# Chevy volt does 127mpg...

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**Created:** [January 1, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-volt-does-127mpg/256247 "2011-01-01T17:35:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-volt-does-127mpg/256247/6 "2011-01-01T20:42:02Z")

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> [@SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold/38439/4):
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> I thought the Volt was a completely electric car so I was surprised to see it has a gas motor at all

the electric motor drives the car, the gas motor is there just to charge the batteries.

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