I, and many of you, had a bunch of questions when GM announced that under the new EPA guidelines, the Chevy Volt will earn 230 MPG in urban driving conditions. After all the EPA hasn’t tested the Chevy Volt yet and GM was just going off the new criteria. Urban drivers could very well get 230 MPG if they only drive 40 miles a day, but once they go over that and the on-board 1.4 L gasoline generator kicks in, that mileage will drop quickly to a more familiar range. Well, the EPA released a very patriotic statement to Edumnds that doesn’t say a whole lot unfortunately.
EPA has not tested a Chevy Volt and therefore cannot confirm the fuel economy values claimed by GM. EPA does applaud GM’s commitment to designing and building the car of the future – an American-made car that will save families money, significantly reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create good-paying American jobs. We’re proud to see American companies and American workers leading the world in the clean energy innovations that will shape the 21st century economy.
For the sake of Government Motors, lets just hope that once the EPA does send the car through the tests that the official ratings will be on par with what GM said today. Somehow I don’t think that will be the case though.
Surely the claimed figures have to be close to the EPA test results.
Heck no – that will not be the “real” or “offical” EPA ratings.
Will it be better than the Prius? Maybe, but why do this to yourself when GM does not have the EPA’s file statement?
Their just trying to generate a buzz and business.
The Fisker Karma that was linked in the previous post is one hot car… loving the fact that finally some attractive electric cars are coming out!
whats the point if it only runs 40 miles a day?
What’s this Bill Clinton shit about GM creating good paying American jobs or about this car being “Made in America”. Sounds like a Walmart scheme. There is no way in hell that this car is 100% American made nor that it will ever be reliable enough to stand with Toyota… For f*cks sake all these new American models look like foreign rip-offs.
What?! Because GM has faced oblivion, now they all of a sudden can make great cars? Keep Dreamin’….
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Thanks,
Ben