[palmer]

33 mpg cruising at eighty blows the socks off your Grand Marquis

Not quite. They will get similar upper 20's at highway speeds. You should look into it, you might be surprised.

[SeeSac]

Not quite. They will get similar upper 20's at highway speeds. You should look into it, you might be surprised.

I looked at a real world tests. 33 at 78 mph. You should not make claims that are so easily disproved.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q4/2011_chevrolet_volt_full_test-road_test