I live in the country on a
I live in the country on a horse farm. My family has a tractor, a truck, and a volt. The truck is a requirement because I need it to haul a horse trailer, but for a typical vehicle, we wanted something that was less depended on gas prices and more environmentally responsible. I commute 20-30 miles daily for work, and the volt is perfect for me. I can enjoy the life of an electric while maintaining the safety net needed with a gas backup. In our area, there are zero charging stations. We use the volt on long trips because even with its lower mpg, it is way more efficient than the truck. I feel like the biggest hurdle to EVs in my area is the lack of charging stations (don't even get me started on non-standard plugs so that even if you happen to find one it probably won't work for your vehicle). No one wants to run the risk of running out of juice. Until the infrastructure is in place, there will not be a market for the vehicles, and until there is a need for the stations, none will be put in. Its a real chicken or the egg cycle. The volt is the only car that could break that cycle, and GM is missing on a hugely untapped opportunity by pulling the volt. I don't see it as good business sense...I see it as cowardice!