The Chevy Volt may have been Motor Trend’s Car of the Year (or else) but when it comes to dollars, sense, and logic, Government Motors’ hybrid “electric” car is an epic fail. Here.

“When you are looking at purely dollars and cents, it doesn’t really make a lot of sense. The Volt isn’t particularly efficient as an electric vehicle and it’s not particularly good as a gas vehicle either in terms of fuel economy,” said David Champion, the senior director of Consumer Reports auto testing center at a meeting with reporters here. “This is going to be a tough sell to the average consumer.”

Pete the Banker saw this one coming. See his previous posts here, here and here.

Consumer Reports also faulted all the hybrids for low distance range in cold weather. If you don’t mind getting caught in a snow storm it’s probably just fine.  Oh, and CR called the five hour period of time it takes to recharge the battery “annoying.”