futurepundit.com - 8/13/2009
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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson and other GM brass are claiming the pluggable hybrid Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg. General Motors says the electric Chevy Volt will get 230...
autocar.co.uk - 8/11/2009
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autocar.co.uk —
Latest News General Motors has cast doubt over
the long-term future of the Chevrolet Volt by claiming...
it may not be commercially viable and other rivals may overtake it with superior and more advanced technology. GM submitted a regulatory filing ...
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GM admits Volt doubts
greencarcongress.com - 8/13/2009
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Based on the analysis of development data (both
dynamometer and road-test) using a draft federal fuel economy...
methodology for extended-range electric vehicles (EREV) under discussion by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), GM expects the ...
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GM Expects Chevrolet Volt to Deliver 230 mpg in City ...
news.yahoo.com - 8/11/2009
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WARREN, Mich. General Motors Corp . said Tuesday
its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230...
miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius . The Volt is powered ...
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GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving - Yahoo! ...
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EPA economy ratings vs. the GM Volt: A square peg in a round hole
The Ergosphere —
EPA economy ratings vs. the GM Volt: A square peg in a round hole What a difference a number makes. The projected EPA economy rating of the GM Volt has set off a storm of criticism across the Internet. While a number of blogs played the story straight ( 1 , 2 ), the Good Math blog attacked it as nonsense, which got picked up by Reddit . Critics say that the actual fuel economy seen by drivers could be as low as 50 MPG, or as high as infinity. So who's right? Basically, they all are. The EPA city-cycle measures the Volt's characteristics about as well ...
EPA economy ratings vs. the GM Volt: A square peg in a round hole
The Oil Drum —
What a difference a number makes.
The projected EPA economy rating of the GM Volt has set off a storm of criticism across the Internet. While a number of blogs played the story straight (1, 2), the Good Math blog attacked it as nonsense, which got picked up by Reddit. Critics say that the actual fuel economy seen by drivers could be as low as 50 MPG (the claimed figure for charge-sustaining mode), or as high as infinity. So who's right?
Basically, they all are. The EPA city-cycle measures the Volt's characteristics ...
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