Well it’s been a year with my Volt and for the first time I found out what it's like to put gas in this electric car.
I drove just 5,000 miles this year but only used 2.4 gal of gas with almost all of my days using no gas at all.
After one year the Volt asks to enter maintenance mode to let the gas engine run to prevent any fuel from getting stale. The Volt lets you decline for only 24 hrs. and then will start the engine and run as a gas car (mostly) till you burn enough gas and refill. It will still run only on electricity at slow speeds and stop at stop signs but the gas gauge always shows and miles are counted as a gas burner.
What a great job GM did on this car.

The Chevrolet Volt is participating in a fascinating project in Austin, Texas called the Pecan Street Project. It will be used to study the effects of several electric vehicles in one community. The video below gives a great overview of this and why the Volt was chosen.

Today, Chevrolet Volt owners should have received a communication from Mark Reuss regarding the closure of the NHTSA investigation. It has come to our attention that some owners may have received a letter with the wrong name in the address.  While the content of the envelope is the same, in each we wanted to let you know that we are aware of the error.  We truly apologize for this error and if you would like a replacement letter please advise your Volt Advisor and they will be happy to send you a corrected letter. Thanks.