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  • EPA neither confirms nor denies the Chevy Volt’s claimed 230 MPG

    EPA neither confirms nor denies the Chevy Volt’s claimed 230 MPG

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    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.

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  • The EPA could give the Chevy Volt a 230 MPG rating

    The EPA could give the Chevy Volt a 230 MPG rating

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    You know that strange viral marketing campaign popping up around the Interwebs as of late? Well, we know what it means now thanks to GM's CEO Fritz Henderson and it's somewhat impressive - and a tad dubious. GM is claiming that under the new EPA guidelines, the Chevy Volt will earn 230 MPG. The Volt would be the first car to ever earn a triple digit number. Take a look at the current high-mileage kings and that 230 MPG rating really sinks in. The EPA handed the Prius a 51 MPG city ranking and the Insight a 41 mpg. The EPA says that the Ford Fusion hybrid can get 41 in the city and the Camary Hybrid 40 MPG in the city. With hyper-mileage tactics like killing the engine while to coast down hills and fancy pedal work, a few obsessed drivers have pushed a few of these cars into triple digit territory.

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