Goal: To further reduce our household CO2 emissions and live lighter on the planet. Solution: a Chevy Volt - the ideal green car! After ten years of driving a fuel efficient Toyota Prius and nearly five years driving a Nissan Leaf full electric vehicle (EV), I finally found a vehicle that combines the best of both. Here is why I call the Chevy Volt the ideal green car. The Conundrum The Prius had great mileage, but it still used gas. The Leaf could not burn gas if it wanted to, but the range was far less than the 100 miles per charge that Nissan originally claimed. But it got worse. Over time, the battery capacity diminished, significantly reducing range. There were plenty of times I wanted to travel farther than the Leaf’s battery would allow. The only options were to make a ... Read More
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