[brooklin]

We have high electric rates per Kwh here in Maine, $.20 per hour. The rate listed in the article seems to be way to high.

[kingu]

Top tier in Los Angeles is 30 cents an hour, add in contributions to lifeline power, local taxes, nuclear decommissioning, etc, and it works out to be closer to 45 cents an hour.

That's $6.30 to recharge a discharged Volt battery pack. Boy, look at those savings roll on in... Betcha that Volt will pay for itself in, umm, well, never at that rate.