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Offline Irish_Alley

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« on: December 21, 2010, 12:57:18 am »
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1633/hyped-hybrid-the-chevy-volt-gets-average-mileage-for-a-hybrid/
This seams ok but why is it in uk they have performance cars that a diesel gets around 70 mpg  while going 70mph while we cant do anything like this. I understand they have different dot rules as far as safety and emissions but where do you draw the line if they want a hybrid then they have to be less safe like the “smart car”. Now its not a safe car but we can do better than this
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Offline three8six

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Re: volt
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2010, 01:47:48 am »
The volts claimed MPG and everything else is very suspect if you read reviews. The nissan leaf is way further along in electric technology.

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Re: volt
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2010, 09:08:06 am »
1 Imperial gallon = 1.20095042 US gallons
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