Lyle, congratulations on a tremendously successful year. I still have no idea how you manage to keep up the pace of information flow on this site and still have any semblance of live beyond GM-Volt, let alone a day job! I’ve said it before, but only history will show how this site has managed to keep a multi-national corporation (GM) focused on a dreamed-up concept during the most difficult financial crisis of our lifetime. There is no doubt in my mind that the collective enthusiasm and interest generated from this site is largely responsible for keeping GM on track.

The only thing that could top your Top-10 list would be to have Letterman name the VOLT in his on-air Top-10 stories for 2010!

Jackson: The on-board charger is capable of accepting 240 volts, but only through a professionally installed device available from GM to Volt owners at extra cost. This is as much for the protection of your house as for themselves; they don’t want to be subject to lawsuits from home fires caused by amateur wiring (though I know that I would get it right!!!).

When plugged into the GM 240V charger, the Volt should fully recharge in 3 hours, instead of the usual 8 (on a dedicated 110V circuit), or 11 hours (on 110V at an optionally lower setting to avoid tripping the breaker on a non-dedicated outlet).

My understanding was that the 240v unit was a separate charger. My question still remains, what happens if you plug the on board charger into 240v. Pretty easy to make an adapter to do so. Pretty important that you be able to do so if the vehicle is to be sold worldwide. Most of the world doesn’t have our electrical jumble which includes 120v.

=D~

Mike-o-Matic: Is Levi the schemer of the bunch? (Levi is an anagram for “evil” after all).

Actually, Levi was “wild” for his formative months, so when we got him he needed a lot of “affection: (like with a stout stick) to get him to behave himself. As a result, I’m the alpha male in the house, then Levi, Bubba, Toby and then poor Jack. I think Jack smiles a lot so he doesn’t tick off any of the other cats. Levi has come a long way, but the Vet still refuses to see him. It took three adults to hold him down for his shots (all wearing long leather gloves). We’ve had cats for ~35 years, but never two that were the same. A lot like kids, I guess.
Happy New Year!
Tagamet

Let’s Just Get The Volts’ Wheels On The Road!!**********NPNS

DON’T glue him to the hood, it will reduce your AER.
/joke

Welcome to the year of the Volt

Mike-o-Matic:
Is Levi the schemer of the bunch?(Levi is an anagram for “evil” after all).You know, now that I think about it, while the Volt may not be a five-seater, you could always build a custom multi-cat throne that mounts into the center cupholder console in the back…