@ 20 mph or less?....
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/...ric-car-battery-fire-involving-chevy-volt/?ap
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/...ric-car-battery-fire-involving-chevy-volt/?ap
Right? My '96 Civic still gets 36-40mpg. And does so without bursting into flames like a MOAB if anyone bumps into it..
and 30 mile range on batteries? I wouldnt even make it half-way to my office..
The real irony, for me, as a past Chevy-owner, is that Chevy, of ALL makers, it trying to make an electric car at all...those folks cant even figure out how to make functioning turn-signals or windshield whipers anymore...
Jay Leno bought one of these cars and has put 11,000 miles on it, burning just over 4 gallons, for an average of over 2300 mpg.
This a gross and intentionally misleading, if not seriously reprehensible overstatement of what's known as "equivalent passenger miles per gallon" as established by a complex, total energy formula that correctly equates electricity recharging with gasoline.
Right now, electricity is WAY cheaper. Like four times, if not more. That's why the Aptera boasts 200 mpg on it's equivalence claims. On a cost-equivalent basis (meaning how much you pay to drive to work each day), the Aptera is the leading most fuel-efficient PRODUCTION car in the world.
Jay Leno conveniently failed to include his recharging expenses. The laws of physics themselves absolutely preclude any efficiency beyond approximately 800 mpg, and that's for a fully-loaded cross-country train. Cross-country buses still boast efficiencies of greater than 300 passenger miles per gallon. However, you'll never see that in your passenger pocket, as they charge out the wazoo.
you do realize you're splitting hairs here, right? whether it's 2300mpg or 200mpg, you're still getting about a thousand percent improvement over most vehicles on the road, and paying pennies for electricity.
Except that for people who need to drive more than 30 miles at a time, will never see such returns. In those cases, its no better than another 25mpg sedan.
Live in Salem and work in PDX? Don't waste your money on a Volt.
For those who live and work in the same town and have short commutes, there are much better alternatives than the Volt.
You could be paying pennies for electricity, but my gas guzzling car cost me $11,000 new and gets 32 MPG, whereas the Chevy Volt is at least $31,000 new according to Chevy's website. For the price difference, I can buy about 5000 gallons of gas and drive 160,000 miles. So it still doesn't seem worthwhile from a money saving standpoint.
I wonder also if the battery may also eventually fail and need to be replaced and what costs may be involved with that.
I wonder also if the battery may also eventually fail and need to be replaced and what costs may be involved with that.
Right now, electricity is WAY cheaper. Like four times, if not more.