Monday, August 24, 2009

Motoring | The first 100-mpg car | Seattle Times Newspaper

Motoring | The first 100-mpg car | Seattle Times Newspaper: "

A car that gets 100 miles per gallon? It may not be as far a way as you think. General Motors said it has reached a preliminary agreement...

By Jeff Green
Bloomberg

The production version of GM's new electric Volt was revealed during the company's 100th-anniversary celebration last month in Detroit.
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The production version of GM's new electric Volt was revealed during the company's 100th-anniversary celebration last month in Detroit.

A car that gets 100 miles per gallon? It may not be as far a way as you think.

General Motors said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Environmental Protection Agency regulators that clears the way for the Chevrolet Volt, an electric vehicle that could be recharged at home or with a 1.4-liter gasoline engine, to be certified as the first 100-mpg car."

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