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Does Volt Really Use 230 mpg? |
This Tuesday General Motors has announced that the new hybrid Chevrolet Volt is going to do 230 mpg in the city driving. The manufacturer said that “a draft EPA federal fuel economy methodology for labeling plug-in electric vehicles” was used in the development testing of the car.
Earlier it has become known that the Volt design team is moving faster than it was planned and the hybrid should come out even earlier than it was projected. GM Vice President Bob Lutz is alarmed about all the events connected with the new car. He says that the development is too quick and all the statements made about the hybrid might be a little too bold. He thinks that in some respect Volt is “a risk for both Chevy and GM”.
The Environmental Protection Agency has stated that it is very pleases with the “GM’s commitment to designing and building the car of the future”, but it has not tested Volt yet and cannot confirm the fact about 230 mpg fuel-economy of the American hybrid. Whatever the result will be EPA is happy that there will be an American-built car that can save money for many people, reduce their dependence on foreign oil and create new jobs in the U.S.
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