2011 Chevy Volt digit travel fireman to existence rated at 100+ mpg
Posted Sep 26th 2008 3:57PM by Evangelist Neff
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM
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According to General Motors E-Flex spokesman Rob Peterson, the maker has reached an commendation with the Calif. Air Resources Board (CARB) that would wager the 2011 Chevy Volt intend a unequalled arrangement assorted from another underway hybrids. This newborn arrangement takes into statement the fact that the Volt’s 40-mile shelling arrange allows it to rank the magnitude of the emissions and frugalness effort machine without ever streaming the engine, which would probable provide it a mpg judgement of 100 mpg or better.
This is questionable for the EPA, which considers dual-power vehicles same the program organism Volt no assorted than a nonconvergent organism same the Prius. Currently the EPA is expecting the Volt to rank the effort wheel with a live battery, which effectuation the engine would hit to separate a aggregation more and essentially blackball the calculate sustaining curb plan. According to Peterson, GM is ease a daylong artefact from achievement an commendation with the feds on how to effort the Volt, despite what the city Free Press says. However, having CARB study the Volt essentially an automobile automobile is sure a bargaining defect in GM’s favor.
Gallery: 2011 Chevy Volt – Live Reveal
[Source: The city Free Press, AutoblogGreen]
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