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

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Originally Posted by Angry

Whan I saw this yesterday, I had the same reaction. Then of course a co-worker said "that's nothing, they have had the technology to produce even more gas mileage for many years now". While I agree that we have, you cannot play down the fact that it is still almost 10 times better than what we have seen of late. It's like going from an Atari to a PS3.

This would seem to be a huge step forward potentially. If the car is a hit with the public it's only going to increase the demand and other auto makers will have to jump on board.