Maybe the Toyota Prius would be a better choice because the cost would be a huge factor there.
Prius - $22000
Volt - $32500 ?
It looks like for short commutes using the batteries your mpg is good, but drops on long trips.
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When gasoline is providing the power, the Volt might get as much as 50 mpg. But that mpg figure would not take into account that the car has already gone 40 miles with no gas at all.
So let's say the car is driven 50 miles in a day. For the first 40 miles, no gas is used and during the last 10 miles, 0.2 gallons are used. That's the equivalent of 250 miles per gallon. But, if the driver continues on to 80 miles, total fuel economy would drop to about 100 mpg. And if the driver goes 300 miles, the fuel economy would be just 62.5 mpg.
0:00 /2:45Driving the Chevy Volt
The Volt will need to be plugged in at night to recharge. The company said it estimates it will need 8 kilowatt hours for the recharge necessary to travel 40 miles. That should cost a total of about 40 cents at off-peak electricity rates in Detroit, Henderson said.National figures from the Department of Energy suggest most consumers would pay more than that, probably around 88 cents per recharge.
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http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/auto...ion=2009081116