Thursday, October 21, 2010

Chevy Volt: It may not be a Ford, but it is a fraud.

How can you tell if a Democrat is lying? 

Government Motors' all-electric car isn't all-electric and doesn't get near the touted hundreds of miles per gallon. Like "shovel-ready" jobs, maybe there's no such thing as "plug-ready" cars either.

The Chevy Volt, hailed by the Obama administration as the electric savior of the auto industry and the planet, makes its debut in showrooms next month, but it's already being rolled out for test drives by journalists. It appears we're all being taken for a ride.

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We heard GM's then-CEO Fritz Henderson claim the Volt would get 230 miles per gallon in city conditions. Popular Mechanics found the Volt to get about 37.5 mpg in city driving, and Motor Trend reports: "Without any plugging in, (a weeklong trip to Grandma's house) should return fuel economy in the high 30s to low 40s."

If his mouth is moving, he's lying.  The super duper all-Green all-electric all the time Volt is a plain Jane hybrid that gets worse mileage than a Volkswagen Golf TDI.  Shockah!

The Phantom

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