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Old 10-05-2009, 07:36 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Funny, though... in real world equivalency, the MPG rating per cost for all fuels involved brings the Volt down to more real-world numbers... of course, even if you only consider gas mileage, the numbers come down per mile you drive after 51.

Take a 3 hour road trip on the highway, you'll probably get closer to 40MPG... maybe 50. Unless you stop every 38 miles to recharge for several hours via the gas station's external plug-in... which they might not be happy about.

Of course, doing that would turn that 3 hour road trip into a 3 week excursion.
Yeah, but 40 MPG is good. The volt is still a good concept, just too damn overpriced.
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