Originally Posted by Twisp (Post 786590)

It is going to be a hard sell at $40k+ outside of Hollywood. Step in the right direction, however.

Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 786697)

I think the Volt is an evolutionary step in the development of the electric car and all such things have high prices and are only bought by early adopters.

However one disturbing thing I read a few weeks ago that is the dirty little secret they don't want the public to know about is that the high mileage numbers are based on the car being fully charged every night from a high voltage hookup. At present the reality is that this car will appeal to many urban owners who will not have access to those type electrical hookups as their cars park on the street. This means the gasoline engine will be operating a a lot more for those folks and it is not all that efficient in driving that generator to power the electirc motor.