More G.M. VOLT dreams and hype from Bob Lutz

I find it interesting that "Mr. VOLT", Bob Lutz who publicly called global warming a "total crock of sh*t" has been the national campaign lead leader for the 'next green car' Chevy VOLT. Now GM is claiming that the VOLT will get 230 mpg in the slashdot article below. I wonder who is spilling a "total crock of sh*t". At $40,000 I do hope the volt can pull this off. That way it will only take 20 years for the MPG fuels saves to cover the upfront enormous $15K price over the competition.

Compare a VOLT to Prius over time at $5 a gallon

MPG	Gallon	Year	3	5	10	20
230	5.000	217	652	1087	2174	4348
60	5.000	833	2500	4167	8333	16667
		-616	-1848	-3080	-6159	-12,319

slashdot - "General Motors, emerging from bankruptcy, today announced that its upcoming plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Volt, will have an EPA rating of 230 mpg for city driving (about 98 km/L). The unprecedented rating, the first in triple digits, is the result of a new (draft) methodology for calculating the 'gas' mileage for vehicles that operate primarily or extensively on electricity. The Volt, due out late next year, can drive approximately 40 miles on its Li-Ion battery pack, after which a gasoline engine kicks in to provide additional electricity to charge the battery. Running off the gasoline engine yields approximately 50 mpg. Of course, the devil's in the details, because the conversion of grid-based electricity to gasoline-mileage is imprecise."

Math hurts, as it is reality based- Haase


Update:
CNN agrees with Haase?
You won't save enough on fuel costs to compensate for the likely higher sticker price.




And then the truth comes out:
GM admits Volt doubts

General Motors has cast doubt over the long-term future of the Chevrolet Volt by claiming it may not be commercially viable and other rivals may overtake it with superior and more advanced technology.

GM submitted a regulatory filing report to the US Treasury yesterday and CEO Fritz Henderson claimed its “disclosures are consistent with our commitment to remain transparent and to keep the public informed of our progress”.