[Keith Seymore]

A little surprised to see my name mentioned in this thread.

By way of background - I drove a series of Chevy Volts and derivatives daily for a period of about 4 years during their development period (2008 - 2012).

You may already know they are not a "pure" electric, but a hybrid. Basically the power to the front wheels always comes from electricity, but you have an "on board gasoline generator" (conveniently located in the normal engine location) to keep the batteries topped off.

It worked well for me, as my commute was 31 miles one way and I could charge both at work and at home. This would allow me to go months without turning the gasoline engine on, unless I had to run errands or otherwise deviate from my commute.

Of course, since these were company provided vehicles I did not have to worry about ownership concerns like battery life, replacement cost, insurance and such, which might temper my enthusiasm.

K