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From a list of the top best-selling vehicles sold during the 2012 model year, the Volt was ranked 133 out of 262.<ref>http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/09/august-2012-ytd-all-vehicle-rankings.html</ref> GM says the Volt is a niche car but will serve as a technological test bed for future advanced technology.<ref>http://gm-volt.com/2014/01/17/what-is-gm-doing-about-automotive-electrification/</ref>

From a list of the top best-selling vehicles sold during the 2012 model year, the Volt was ranked 133 out of 262.<ref>http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/09/august-2012-ytd-all-vehicle-rankings.html</ref> GM says the Volt is a niche car but will serve as a technological test bed for future advanced technology.<ref>http://gm-volt.com/2014/01/17/what-is-gm-doing-about-automotive-electrification/</ref>

While current owners appear the most satisfied, <ref>http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/09/august-2012-ytd-all-vehicle-rankings.html</ref> a growing number of drivers have a favorable opinion of electric vehicles. <ref>http://www.gfk.com/us/news-and-events/press-room/press-releases/pages/interest-in-electric-vehicles-held-back-by-.aspx</ref> For environmentalists, electric automobiles appear to be the car of choice <ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/01/environmentalists-laud-californias-electric-car-mandate-/1</ref>  and can be a game changer for the environment when using renewable resources to produce power. <ref>http://www.carbontrust.com/resources/guides/renewable-energy-technologies/renewable-energy-and-combined-heat-and-power-(chp)</ref> A reliance on renewable sources of energy and electricity will greatly offset the use of oil. Even when electricity is generated by coal, <ref>http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html</ref> there are still some benefits at carbon dioxide reduction though not as dramatic as using non-polluting sources. <ref>http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3 http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=74&t=11</ref>  

While current owners appear most satisfied, the general public has little interest in electric vehicles. Of the 15 million cars sold in 2012, only 100,000 were electric. That is still make up just one tenth of one percent of all cars. <ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/19/autos/electric-car/ Year of the electric car blows a fuse, CNN Money, October 19, 2012]</ref> For environmentalists, electric automobiles appear to be the car of choice. In reality, it's not a game changer for the environment as liberals would have you believe. <ref>[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-more-electric-cars-wont-impact-us-air-pollution/ Why more electric cars won't save the world from climate change, SmartPlanet.com, January 23, 2014]</ref> A reliance on electric automobiles, electricity commonly generated by coal power, does not offset emmissions. Even if half the auto market was comprised of electric vehicles, emissions would not be affected. <ref>[http://www.science20.com/news_articles/mass_acceptance_electric_cars_would_have_little_impact_us_emissions-128117 Mass Acceptance Of Electric Cars Would Have Little Impact On US Emissions, Science20.com, January 21st 2014</ref>

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