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Tag Archives: MPG

Measuring MPG

Posted on July 16, 2010 by legallysociable

The EPA is still working out a system by which to measure MPG for new electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt. We do know the Volt won’t have a rating of 230 MPG. Read about it here.

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