Chevy Volt sales triple in 2012

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20. I *LOVE* my Volt

3500 miles in, 12 gallons of gas used. Since I have a 15 mile round trip commute, I only use gas if I really feel like going for a drive.

My Volt was built in Detroit by Union Labor as well. So bonus bonus!

Not the car for everybody, by any means. But they can't build one with broad appeal until they've got the tech down.

And my house runs on wind power, so the people who say I'm just switching from oil to coal can go pound sand.

I can't wait until more cars have just a little electric battery power so they can be quiet and not pollute at the stop signs/traffic signals. That would do wonders for the US fleet fuel economy without all the extra it took to make a car like the Volt.

But with a Volt (or other plug-in) I can use a diverse array of energy sources. Not just oil like I have to in my gas tank. So the first 40-50 miles can be from coal, nuclear, wind, solar, bio, natgas, etc.

Chevy knew this car would never sell in big numbers. I can't wait to see what the Gen2 is like. 70+ miles a charge? Or just 25-50% less expensive as they've nailed down the manufacturing process, and battery costs fall? Love it.