# 230 mpg chevy volt??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 12, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079 "2009-08-12T15:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/21 "2009-08-18T19:24:42Z")
> [@Joe Rogan- stand up comedy-lays into dumb chick](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/joe-rogan-stand-up-comedy-lays-into-dumb-chick/21571/15): > > It’ll get crushed at the end of the first lease cycle. Mark my words. > [@bennyfizzle"](#): > > Nah, dont get me wrong, I for one am incredibly enthusiastic about EVs. But there’s too many people relying on the ICE for income to allow it to happen so easily. History will probably repeat itself, unfortunately. Anyone interested in electric vehicles should watch “Who Killed the Electric Car?” > [@iPod help](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-help/21469/19): > > Remember the GM EV1? SHIT ! lol i came in too late i wanted to mention that movie too and the EV1 they were all crushed what fuckin bullshit ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/22 "2009-08-21T07:21:39Z")
not my words, but… "There’s all sorts of buzz going around on the internet today about the Chevy Volt and the 230 mpg rating it’s getting from the government. But when you look at how that number was reached, you’ll see that it’s not so cut and dry. Essentially, the Volt can drive 40 miles on battery power before kicking in the gas engine. So if you drive 10 miles, you’ll get infinite miles per gallon. If you drive 50 miles, you’ll get 250 miles per gallon. But if you drive 300 miles, you’ll be down to 62.5 miles per gallon. It’s still impressive, but it’s the kind of car where MPG isn’t as good an indicator of fuel efficiency as normal vehicles." ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/23 "2009-08-21T07:27:50Z")
so i guess you could turn off the car after 40 miles and restart it while driving for another 40 and keep going like that? it just doesnt make sense to me… ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/24 "2009-08-21T07:33:26Z")
i’ll stick to German and Japanese vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![waltbabyluv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/waltbabyluv/32/6300_2.png) [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/25 "2009-08-21T09:48:41Z")
> [@which wine to get?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/57): > > so i guess you could turn off the car after 40 miles and restart it while driving for another 40 and keep going like that? it just doesnt make sense to me… no, after 40 miles it has to be plugged in and charged, or it will run on gas only. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/26 "2009-08-21T09:57:21Z")
it doesnt get plugged in though… “An EREV functions as an electric car until its batteries are depleted to a certain level; then it starts a small gasoline engine. That engine, however, doesn’t drive the wheels - it merely acts as a generator to recharge the batteries.” so, yeah…shit is gay. now, if they had the system like honda did on the insight where braking charged the batteries as well, this would be even better… ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/230-mpg-chevy-volt/246079/27 "2009-08-21T12:20:03Z")
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