EPA rates the Volt: 93 MPG-equivalent on electricity, 37 MPG gas, 60 MPG combined
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can't wait to see the Prius PHV numbers....also, 50mpg is pretty easy to beat in the Prius if you want to...as long as you don't do a lot of freeway driving...the higher your speed, the lower your MPG.
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That said, I originally heard that GM was going to willingly lose money on each Volt as did Toyota on the early Prius's. So $1K is better in that sense.
yes, toyota lost a bundle on the prius too for a long time. they probably still don't make much at all on them. only gm could lose a bundle on a car they will charge twice as much as a prius for.
i think the volt will do wonders for prius sales.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/31/a...-7-500-consum/
Getting beyond the drama of the Chevrolet Volt and its high-profile development process was supposed to mean that General Motors could focusing on enjoying the car's green halo. But that has not exactly been the case. On the other side of numerous awards and glowing reviews there have been the sales numbers and stories of dealer gouging. Speaking of dealers, a new story by Mark Modica on the National Legal and Policy Center site suggests that Chevy dealers are selling Volts to one another and claiming the car's $7,500 federal tax rebate for themselves, then selling the cars to private buyers as used sans rebate.
According to Modica, a Chicago dealer selling a Volt with 10 miles on the odometer flat-out admitted that it would be seeking the credit for itself: "When I asked if I was eligible for the $7,500 tax credit, I was told that I probably wasn't, since the dealership was applying for the subsidy." Even stranger, a Kia dealer in California was selling a Volt that had just 30 miles on it, and Modica was told that "the Volts offered at that dealership were rental cars with higher mileage on them."
We'd love to get some other research into this, because if this is true, it could help explain a lot of things – including the model's depressed sales.
According to Modica, a Chicago dealer selling a Volt with 10 miles on the odometer flat-out admitted that it would be seeking the credit for itself: "When I asked if I was eligible for the $7,500 tax credit, I was told that I probably wasn't, since the dealership was applying for the subsidy." Even stranger, a Kia dealer in California was selling a Volt that had just 30 miles on it, and Modica was told that "the Volts offered at that dealership were rental cars with higher mileage on them."
We'd love to get some other research into this, because if this is true, it could help explain a lot of things – including the model's depressed sales.
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