From the jump, Volt gets raves by GM

GM is promising some really big things with the new Volt electric vehicle -- like some ridiculously efficient 230 miles per gallon in the city.

And the critics are saying, yeah surrrre. But 230 mpg is a whole lot more than most automakers even fantasize.

From Newser:

... and from EcoGeek, one of the more fuzzy-wuzzy, left-leaning, tree-hugging of sites that I check out.

GM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius gets 51 ...

OK. The Volt still looks like a beer can. It does. And where do you stick the wind-up key?