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Re:An EV Future is Inevitable by stirbot on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @10:18AM (#6367273)
Just a note: the Volt price drop was due to the replacement of certain expensive components with simpler or cheaper alternatives, not simply efficiency in manufacturing. Source: buddies work for GM.

My next car will be an EV. I'm going to drive my econobox nearly into the ground then buy something reasonably priced and keep the ICE car for long trips. I got as much a rush from the Volt instant torque as I did from a CTS-V wagon (though not as much as the Z06. That company loaner program is a nice perk)

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Re:An EV Future is Inevitable by darkspaten on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @10:51AM (#6367510)
The torque is very nice, I traded in a `09 370Z for a Volt and have found my driving style adjusted more conservatively (with a side benefit of less speeding tickets.)

I've leased a Volt for 12+ months now and consumed < 30 gallons of gasoline in that time. My chief complaint is not about the car, but about the lack of metered charging stations. The charging stations in my area (of which there are a fair number) are flat rate $2.50 regardless if I require $0.05 or $0.90 (my max residential rate charge expense) of energy or whether I'm parked for 5 min or 500 min.

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