General Motors Chevy Volt Sales Low. GM Laying Off 1300.

• People are wising up about electric autos.
• New battery, might be $4,000. 
• How to dispose of it? More expense.
• Charge it at home overnight. 
• You are getting electricity from a coal fired energy plant.
• Brown outs will occur frequently.
• Air conditioning + radio will drain on power and battery.
• Batteries do not operate well in cold climate.
• Heaters will run on battery, a huge drain.

Read more from the WASHINGTON POST by Joel Gehrke.