[KarlInOhio]

We'll stop short of calling it a fabrication and instead chalk it up to a classic apples-to-oranges comparison. After all, the Volt will be powered more by coal than by oil.

Then just list the electric range, total power required to charge the battery in kWh and gasoline mileage on separate lines rather than combining them in order to fib about the mileage. 40 miles on an electric charge of XXXX kWh plus a 50 mpg gasoline engine is more honest than 230 mpg. You can create any mileage figure between the gasoline engine's raw efficiency and infinity just by carefully selecting the distance of the "typical" trip.

[GonzoGOP]

Exactly. If i used my little emergency generator to charge the battery, how many gallons of gas would I need to burn to charge them up? Electricity isn't free. Even if you are Ed Bagley Jr and use solar power to charge up your car, you still have to pay for the #%$#ing solar panels.