The Chevrolet Volt, a car that has won Motor Trend’s 2011 North American Car of the Year title along with many others, can finally go on sale thanks to the EPA finally giving it a rating sticker.
If a Volt is driven in electric-only mode, it achieves a rating of 93 mpge (“e” for “equivalent”,) just three miles per gallon less than the range-limited Nissan Leaf. The other big number here is the 60 mpg “composite” rating — meaning that if you plan on using both gasoline and electric-only mode in a trip, its a number that can be expected. However, because of the so many ways and how far one can drive a Volt, the number will be different for everyone. Officially, the total range is rated at 379 miles, using the entire battery and a full tank of premium-grade gasoline. For more, check out the presser.
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According to the label the e in “MPGe” stands for equivalent. That being said this label is going to be totally useless because hypermilers will be on their toes trying to get achieve and better 230 miles per gallon (as Chevy initially predicted) some way some how. For the mathematically inclined that means a theoretical 2,070 miles from the 9 gallon fuel tank. I can just imagine what the aftermrket will be rigging up for the Volt. Solar panels on the roof, perhaps? I really can’t wait…