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GM's Jolt? Chevy Volt to Get 230 Miles Per Gallon
CNBC ^ | 8/11/2009 | Staff

Posted on 08/11/2009 5:25:53 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA

It's the kind of number that makes you stop and say, "What?!!!!!!!!"

230 miles per gallon.

That's the fuel economy GM expects the electric Chevy Volt to deliver when it comes out late next year. The company made the announcement this morning in Detroit and already skeptics, fans, and the general public are debating if the Volt's mega-fuel efficiency will be a "game changer" for the industry and General Motors.

My opinion: if the Volt can consistently deliver anything close to that mileage, it will go a long ways toward removing the sting of the expected $40,000 price.

The skeptics believe Volts mileage will not come anywhere close to what GM is promising. After all, the mileage on many cars and trucks is, in real world driving, well below what the company promises. In addition, critics of the Volt say that with gas being relatively cheap, there will be limited demand for the car.

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KEYWORDS: automakers; chevyvolt; electriccars; generalmotors
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To: Red in Blue PA

Even if it gets 230 mpg it will cost more to drive if crap and trade is passed because the cost of electricity (Volt fuel) will skyrocket per our Nazi Fuehrer.


41 posted on 08/11/2009 6:29:17 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Red in Blue PA

They must have drug that ol’ carburetor out of warehouse 13 …


42 posted on 08/11/2009 6:29:26 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: pburgh01
“but will scare the crap out of your wife\gf when she is pinned to the seat after a 3g launch ;-)”

HEHEHEHEHE Those were the days. I had a Porsche 911 like that. Took a 78 911 that the motor had been trashed and dropped in a gray market 88 Turbo with tall gears in it. The thing put 480 HP on the ground. It had a top speed of right about 140 but getting there was like Oh My Lord.

The first date got off to rather strained start. Apparently Recaro seats, roll over bars and five point restraints dont mix with dresses or women's sensibilities too well...

43 posted on 08/11/2009 6:33:23 AM PDT by Syntyr (If its too loud your too old...)
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To: Red in Blue PA; All

Anybody wanna pay $40,000.00 for a Chevy Malibu? No? Never mind!


44 posted on 08/11/2009 6:33:53 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: TalBlack

“back in the day” the high 10’s and mid 11’s were good enough for me.
Now a 5.7L Hemis Jeep unlimited Rubicon, and an 08 Audi RS4 cabrio are good enough for me...

BTW: the RS4 pumps 400HP, and still gets 23mpg.


45 posted on 08/11/2009 6:33:56 AM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: zipper
It assumes that the first 40 miles of energy is free, which it certainly isn’t no matter how the wall-plug energy is made.

If the electricity comes from wind or solar, there is no "per gallon" issue involved. For that matter, not if it comes from hydro or nuke.

There is a financial cost if you get any sort of electricity off the grid, but you could in theory charge the batteries using wind or solar at no cost, other than the original purchase price and maintenance.

But you are correct that the energy efficiency of electric cars is usually wildly overstated.

46 posted on 08/11/2009 6:36:07 AM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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To: CaptainAmiigaf

I saw a calculation on how much poop would have to be removed daily from NY city if everything today was done by horse.

I don’t remember the number but it was incredible.


47 posted on 08/11/2009 6:46:51 AM PDT by super7man
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To: pburgh01

Nice writing. If the guys at Hot Rod could write like that they’s have a lot more room for pictures.


48 posted on 08/11/2009 6:50:12 AM PDT by super7man
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To: super7man

Agreed...


49 posted on 08/11/2009 6:54:42 AM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

There have been times I would have paid someone to take my Malibu.


50 posted on 08/11/2009 7:01:33 AM PDT by EricT. ("Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government." -George Washington)
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To: EricT.

No takers?


51 posted on 08/11/2009 7:05:13 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: pburgh01
Burnin' the Weenies

0-60 in 4.5 seconds, top speed 168, 20 mpg highway, and 425 healthy horses. At $2.75 a gallon, I'll buy the gas.

52 posted on 08/11/2009 7:26:40 AM PDT by jimt
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To: Red in Blue PA

1991 VW Jetta Diesel w/ 279,000 miles. Fully depreciated vehicle in good mechanical condition. Routinely gets 41-44 MPG. Fuel cost is presently 5.66 cents/mile.


53 posted on 08/11/2009 7:38:40 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: jimt

I love the Hemi Challenger also, but looks like 2009 will be 1971 all over again with the end of the musclecar. Farking do gooder busibodies in Washinton and our poofer president.


54 posted on 08/11/2009 7:46:08 AM PDT by pburgh01
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To: xcamel

BTW: the RS4 pumps 400HP, and still gets 23mpg.

Yeah, I want to get a hold of that new 300HP six Camaro engine for my ‘98 Firebird. Though I’ll probably end up doing intake heads, cam, exhaust on the six already in there. Somewhere between 250 and 300 HP I’d guess (though lighter, and with the six trans/rear). Milage on that new Camaro six is pretty damn decent though.


55 posted on 08/11/2009 8:16:43 AM PDT by TalBlack
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To: TalBlack

That would be a sweet ride.


56 posted on 08/11/2009 8:24:46 AM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Gave it to my daughter...which means I’m still fixing it.

I had hoped she would trade it in for a Toyota or Mazda.


57 posted on 08/11/2009 8:25:59 AM PDT by EricT. ("Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government." -George Washington)
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To: MrB

Look for a surcharge on your electric bill to pay for roads. They can’t lose that tax revenue.


58 posted on 08/11/2009 8:30:39 AM PDT by listenhillary (90% of our problems could be resolved with a government 10% of the size it is now.)
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To: Lou L

Well....you need a truck to do all that....you must change your habits and be satisfied with less....its for the common good....dontcha know.....


59 posted on 08/11/2009 8:55:06 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Zakeet

Too bad they can’t get four people in that thing. It would help with the peddling.


60 posted on 08/11/2009 10:54:14 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Our Founding Fathers were the first birthers: See Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution.)
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