GM Reveals Remarkable Outcome from Preliminary Testing of the Impending ‘Volt’ Hybrid Vehicle-

General Motors has announced that their trial testing of the Volt plug-in hybrid model has demonstrated consumer satisfying results – to say the least – with an expected yield of 230 MPG on standard city streets and over 100 MPG on the highway. According to the company, they are working to assemble roughly 10 Volts a week as they prepare the vehicle to hit dealerships next year. The Environmental Protection Agency could neither confirm nor deny the results, as they have stated that it has yet to analyze the prospective vehicle. However, the EPA was able to point out that it praised “GM’s commitment to designing and building the car of the future – a car that will save families money, significantly reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create good-paying American jobs.” If the projected numbers turn out to be accurate, GM boasts that the Volt will be the “first mass-produced vehicle to claim more than 100 miles per gallon (42.51 kilometers per liter) composite fuel economy”. The final decision on the vehicle MSRP has not been concluded, although experts estimate the cost to range between $30,000-40,000. Tony Posawatz, GM’s vehicle line director for the Volt, has confirmed that the company will build 80 production Volts that will go through the last round of testing before the official assembly begins, with the vehicle being introduced to the public sometime in late 2010. The Volt may not be fully worth the cost unless the price of gasoline rises, although there are unquestionable environmental and fiscal incentives to purchasing gas efficient models which, in the long haul, may help to draw consumers in to cop one of these innovative hybrid vehicles.