2011 Chevy Volt gets stickered: 93MPG on battery, 37MPG on gasoline

The poster child for the electric car has just received its official EPA sticker, merely days after Nissan’s Leaf received its own . Granted, the Volt can haul around quite a few more Earthlings (and grocery bags, for that matter) than the compact Leaf, but it still won’t be able to claim the world’s best gas mileage amongst its peers. The Volt has been found to have a 93MPG equivalent when running purely on batteries, while one could expect an average of 37MPG when using petrol alone. According to the EPA, the Volt will only be capable of cruising 35 miles on a full charge (here’s hoping you’ve got a socket at your workplace, right?), but the overall range of 379 miles ain’t too shabby for a car of this size. The good news here is that this sticker will enable General Motors to finally get these automobiles onto showroom floors, but the bad news is pretty obvious: 93 definitely isn’t 230 . Continue reading 2011 Chevy Volt gets stickered: 93MPG on battery, 37MPG on gasoline 2011 Chevy Volt gets stickered: 93MPG on battery, 37MPG on gasoline originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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