GM VOLT... ReVolting to enviro-economics

The Detroit News "When you are looking at purely dollars and cents, it doesn't really make a lot of sense. The Volt isn't particularly efficient as an electric vehicle and it's not particularly good as a gas vehicle either in terms of fuel economy," said David Champion, the senior director of Consumer Reports auto testing center at a meeting with reporters here. "This is going to be a tough sell to the average consumer."

• The magazine has put about 2,500 miles on its Volt. It paid $48,700, including a $5,000 markup by a Chevy dealer.
• Champion noted the Volt is about twice as expensive as a Prius.
• He was said the five hour time to recharge the Volt was "annoying" and was also critical of the power of the Volt heating system.
• "You have seat heaters, which keep your body warm, but your feet get cold and your hands get cold," Champion said.

You know you have a problem when the best word you can pull from a review is "annoying."

• Consumer Reports: Chevy Volt "is going to be a tough sell to the average consumer."- Autoblog Green
• GM displeased over Chevy Volt's poor Green Car Book ranking - Autoblog Green
• Do federal subsidies and Volt markups belong together? - Autoblog Green

Haase - It is hard for me to imagine your tax dollars in the form of a $7,500 tax rebate on a $43,000 car when I have never spent more than $5,000 on my last two daily driven used car for the last 20 years both  got over 35mpg?

Even worse? CARB-Approved Volt to Qualify for Additional $5,000 Rebate