Thank God Obama saved General Motors ! GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving. [FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden] <http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Chevrolet-Volt-miles-per-gallon-Toyota-Pr\ ius/photo//090811/480/c7840ae1fbdf4d52b956e47cb65b745e//s:/ap/20090811/a\ p_on_bi_ge/us_gm_volt_mileage> By KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writers Kimberly S. Johnson And Tom Krisher, Ap Auto Writers 1 hr 20 mins ago 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 by an electric motor and a battery pack with a 40-mile range. After that, a small internal combustion engine kicks in to generate electricity for a total range of 300 miles. The battery pack can be recharged from a standard home outlet. GM came up with the 230-mile figure in early tests using draft guidelines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for calculating the mileage of extended range electric vehicles, said Tony Posawatz, GM's vehicle line director for the Volt. If the figure is confirmed by the EPA, which does the tests for the mileage posted on new car door stickers, the Volt would be the first car to exceed triple-digit gas mileage, Posawatz said. GM has produced about 30 Volts so far and is making 10 a week, CEO Fritz Henderson said during a presentation of the vehicle at the company's technical center in the Detroit suburb of Warren. Henderson said charging the volt will cost about 40 cents a day. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gm_volt_mileage <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090811/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gm_volt_mileage> OffWorld
