 chevy-volt Chevy Volt tops most-loved car survey again 
 
 Nov. 29, 2012 at 11:19 AM ET 
 
 Chuck Burton / AP 
 
 General Motors' Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car topped Consumer Reports' annual owner-satisfaction survey for the second straight year. Consumer Reports said its survey received responses from owners of almost 350,000 vehicles spanning the 2010-2013 model years. Ninety-two percent of Volt owners surveyed by the influential consumer magazine said they would definitely buy the Volt again, earning the electric car the top ranking. Nevertheless, the Volt, which sells for just under $40,000 before a $7,500 federal tax credit, has a devoted following among those who brag about avoiding gas stations.
– Owners of Chevy Volts love their cars, as a new Consumer Reports survey makes clear. It's No. 1 in terms of owner satisfaction for the second straight year, with 92% saying they would buy one again, reports NBC News. "The Volt is indeed an engineering marvel," writes Joann Muller at Forbes, and some common knocks against it—that it was "dictated" by the Obama White House or that GM loses about $50,000 a car—are just flat-out wrong. Still, the Volt has problems, writes Muller: The back seats are cramped because of the battery, the controls are poorly laid out, and it takes way too long (16 hours) to charge on the typical household current. Upgrading to shorten that time is expensive. The big drawback, though, remains the $40,000 price for a compact car. Government tax credits and incentives help, "but it will still take years to break even on the investment." Read her full post here.