One matter that has, unhappily, modified in America of late is the lack of a sense of optimism in the future.
Awarded, hanging on in the present it has become a challenging suggestion for several of us, making this understandable, but a moment of truth the history of American character has always been an need to look beyond the mists to find a shining land beyond the world you see.
Thursday brought a new twist to the car manufactures of the world a car that can get 230 miles to the gallon. Chevrolet declared the approximated miles-per-gallon rating of its much-ballyhooed Volt, the GM electric car expected to go on sale next year.
The Volt has recieved a lot of press, and we anticipated to hear a high mpg estimate.
We didn’t expect to hear 230 miles per gallon.
That’s right. 230 mpg.
OH MY GOD
First, the caveats. Any Modern technology or new to line of cars is destined to have a few kinks to work out. That might be especially true with the Volt, which is carrying a lot of technological advances into a relatively short development frame. Then there’s the price tag.
Awarded, hanging on in the present it has become a challenging suggestion for several of us, making this understandable, but a moment of truth the history of American character has always been an need to look beyond the mists to find a shining land beyond the world you see.
Thursday brought a new twist to the car manufactures of the world a car that can get 230 miles to the gallon. Chevrolet declared the approximated miles-per-gallon rating of its much-ballyhooed Volt, the GM electric car expected to go on sale next year.
The Volt has recieved a lot of press, and we anticipated to hear a high mpg estimate.
We didn’t expect to hear 230 miles per gallon.
That’s right. 230 mpg.
OH MY GOD
First, the caveats. Any Modern technology or new to line of cars is destined to have a few kinks to work out. That might be especially true with the Volt, which is carrying a lot of technological advances into a relatively short development frame. Then there’s the price tag.
At $40,000 a copy, the Volt is well beyond the price range of the average consumer, especially the frugal consumer looking for fuel savings.
Then there’s that fuel gifts to yourself figure; it’s sort of a moving target with the Volt. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor and battery pack that must be plugged into a standard home outlet, giving it a range of 40 miles running on electricity only.
That entails that you drive more than 40 miles a day, the miles per gallon figure is moot, as you’re not using any gas at all. Using gas only, the Volt will likely gain something like 50 mpg, still an astonishing stat.
CNNMoney.com calculated volt would average 250 mpg a day if driven 50 miles, 100 mpg for 80 miles and 62.5 mpg if driven 300 miles in a day.
And as Volt Vehicle line director Tony Posawatz told The CNN today, the batteries present a real challenge in todays market. GM is running tests to ensure the cutting-edge lithium-ion batteries can last a decade.
There are many questions. But if everything works as planned, or acceptably close, the Volt represents an earthshaking game-changer.
This could transform the car industry and put the U.S. back on tits feet again. That in turn would boost the economy, especially given the multiplier effect the auto industry has — cars mean jobs from electric battery manufacturing to building seats, mirrors, windows, employment in gross sales, insurance policy, repair, tires, you name it. The environmental benefits would be equally huge.
If nothing else, the Volt could truly change consumer expectations. If consider that the expression of the “cash-for-clunkers” plan is grounded on consumers going from sub-20 mpg vehicles to plus-20 mpg vehicles.
The Volt could set a standard where consumers aren’t going to be shopping for a plus-20 mpg vehicle; they’re going to shopping for a triple-digit mpg vehicle. And the market will have to respond to survive.
At the end of the day, this and other autos may not be the future
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