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[Green Patent Blog®] Toyota advertised [the Prius] with false statements of its fuel efficiency and the cost saving realizable from its purchase, specifically, advertising the remarkable overall fuel efficiency of 55 Miles Per Gallon of gasoline .when Toyota knew, or by the exercise of reasonable care should have know (sic), but omitted to state, that such statements were untrue, deceptive, or materially misleading, and that the actual performance for [the Prius] is and was up to 42% below the miles per gallon of fuel efficiency or cost savings that Toyota advertised. 

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[Wheels.ca News and Features.] Wheels.ca - GM asking for trouble with Volt mileage claims ...: for city driving or even their backup claim in which, as GM Canada spokesperson Stew Low put it: "We expect the majority of Volt drivers who plug-in for a full charge once per day to achieve triple-digit fuel economy during typical daily commuting." That's 100 miles per American gallon, or 2.3 litres per 100 kilometres.

[GM FastLane] Bob Lutz on the Chevy Volt's Fuel Economy Rating | GM FastLane: Memory hierarchy is long established in the computer industry and well understood by most users and enthusiasts, many of whom in California, where GM has not had such a big fan base. Maybe you can use some sort of analogy to better communicate what Volt implementation adds to the vehicle design space more easily .

[Wheels] G.M.: Chevy Volt Gets 230 M.P.G. - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: The rating is based on methodology drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency, and most other automakers have not revealed the mileage for the electric cars. Nissan, however, announced last week that its all-electric vehicle, the Leaf, which comes out in late 2010, would get 367 m.p.g., using the same E.P.A.

[CNET News.com] Chasing the Toyota Prius' 50 mpg nirvana | Green Tech - CNET News: Now, maybe that's because impaired drivers are more likely to drive slower in order to make up for their impaired state - (I'm tired/can't see/have nightblindness/am intoxicated so I'll drive slower and be more careful) - which would mean "I drive slow for fuel efficiency" doesn't count, or some other factor (other drivers, seeing a car driving slower than prevailing traffic are unable to properly gauge and anticipate lane changes, sudden turns, erratic behavior), I am uncertain.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] 2011 Chevrolet Volt: Fuel economy estimated at 230 mpg city ...: If you look just at Chevrolet, for example, you see Chevy is down only 9%, compared to Toyota's drop of 11%. All is not lost at GM just yet, and it would be a stupid and short-sighted move to abandon their genuinely unique offering and all of the investment they've made in it to satisfy those who just want to see GM fail.

[- Recent Changes] 2008 Toyota Prius Base Hybrid Reviews, Specs, Ratings & Prices ...: I'm still in love with it.  Gas mileage is fantastic (I average about 43 miles to the gallon), it's fun to drive, and Toyota has been a pleasure to work with.  The buying experience, with a trade in, was less than two hours from the time I drove on the lot with my Tribute and drove off with my Prius.  As well, service has been a breeze, especially with the Toyota coupons that cover everything from oil changes to new windshield wipers.  The only disappointment was that the Prius no longer qualifies for the tax credit.  It appears that they have sold past their quota (which is probably a good thing overall). 

[The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog] The American Spectator : Volt Sticker Shock: M Forgues, I think there is a mountain of evidence to support that the Volt will not be anything but a typical GM test bed for their development efforts paid for on the back of the taxpayers but Volt supporters see brilliance where I see a $22,000 Prius with a $16,000 battery pack instead of the Prius $2000-3000 battery pack and a couple thousand on top of that for the advanced integration software and interfaces to control everything. Volt (EV supporters in general) counter the up front cost issues with statements about economic scale bringing down the cost and when I point out the first $20,000 in the car’s price is mature technology has nothing at all to do with that which gives it the $40,000 price they then resort to the usual energy independence or eco arguments which then don’t work out because we won’t be able to produce enough of any of these at any price within the time it would take to replace 230,000 ICE vehicles over the next twenty years to matter.

[The Frontstretch] The Frontstretch: Matt McLaughlin's Thinkin' Out Loud: Michigan (2 ...: It was no picnic for Brian Vickers heading toward the checkers, as he had to go a total of 102 miles on a little less than 18 gallons of gas. That's not exactly the fuel efficiency Obama is looking for these days ”¦ but Team Red Bull .

[MediaScrape - Stories By Region: Americas] MediaScrape | GM's Rechargeable Electric Car: expects its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car will have a fuel consumption rating of around 1.0 L/100 km for city driving, or 230 miles per U.S. gallon, a figure that is about four times better than the most fuel-efficient auto currently on the market, the Toyota Prius.

[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Reality check: 230 mpg in the Chevrolet Volt? Maybe if you think ...: Here at the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center in Connecticut we pay over $0.20 per kWh. At that rate, 100 miles would cost you about $5.

[Green Tech] Chevy Volt to pull 230 mpg in city | Green Tech - CNET News: So, let's say gas is $3 a gallon that's a total cost of $7 which is the equivalent of 2.333 gallons - that fuel efficiency is 193 mpg ($7/$3 = the equivalent gallons and then take 450/the equivalent gallons). So that's just a rough estimate - if you drop down your drive to 42 miles each day your mpg goes to 293 mpg - I'd guess the standard is, based on those calcs, 43 miles between charges and, obviously, this is going to change depending on where you live as here in Texas off peak electricity is over 13 cents/kWh so the equivalent mpg is much lower (84.375 and 99 respectively).

[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] Chevy Volt Gets 230 MPG City EPA Rating | GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt ...: Learning from their previous electric car disaster the EV1, GM is also including a 100hp gasoline engine with 7gal gas tank that will drive a large generator that will power the electric motor if/when the battery can no longer do so. This is take place primarily if the driver continues to operate the vehicle after driving it for 40mi and not recharging it.

[KickingTires] Chevy Says Volt to Get 230 MPG - KickingTires: The Volt will need to hold up most of GM's claims in real-world testing/driving, as well as remain reasonably reliable and practical to sell. The Prius did better than the original Insight probably because it had 4 doors with room for 4 and was as affordable as the common Camry.

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