One out of every 8,400 Michigan residents is on the waitlist for a Chevy Volt at gm-volt.com. Other states with levels of interest are:
- Washington (1 in 9,100)
- District of Columbia (1 in 9,500)
- New Hampshire (1 in 10,400)
- Arizona (1 in 10,700)
- Virginia (1 in 11,000)
- California (1 in 11,000)
- Colorado (1 in 11,100)
- Maryland (1 in 11,300)
- Oregon (11,500)
- Connecticut (11,700)
At the other end of the spectrum are South Dakota (1 in 32,000), Louisiana (1 in 32,000), and Mississippi (1 in 38,000).
The interest numbers for Michigan, DC, Virginia and Maryland are probably being helped by interested industry and political insiders, but New Hampshire, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Connecticut are some of the usual "green" states.
Due to its limited fully-electric range, many see the Volt as most ideal in urban settings. It was most interesting for me to see the relative low interest in New York, Rhode Island, and my home state of Pennsylvania. This isn't the most scientific sample as it is unclear to me how the gm-volt site has advertised, and the nature of the viral growth. That said, seeing 4-5 times the per capita interest in certain states as compared to others illustrates the heterogenous nature of the American market for cars in general and for "green" products.
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