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Old 04-04-2012, 10:57 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hawk2100n View Post
A friend/coworker of mine who has a 130 mile daily commute is starting to seriously consider a Volt.
I don't think that's the car to buy for that driving pattern. Volt makes sense if your daily commute can be done on battery power exclusively (or nearly). I've seen comparisons done to a standard Prius liftback (non-plug-in) that show it is more cost effective than the Volt when the daily single-charge usage is over a certain distance (~100 miles comes to mind).

Of course few people make purchase decisions solely on economic calculations. Otherwise they would all buy Nissan Versas or the like (if shopping new) or used econoboxes (if shopping used).

There may be reasons to want a Volt, even if you don't fit its designed best use.
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