UPDATE 2-Chevy Volt tops Prius in U.S. fuel economy rating - 24 volt lifepo4 battery pack
* GM said, EPA gives Volt 60 mpg rating in co-driving * 93 mpg rating in electric driving * Combined mileage exceeds Toyota Prius Reuters Detroit, November 24-David Bailey and Kevin croicki
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The fuel economy of hybrid cars will reach 60 miles per gallon, surpassing Toyota Prius.
A leader in fuel economy.
General Motors has begun to assemble long
The long-awaited Volt in Detroit
Regional plant, expected to be sold in early December. The EPA fuel-
The economic rating will be shown on stickers sold per volt voltage, the last hurdle GM has in its efforts to restart its technology and create new reputation.
Volt was named Green Car of the year and named Trend Car of the year in recognition of the four
One year of hard development firstof-its-kind, mass-
Market hybrids that can use electricity and gasoline at the same time.
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A week after GM's initial public offering, the Environmental Protection Agency's rating of the Volt appeared on GM's TV ad to thank Americans for their taxpayer bailout.
The slogan of the advertisement is: "We are all down.
Thank you for helping us get back up.
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Toyota's economic leadership (7203.
T) hybrid Prius will give GM the bragging rights sought during the development of the Volt.
But the EPA fuel economy rating of the Volt, released on Wednesday, also highlighted the performance aspects of GM's vehicles that have been accused of excessive publicity.
In August 2009, just after GM went bankrupt, GM launched a series of ads that, according to EPA's initial test, the company was able to get 230 miles per gallon in urban driving.
The EPA gave Volt "miles-per-gallon-equivalent” —or MPGe —
At all 93 ratings
The electric model, slightly lower than the rating of the Nissan Leaf, which was allocated earlier this week, was 99.
When powered by 400, EPA also rated the range of Voltpound lithium-
The 35-mile ion battery pack is less than the 40-mile range used by GM in its earlier description.
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Power Leaf, which will also be listed next month, has an EPA-
Certified battery-
Only 73 miles away.
GM said it would continue to describe Volt's battery life range between 25 and 50 miles depending on the circumstances.
For longer itineraries, Volt also has a 1 in some other cases. 4-
Doug Parks, GM's executive in charge of the electric vehicle project, said the engine provided drivers with a total mileage of about 379 miles.
Volt, which runs on gasoline alone, has a traditional EPA fuel economy rating of 37 miles per gallon in combined driving in cities and highways.
After considering the estimated average travel share including some pure electric driving, EPA gives the sum of 60 milesper-
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By contrast, Toyota's 2011 model
Prius's EPA rating in urban driving and highway driving is 51 miles per gallon, 48 miles.
In creating fuel economy rankings for upcoming cars (such as Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt), it is difficult for EPA and car manufacturers to find labels that convey information more than traditional stickers without allowing consumers
For example, the Volt tag gives its estimated cost for the whole year
Electric mode ($601) and all-
Gas mode ($1,302 ). As a pure-
Electric vehicles, the Leaf ranks first in the category of EPA labels that track greenhouse gas emissions from cars.
Since it does not have an internal combustion engine, there is no such discharge from the leaves, although the power plant used to charge the car will produce greenhouse gases.
Volt's rated carbon dioxide content is 84 grams per mile, less than 1 gram
One of the worst in the industry
Perform the vehicle on that score.
GM had said it would make 10,000 Volts in 2011, but recently said it would increase production to meet strong demand.
The governments of Europe, Asia and the United States are offering subsidies to consumers and producers of a wave of electric vehicles, which will soon include Ford's productsN) and Toyota.
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According to estimates in most industries, among hybrids like Volt, car sales are expected to take a single-digit share over the next decade.
(Reports from David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki;