Chevrolet Volt

First generation (2010) The Volt answered range anxiety with engineering rather than a bigger battery. It drove on electricity first, then a gasoline engine powered a generator to extend its range, so a buyer could commute electrically without fearing a long trip. Retail deliveries began in December 2010, and it swept the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year and North American Car of the Year awards. Until December 2018 the Volt and its Opel and Vauxhall Ampera siblings formed the world's best-selling plug-in hybrid family. GM ended production in February 2019.