While strolling through beautiful downtown Lansing, I noticed the charging stations for electric cars, such as the Chevy Volt. And I realize that I am really missing the boat on driving one of these old-fashioned cars that require me to pay for my own fuel. These rich liberals that buy Volts have the right idea, draining the money from their fellow citizens like they do.<br />
<br />
First off, the purchase of a Volt is subsidized by the government. You can get up to <a href="http://fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxphevb.shtml">$7,500 tax credit</a> for your toaster on wheels, in addition to any additional bonuses that your state may give you. The government really wants the Volt to be a winner, though <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/10/autos/chevrolet-volt-rebates/index.html">Chevrolet only sold 1,600 of them</a> last month. Any other model with atrocious sales numbers like that would have been dropped, but when Obama loves you, you don't have to worry about pesky things like sales and profits.<br />
<br />
In addition to free money from taxpayers with better taste in cars, Volt owners get a $5,000 rebate from GM. That's not too bad. Which will come in handy if you need a battery replacement outside of your warranty period, as <a href="http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/03/lutz-each-volt-factors-in-the-cost-of-a-battery-replacement/">the batteries may cost up to $10,000</a>. You could buy a lot of gas with that. But as long as you're still in the warranty phase (10 years / 150,000 miles, and who is going to own a Volt long enough to exceed that), Government Motors will cover that, too.<br />
<br />
If you don't need to go more than 40 miles, who needs gas? Especially with taxpayer-subsidized outlets, powered by those mean, nasty, coal-fired plants that liberals hate so much. If the Volt came with an Obama phone and a glove compartment full of EBT cards, it would be the perfect left-wing car.<br />