Sorry for my absence. I took a completely relaxing vacation to PAGOSA SPRINGS CO.
GM announced today that the new Volt model they will be marketing in 2010 will get 230 in the city. Understand in these hybrid cars that the gas engine does not kick on for the first 40 miles so it skews the in city mileage estimate. Don't get me wrong though, this is an impressive achievement because the electric for the first 40 miles will cost 40 cents at off peak rates( this is about 10 kilowatt hours ). WOW! Now the downside... just like any other new technology it takes time to cover the tooling and startup costs. This means the Volt will come in around $40,000. But the flood gates will be opened!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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