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It's still the best car in this segment. The Leaf won't use gas at all but will leave you stranded at the end of a 100 mile trip, and remember how fickle EV ranges are. You could think that you have enough battery power for a 100 mile round trip but end up stuck 20 miles from home when outside conditions reduce the total EV range to 80 miles. The Volt doesn't have that problem because the Volt isn't a completely half-assed car, as is the Leaf.

So did GM kinda renege on the whole "Solely powered by electricity thing?" Yeah, sorta. Depends on how you look at it. The Volt will still be powered by electricity 99% of the time. If you need to pass someone on the highway, then the ICE will kick in and help out, which is the more efficient solution than straining the battery/electric motors. Once that's over and done with and you're back to cruising at 70 MPH or below, then you're running on electricity only again.