AND LOOKS DAMNED GOOD DOING IT: Fisker Karma goes 51.6 miles in electric mode.

Plus, Chevy Volt costs more to own over time than does gas-only Chevy Cruze.

UPDATE: On the other hand, Matt Hennessy writes that he’s put 3000 miles on his Volt, “. . . and it is still as fun as day 1. A bit better even, as the control stack is no longer such a mystery. 2702mi, 2308 of them on electricity, comes to about 189mpg.. I had it past 250mpg until I took a couple long road trips that had the gas motor kick in. And the maintenance schedule consists of tire rotation and visual checks until you hit 50k, for the air cleaner, then 100k for the plugs.”