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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
SAE article describing the XL1. It indicates that the diesel alone (without electrical assist) will consume only 2.1L/100km (112mpg).
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So there is the number I have been wondering about. It seems the 260 mpgUS number that has been promoted is some kind of voodoo number combining unaccounted for wall power like the Chevy volt fans always love to quote. The XL1 will really get only 112 mpgUS on a long trip as the Volt gets 40. A pregen Insight can get 66 with decades old technology and was apparently cheap at less than half the price.