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Originally Posted by newmoon
The Volt is very tempting but the price is just too high even with the tax credit discount. If Chevy were to market this car in the high 20s they would fly off the lots.
Presently I drive my Ram 4x4 burning $70.00 a week in fuel, I really have no need for the truck any longer as I sold the boat I towed years back. It would be nice not to have to fill up that tank each week though.
Let me ask you this, once the battery power runs down it switches to a gas generator, what happens to mpg then?
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I hear ya man.
Once the Generator kicks on, it uses gas to slow charge the battery, so no matter what, you will always be on the battery, while the generator powers it. It's weird, but, I can't really explain the process, haha.
Basically, on Pure gas, the Volt will still get 30+ MPG on the street, and 40+ on the highway, and it has a 9 Gallon Tank.
Not to mention, you can get several thousand dollars back on your taxes by buying the Volt. I should be getting back roughly $9,000-$10,500 back. IL automatically gives you a Rebate for 10% of the cars MSRP, and Federal will only give you the amount back that you would normally owe on your taxes. I typically owe about $4,000-$6,000 depending on my bonuses, etc.
So, it does add up and is worth it in the near future.