Chevy Volt's Energy Cost

Topic: Cars

Here's an interesting article from MarketWatch regarding how much it will cost to charge the batteries overnight for the upcoming Chevy Volt.

I still don't like the look of the production version, but still love the technology.

Interesting statistics from the article:

• Off-peak (10 pm to 6 am) cost to charge: $.80/day, $24/month, $292/year
• Peak cost to charge batteries: $2.40/day, $73/month, $876/year
• Gasoline cost for my Mustang (at $3.70/gallon): $7.93/day, $237.86/mo, $2,886.52/year
  
• If every car, pickup and SUV in America were a plug-in hybrid, the power grid as it stands now could fuel 84% of them if they charged during off-peak hours
• A computer and monitor on all day long is about the exact same cost as filling up your Volt

Chevy Volt

Topic: Cars

The second picture is the production model of the Volt. If GM is going with this design, they should also change the name to the Chevette Hybrid. That is one plain jane looking car. This is the car that is going to save GM? Let's hope Ford or Chrysler can do better or the US auto industry is coming to an end.