Chevy Volt=Epic Fail

That's not the 74mpg claimed earlier.

...nor do I see a link for anything that says that thing does even 62mpg.

Care to try again??? :popcorn smiley:

Click the link...genuis,lol...then look at the third column that states "1.485 ps" under 'fuel consumption...damn lazy americans....you cant even read a simple chart. 62mpg is estimated. Ive driven one and the trip computer averaged 71mpg for the trip. close enough, sir.

If it's Flashed based....I won't see it dipstick.
Flash is full of viruses....GENIUS.

Furthermore....
Got a legit link testing it???.... and not one with alleged manufacturer based CLAIMS???

:OH-NO:

If it's Flashed based....I won't see it dipstick.
Flash is full of viruses....GENIUS.

Furthermore....
Got a legit link testing it???.... and not one with alleged manufacturer based CLAIMS???

Cost to operate a Chevy Volt

Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel's Follow the Money) test drove the
Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors.
For four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles
before the Volt switched to the reserve gasoline engine.
Eric calculated the car got 30 mpg including the 25 miles it ran on
the battery. So, the range including the 9 gallon gas tank and the 16
kwh batery is approximately 270 miles. It will take you 4 1/2 hours to
drive 270 miles at 60 mph. Then add 10 hours to charge the battery and
you have a total trip time of 14.5 hours. In a typical road trip your
average speed (including charging time) would be 20 mph.

According to General Motors, the Volt battery holds 16 kwh of
electricity. It takes a full 10 hours to charge a drained battery.
The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned so
I looked up what I pay for electricity.

I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $1.16 per
kwh.

16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 to charge the battery.
$18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the
Volt using the battery.
Compare this to a similar size car with a gasoline engine only that gets 32
mpg.
$3.19 per gallon divided by 32 mpg = $0.10 per mile.
The gasoline powered car cost about $15,000 while the Volt costs $46,000.
So the Government wants us to pay 3 times as much for a car that costs
more than 7 times as much to run and takes 3 times as long to drive
across country



[link to video.foxnews.com]

to the whiny dumbass

If say 50% of American cars were electric...

You would have to seriously upgrade our infrastructure to carry the juice to charge that many cars when they came home to be plugged in.

Oil would still be burned to produce the electricity used to charge the car.

Doesn't seem all the clean anymore.

Provide a NON-MANUFACTURER based test to back up the 74mpg or 62 mpg claim. :popcorn smiley:

OR....





Legit linky...or you STINKY!

When people say this I just tell them I guess its cheaper and cleaner to power your house with a gas generator. It will take 20+ years to get 50% usage. Oil is going to be around for centuries but we are at the start of the change. Natural gas/propane will be powering our cars in the near term-what do you think all the fracking is for?

You do the research, sir. Ive given you the manufacturer website and my personal experience driving the bloody thing! You wont even go unto the official website because you presume it's full of phantom viruses, lol! Honestly??? Pffft. shit stirrers can take a hike. Good day.

how about the smart car? it gets a whopping 40mpgs..............for a microcar thats pathetic. i bet the new fiats dont do any better.

a 1991 geo metro gets 50+ mpg, no fancy hybrid bullshit, 20 year+ old technology.

its all bullshit.

No...I will not.
You made the BULLSH*T CLAIM....now YOU back it up.

Why you won't do it?
BECAUSE ITS............

:bsmetar:

It's not a bullshit claim....you wont even go unto the manufacturer website....What will be you're next excuse..."oh, I wont click Motor Trends website, the colour red attracts DEMONS into my router" LOL. I've given you the basic info, if you want to debate those claims then let's have dialog not this shit stirring diatribe. K?

and they catch fire!! An taxpayers have to buy them back. After paying for them!!

how about the smart car? it gets a whopping 40mpgs..............for a microcar thats pathetic. i bet the new fiats dont do any better.

a 1991 geo metro gets 50+ mpg, no fancy hybrid bullshit, 20 year+ old technology.

its all bullshit.