GM Announces 230 MPG Rating for Chevrolet Volt

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General Motors announced on Tuesday that initial EPA testing of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has indicated that the car may be able to achieve up to 230 mpg. That's more than four times that of the 2010 Toyota Prius.

The 230-mpg Volt would be the first mass-produced production car to crack the 100 mpg barrier. GM says the Volt will be able to travel up to 40 miles on electric power on a single battery charge, and that the gasoline-powered engine that acts as a generator will allow the car to travel up to 300 miles on a tank of gas. The company claims its research shows that most Americans drive less than 40 miles a day, so in theory, the average Volt owner might be able to go for quite some time on electric power alone, assuming the charge is plugged in and charged each night.

Indeed, Chevy says that nightly charging is the key to such extraordinarily high mileage. It also needs to be noted that the EPA is developing new testing methodology for plug-in vehicles, and the Volt was measured using a draft of those guidelines. Actual EPA-certified numbers will have to wait, and they may be different. Not to mention that drivers will receive different results based on individual habits. The company did say that pre-production prototypes have managed 40 miles of electric-only driving in both city and highway EPA cycles.

The Volt goes on sale in late 2010 as a 2011 model. Pricing has not yet been announced.

[Source: General Motors, Chicago Tribune]


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