I would agree that it is over-hyped to a degree...
I think it's a great concept car, and I really wish they would hurry up on getting it into production. I like how it's gas engine doesn't run the wheels at all, it only contributes to recharging.
But on the other hand, it's getting alot more hype than it deserves. GM to me seems notorious for acting way more environmental than they actually are. For example, the gas mileage on most chevy vehicles is pretty rotten, and yet they have a whole web page dedicated to how great their gas mileage is. What they list is the old EPA highway estimates for their vehicles. That's about as overblown as legally possible.)
Anyway, as far as the volt goes, like I said, it's a great concept, but somehow I doubt GM is going to be speedy about getting this, and other practical environmentally friendly cars onto the road anytime before they absolutely have to. Toyota on the other hand is currently testing out its plug in prius (they gave one to UC Berkeley and one to UC Irvine to test out) and it apparently get's a 122 miles per gallon.
In my recent column, Chevy Volt runs on hype, I tried to figure out why this concept car from GM has generated so much interest. What do you think of the Volt? Does it deserve all the attention, or are there more worthy concepts?

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