In 2011, the first model year of production, the Volt’s drivetrain setup was certainly unusual. The Volt’s electric motors had essentially two power sources: a battery and an internal combustion engine acting as a generator of sorts when the battery was running dry. The first iterations of the Volt could go for well over 300 miles on a tank of gas and about 30 miles on just battery power (via Edmunds). Later models upgraded that to over 400 miles on hybrid power and over 50 miles on battery (via Chevrolet).
The Volt suffered from the standard Fisher-Price-like interior plastics that all GM’s are adorned with, but it wasn’t a miserable vehicle at all. Aside from a small back seat and an initially high price tag of over $40,000, reviewers generally liked the Volt quite a bit. It was relatively quick for a small car and economical for short excursions. CBS News reports that some owners even went over 1,400 miles between trips to the gas station as they never drove far enough for the gas engine to ever kick in.
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