Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

[quote=Buster;574783]They are more dangerous and require extra care/cleanup in an accident, from the battery acid to the extremely high voltage lines running through the car that must be very carefully avoided if they need to cut you out of the car. [B]Fire and EMS need special training for responding to Hybrid wrecks[/B].[/quote]

Interesting. Just one more thing I did not know. I'll file it away with the other three.

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

[quote=Mattyk72;574729]Sounds like there's going to be some significant tax breaks for it though.

It might not be a big hit right away but I'm betting in just a few years it could be.[/quote]

How many MPGs does your 2009 PJ5 Hot Rod get?

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

[quote=JoeRedskin;574784]Interesting. Just one more thing I did not know. I'll file it away with the other three.[/quote]
Joe, between you and Saden, you have the market cornered :)

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

[quote=SmootSmack;574798]How many MPGs does your 2009 PJ5 Hot Rod get?[/quote]

Probably average, with limited range. But a lot of that is offset by the fact that it can run on water.

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

[quote=SmootSmack;574798]How many MPGs does your 2009 PJ5 Hot Rod get?[/quote]

Unlimited baby, unlimited...

It's a love affair, mainly PJ5 and my hotrod

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

hopefully this technology is like others. the same $40,000.00 vehicle will cost about half in the future. remember how much microwaves, and camcorders were when they first came out?

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I am here to crap in everyone's cheerios.

[url=http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2009/08/the_chevy_volt_gets_230_mpg_on.php]The Chevy Volt Gets 230 mpg? Only if you use bad math. : Good Math, Bad Math[/url]

To quote the author, "The honest way to describe it is to say "Up to 40 miles without consuming gas, and then 50 miles per gallon".

The Volt is a great idea, and so is all of the electric cars by [URL="http://www.codaautomotive.com/"]Coda[/URL], [URL="https://www.chryslergroupllc.com/en/innovation/envi/overview/"]Chrysler[/URL] and [url=http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/]Nissan[/url].

All we hear about is the Volt and Tesla though. There will be options.

Re: Chevy hopes an estimated 230 mpg will give its Volt a charge
 

Just like any other vehicle it depends on how you drive it how often you charge it, and how long you drive it for.

In my case and for the purpose that I would use it for, I would get 230 MPG. I live 4 miles away from my work (still takes me 15 min to get there) so 40 miles without consuming gas would fit me perfectly.