Stuart Wheaton wrote:

On 2/26/2012 7:18 AM, John B. wrote:


I got this in my e-mail today from one of the people I now who send
jokes rather then bothers to write.

I initially was going to delete it but after reading it I wondered.

Is there any accuracy in this ?


No, there is not.


http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/chevyvolt.asp

First, you DON'T have to stop and charge the thing via electricity
before getting going again. You fill the gas tank and go.
So, that part WAS false.

The electric rates cited were really bogus for anyplace in the
continental US. Maybe if you are on an island with only Diesel-
generated power from barged-in fuel, maybe. So, those cost
calcs were bogus.

But, MUCH of the rest of that article WAS true. Even the
snopes rebuttal says basically you are NOT SUPPOSED to drive
it long distances. Well, you can, but it just isn't efficient
that way. The electric range is about what others have reported
from test drives.

Jon