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Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS
I saw an article today that says the new Malibu Hybrid will get better MPG than the new Volt.
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That'll depend on how far you drive it. With a 50 mile head start, its going to take a while for the Malibu to use less gas than the Volt.
50 mile electric range, plus 41 mpg afterward vs 47 mpg
That works out to 392 miles before the Malibu
actually uses less gas than the Volt. And this is why I keep insisting on how the Voltec powertrain makes for awesome hybrids. 47 mpg is good,
very good. And yet you'd need to go through pretty much an entire tank of gas before it out does the Volt on a single charge.
Oh, and before I forget ... the Malibu Hybrid itself is derived from the new Volt's powertrain.