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Originally Posted by Fearer2010SS
Not sure on the exact tank spec but I know its about 9 gallons. 9 gallons at 1,000 miles is 111.11 MPG, great but still WAY off that 230 MPG BS GM was quoting a couple years back. Incidentally consider if your getting 40 MPG with a 12.5 gallon tank, each fill up at $4 dollars a gallon for regular is $50 dollars. So say you filled up once a week that is $2,600 dollars a years. With the Volt your paying $936 dollars a year for gas if your driving the same range as the sub-compact. A well optioned sub-compact comes out at about 18k usually, a Volt after goverment rebate is at minimum $33,500. So to make up the $15,500 dollar price difference you need have your Volt for just over 9 years. Don't get me wrong its still nice technology, but there is no way I would consider a Volt until it got in the mid 20s.
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It was not BS, it depends on your daily driving range, if you only Drive 40miles or less (as advertised) in theory you won't have to use any gas at all.
From the article:
“Volt owners drove an average of 800 miles between fill-ups since the Volt launched in December, and in March they averaged 1,000 miles,” said Cristi Landy, Volt marketing director. “When the majority of miles driven are electrically, gas usage decreases significantly.”
Another Volt owner, Gary Davis said, "On April 11, I had to buy gas for the first time since filling up on January 9. In my Volt I’ve driven 4,600 miles on 8.4 gallons of gas. That’s an impressive 547 mpg that I am achieving with my Volt."