2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Chevrolet Volt

[chucho]

"A Car of the Future You Can Drive Today" - MT

Read more:

http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1101_2011_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_chevrolet_vo lt/index.html#ixzz15UrRCi9W

[SlowSRT4]

The Volt also got Automobile of the Year from Automobile Magazine.

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1101_2011_automobile_of_the_year_chevrolet_volt/index.html

[NeilBlanchard]

Can you buy it this year?

[base428]

I was a big Volt fan a few years ago, but things have changed lately. In reading some posts over at gm-volt.com, I'm concerned that Volt owners might be "consumed" with finding a receptacle to charge in their attempt to never use gas. Instead of "range-anxiety" with the Leaf or Aptera, Volt owners might experience "charging anxiety".

Thoughts?

Regardless, it would just be nice to simply have the opportunity to BUY one these vehicles......

[SlowSRT4]

Can you buy it this year?
These awards are for 2011, not 2010.

The Leaf has already been pushed back to January, except for a handful of deliveries. I wouldn't be surprised if it is a similar story for the Volt.

Personally, I will consider the Volt and Leaf to both be launching in 2011. It has become all too obvious that they are making a few select deliveries right at the end of 2010 just so they can get the publicity and say that they launched in 2010.

[Grendal]

If they had just come out with the damn thing the Aptera could have easily won a bunch of these prizes.

Congratulations to the Volt. These are exciting times for electric and hybrid vehicles.

I hope the Volt and the Leaf are wildly successful so the changeover to electric continues to thrive.

[SlowSRT4]

EPA numbers for the Volt are finally out:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/24/2011-chevy-volt-gets-93-mpge-and-37-mpg-rating-from-epa/

93 MPGe on electricity, 37 MPG on gas, and 35 miles of electric range.

Less efficient than the Leaf's 99 MPGe, which makes sense considering the Volt weighs 400 lbs more.

[danieloneil01]

Good job guys at Aptera. Way to be the girl on prom night.