Sorry, in my excitement I just saw this was a duplicate, let it die
Let the haters unite. I know I know it'll cost soooo much monies. Ask yourself, do you travel less than 40 miles a day? Electricity will cover that. 230 miles per gallon, and as a huge supporter of the American car industry and all too familiar with the shots taken at it, if Toyota or Honda had made this announcement today many, too many Americans would be asking "Why can't American car companies do this?"
Well, one has
Go ahead and take your shots. Just remember Teslas are listing at 100K. The Prius is a great car, It's also listed at just 48 mpg. The Honda Insight has been panned by foreign car loving Consumer Reports and just about every auto publication going.
No, at least for ONE DAY GM has gotten it right and is out ahead of the other guys.
Let the flames and debates begin....
GM touts Volt with 230 m.p.g. city rating
BY TIM HIGGINS • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • AUGUST 11, 2009
The electric-drive Chevrolet Volt is expected to get a rating of at least 230 miles per gallon in city driving, General Motors Co. announced this morning.
The results come as GM pushes to bring the new technology to market in late next year. Later this week, the company is officially announcing its battery assembly pack plant in Brownstown Township.
A mysterious, viral marketing campaign with the numbers “230” and today’s date had created speculation on the Internet that the day’s news conference could include an announcement about how many miles per gallon the electric drive Chevrolet Volt would get. In the image, the zero is a smiling electric outlet.
GM CEO Fritz Henderson made the announcement at the Warren Tech Center with a Volt as a backdrop, noting the campaign. “There’s a reason the outlet is smiling,” he said.
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