“The Future is Here and America is Back in the Game.“
~ Motor Trend Magazine ~
(when they named the Chevy Volt the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year)
After test driving the Chevy Volt for a week, I decided to post my top ten reasons why I think the Volt and electric cars are here to stay.
10. Going green used to be all about hippie grassroot organizations. Now people understand how going green helps the bottom line.
9. The price of gasoline has skyrocketed. Auto companies understand cars need to be fuel efficient.
8. Auto industry leaders are finally paying attention and building green cars (Yeah Chevy!)
7. America is slowly starting to get that bigger is not better.
6. Charging a Volt is so easy my 5 year can do it.
5. The government is proving a tax credit of $7,500 to anyone who buys an electric car.
4. The interior’s two LCD touch-sensitive screens make you feel like you’re driving a space vehicle.
3. Most people can commute gas-free and tailpipe emissions-free for about $1.50 of electricity per day.
2. Electricity is a cleaner source of power and electric car technology is only going to improve overtime.
1. We can reduce carbon outputs for our children and our children’s children.
Thank you Chevy for this out-of-this-world experience.
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