G.M. announced on Tuesday that their Chevy Volt will get 230 mpg in city driving. The combined average mpg will be around 100mpg.
G.M. is hopeful that this will help right their floundering company. I have my doubts first the price is to be around $40,000. This is a price higher than the really cost conscious shopper might be willing to spend. Secondly the driver that does most of their driving in the city usually doesn't pile on the mileage the way the highway driver would. My son drives a Dodge Ram about 15mpg but driving mostly in the city it doesn't bother him because he doesn't pile on the miles and have to hit the pumps too often.
Only time will tell and maybe the second generation of electrical technology will be more affordable.
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It isn't intended for regular folks. It's just like the first calculators costing hundreds of dollars and now being around ten bucks. R&D ain't cheap. We're probably a decade away from seeing an affordable car that isn't powered by an internal combustion engine. Maybe less time if the government subsidizes the R&D. Right now there isn't sufficient demand to fuel the profit motive necessary to speed up the process.
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