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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- General Motors said Tuesday its new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon in the city, dwarfing the current mileage leader and giving the automaker reason to crow about its strides in fuel efficiency.
GM, fresh out of bankruptcy, is looking to the Volt to highlight a parade of 25 new vehicles by 2011 aimed at stemming market-share declines and bringing the automaker back to profitability. The Volt could also give GM a much-needed makeover in terms of its reputation for lagging behind the push toward "green" technology.
Scheduled for late 2010, the Volt will be able to travel up to 40 miles on electricity from a single charge, based on testing of pre-production prototypes and extend its overall range to 300 miles or more using a flex fuel-powered engine-generator.
GM: Volt will get 230 miles per gallon - MarketWatch
*** I was not sure where to post this if there is a better place than BN please move. TYIA
Too bad everyone is out of work and can't afford a forty-one-thousand dollar car that is no more than basic transportation.
You can't pull a boat with it, nor a horse trailer, nor take a family of more than two on an overnight trip.
I don't care if it gets 1,000 mpg; for 41 g's, it needs to be way more utilitarian.