's been talking about it forever. Honda spit out the new insight in a year and a half.

[9500ier]

...and how much does your electric bill go up?

[v1user]

Does anyone else feel like they will never get this car produced or it will be a big flop? Chevy's been talking about it forever. Honda spit out the new insight in a year and a half.

That's why I say I'll believe it when I see it on the road.

[TQUILL]

According to Pravda it will get 230 MPG.

[FoolishOne]

Honda spit out the new insight in a year and a half.

Even the Prius did that! And it was the first of its kind!

Toyota is already on the 3rd generation Prius, with solar panels in the roof to keep it cool!

GM is showing their true colors about their design and manufacturing processes and capabilities.

And this big number is based upon "early tests using draft [EPA] guidelines".

[mikered30]

Nissan gets better mileage:Nissan pokes fun at Volt, claims 367 mpg equivalent for Leaf EV — Autoblog

[pinoyem1]

Was it CA that was trying to ban these electric/hybrid cars because they were too quiet? That made me

[FoolishOne]

Was it CA that was trying to ban these electric/hybrid cars because they were too quiet? That made me

I wouldn't doubt it! Didn't they also try and ban black vehicles?

[M6D]

Now that it's Government Motors, there's no need to abide by Truth in Advertising laws since they just interpret the law to mean whatever they want.

Obviously, a more fair way to compare would be to include the cost of production of the power used to charge the car.

All that said, it sounds impressive as hell.