I would like to know how many miles per gallon of gas I can expect from the car that gets the best mileage.|||Right now, it is the Chevy Volt.
You can get infinity miles per gallon as long as you charge it every 30 miles.
After the initial 30-40 mile charge, you will average about 30-35 mpg.
Beginning in late, 2012, the Nissan Leaf will be built in Smyrna, TN.
It will get infinity miles per gallon because it does not come with a reserve gas tank.
All electric with up to 100 mile range.|||Chevrolet Volt
Actual miles depends on how you actually use the vehicle. You can go about 40 miles without even starting the engine. It will go this first 40 miles using electricity supplied from a battery pack. This battery pack can be charged by plugging the vehicle into an electrical outlet. The average cost to charge the Chevy Volt is about 85 cents.
So if you use the vehicle for short commuting trips of 40 miles or less per day you will use next to nothing for fuel, maybe over 100 MPG. As I said before, about 85 cents to go the first 40 miles vs. about $3.75 to go about 40 miles in a Chey Cruze ECO,
Where this vehicle differs from an all electric vehicle like the Nissan Leaf is that after the first 40 miles or so a conventional flex fuel internal combustion engine starts. You now have a range similar to most conventional gasoline powered economy cars. There is no fear of running out of electricity like what could easily happen in the Nissan Leaf.
I personally feel that the EPA does not know how to calculate the fuel economy for this vehicle correctly. They calculate the fuel economy when this vehicle is running on gasoline only and do not take into account when the vehicle is running on electricity. So depending on how the vehicle is actually used the fuel economy can be much better than the EPA listing.
The down side of this vehicle is that it is very expensive to buy. Realistically you will spend at least double the money to buy this vehicle than you would to buy a Chevy Cruze ECO which is similar in size with similar options. $15,000 can buy you lots of gasoline even at today's price.|||There are two separate answers for that. If the real question is "which costs the least in terms of fuel consumption" then the answer cannot be the Chevy Volt, since the additional costs to make it run part-time on electricity are amortized into the cost thus making it not even close to competitive. The lowest fuel operating cost for an American assembled car I believe would also be a Chevrolet, but the Cruze model is the one that wins in that category. I believe it is rated at 42mpg at the moment.|||Bunny,
The Cruze Eco has an EPA estimate of 42 mpg. In terms of just using gas, the Cruze would be the best. If you happen to be looking for an electric vehicle then the Volt would be a good choice. You could potentially not use gas while using the Volt. If you drive short distances then the Volt would be perfect since it can go up to 35 miles on electric only.
Thank you!
Elizabeth, GM Customer Service|||Bunny,
Currently the Ford line-up features 3 vehicles that each can get up to 40MPG: The 11 Fusion Hybrid with up to 41/36, The 11' Fiesta with up to 29/40 and the '12 Focus with up to 28/40. For information on the features and specs of any of these vehicles, please visit http://www.Ford.com. If you're interested in incentives, feel free to contact our Marketing Program Headquarters at 800-334-4375.
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Ford Customer Service Division
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