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?
