The folks at GM announced the initial MPG rating on the Chevy Volt today.
The EPA has released a new methodology for determining a draft fuel economy standard for extended-range EVs like the Volt, and under this new procedure, the Volt will have a composite urban fuel economy rating of 230 mpg! On the electric side, the Volt will consume 25 kW/hours per 100 miles. That makes the Volt the first car ever to get a triple digit fuel economy rating.
I think I’m pretty representative of the typical exurban traveler, and I’d be right on the edge of the 40 mile range of the Volt’s electric power only mode for my daily commute. Recharging at night, when the electric grid is taxed the least, my gasoline consumption would be nearly non-existent in normal driving conditions. Now, that would require me to park the Magnum, and all of its Hemi goodness, but for a “daily driver” I’d sign up for that in a heartbeat.
I want one.
