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Originally Posted by PAUL SS
I don't need an electric vehicle to go 70 or 101 mph. What I do need for it to do is operate without consumption of gasoline.
If my wife buys a Volt and her daily commute is 15-20 miles, and the Volt can be plugged in every night, how much gas will she use each month? The answer to this question will be a deciding factor on the purchase of a Volt. Some of the mpg ratings in that story were horrible.
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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT
Technically, assumming she doesn't floor it all the time...
she should never need a drop of gas if she drives it less than 40 miles a day and can charge it between trips.
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GM recently released updated miles-per-charge figures of 25-50 miles. So if she flogs the Volt all over the place and drives it like she stole it, she still won't have to use gas. If she babies the car and hypermiles, she may be able to go two days without a charge and still not use gas.