Chevy Volt Not Green Enough For California

thecarchik writes "The first two plug-in cars from major manufacturers will go head-to-head on warranties and lease prices: $350 a month for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, $349 for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Now the choice shifts to other measures, including electric and overall range, as well as the plug-in perks that states like California offer to early adopters to encourage them to opt for electric cars. This is where it gets interesting. While California loves the Nissan Leaf, current regulations deny Chevy Volt buyers two significant perks: a $5,000 rebate, and permission to drive solo in HOV Lanes."

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Re:HOV is for CONGESTION not for ENVIRONMENT

[Anonymous Coward]

Awwww... someone's upset that they're going to have to adapt to the fact that some people might actually do good and get rewarded for it, and crowd his itty-bitty single lane, therefore causing him to run 2 minutes behind schedule.

I keep with the other: Change is bad, mmm-kay?

WAKE UP CALL HERE PEOPLE, GM DID THIS TO THEMSELF

[Anonymous Coward]

In the 90's the GM and the oil companies colluded to trick the California Air Resources Board to scrap the EV1 pilot project. Now they make this piece of crap hybrid, which is supposed to be it's successor. Now California has learned their lesson, and rejected the Volt. Good for them. Fuck GM.