Someone ought to file a false advertising complaint against General Motors about 230 mpg claims for the Chevy Volt

-- FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection - Division of Advertising

See ""Shocking" Conclusions About the Chevy Volt's Reported 230 MPG" from The Daily Green.

The idea is that most trips are under the 40 mile range of the electric batteries, so that the car would travel a total of 230 miles using a combination of electricity and one gallon of gas.

It's still misleading if not misrepresentation. Even if the cost of the electricity is cheaper than it would be to buy the equivalent amount of gasoline to travel the same distance.