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The idea that the Chevy Volt is vaporware seems far fetched. I believe by July, three months from now, mules with the Volt powertrain including the Lithium Ion battery pack, will be available for reporters to evaluate. Then these questions will be answered: (1) is the zero to sixty time less than 9 seconds? (2) Is the all electric range greater than 32 miles, and (3) if driven 400 miles in a day, and then refueled, what is the gas mileage, over 50? And in July if these are all answered in the affirmative, then the Volt is the real deal, even if the initial price is upwards of $40,000.
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