Media Members React to Driving Chevrolet Volt in Extended-Range Mode

While the Volt is in Los Angeles for the 2009 LA Auto Show, some automotive journalists got a chance to drive the car in extended-range mode, where the electricity powering the car is generation from a small gasoline engine. Check out what they have to say.

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[hamstenator]

Yea it's too much work to plug in a cable, you wouldn't want your fat american legs to take those extra 10 steps a day.

Plug in electric's are for people who has the ability to plug in the car near their house. If you don't have that ability don't buy the frekin car: It's that simple. Just because something doesn't apply to EVERYONE doesn't make it a bad concept.

[1antisupercat]

:55 the left breaklight is out

[KhyronDesintegrado]

@1antisupercat nop.. the light from the sun is getting through from the left side, but i was able to see the light bulb when I played the video in HD

[jeffsandychelsea]

@H8ISGR8 No but neither can most other cars. -_- It's one of the first cars of its kind, don't expect it to be perfect.

[XKS99]

@H8ISGR8

. . . . um can your jetta drive to work and back without a SINGLE drop of fuel. BTW I own a TDI and if the price is right the volt is going to be my next car. And 50 mpg? Come on in real world aggressive driving you're lucky to get 40 mpg.

[UBERKron]

@hamstenator thankyou, voice of reason.

[Ramizzan]

Wow. That is probably the lamest excuse I've ever heard against electrics. I have a great solution. If you buy an electric car.......start parking it next to an outlet.

[Ramizzan]

GM has definitely done their homework. The car is supposed to go 40-60 miles without sipping a drop of gas, so I couldn't care less what the "MPG" turns out to be. Most of us drive only 20 or so miles each way to work, which means we'd only use gas on long joy rides. This gas-assist configuration is the logical next step from the electric-assist Prius, which puts it way ahead of the competition with better fuel economy and range.

[krzintegraboi]

if they make that car $40k when it comes out it better get 100+ mpg without charging and hope gas prices are at $4 a gallon again to get the most out of it.

[krzintegraboi]

its nice looking but i wouldnt pay more than $25k for it and the $7500 tax credit is just that you have to claim it on taxes which you dont get a $7500 of the price type of deal.. i would barely charge the car so i would like to know what the car mpg with the motor it has..only when it comes out will we finally get a real answer

[AnimepimpYT]

uneducated idiot.