General Electric (which paid no taxes on billions in income), now 'forcing' employees into Chevy Volts

General Electric (which paid no taxes on billions in income), now 'forcing' employees into Chevy Volts.(GCR).Sixteen months ago, General Electric announced it would place the "largest order in history" for electric cars, to be used by its employees who are issued company cars.
Now, those cars are starting to arrive and be placed with employees.
And where changes are made, personnel policies are sure to follow.
A person inside GE recently forwarded a memo to us that covers some of the nuts and bolts of using the 2012 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. It's from the fleet operations manager for GE Healthcare.
Among the interesting points:

• "All sedans ordered in 2012 will be the Chevrolet Volt"
• Crossovers and minivans will be replaced by electric-vehicle sedans, i.e. the Volt
• Field engineers (who presumably have to carry equipment and spare parts) are the exception to the Volt-only rule
• Home assessments for installation of a 240-Volt Level 2 charging station will be provided to all Volt drivers
• If it's not possible to install a Level 2 station, employees should use standard 110-Volt charging
• If no electric power is available, driving the Volt using only its gasoline range extender is permitted
• Employees should expense both public charging-station costs and the Volt-recharging portion of their monthly electric bills
• If new GE drivers opt out of the fleet-vehicle program and choose to use a personal car, GE will not reimburse those expenses
• Existing drivers will not be reimbursed for personal-vehicle use after January 1, 2013

Hmmmm..........Meanwhile French 'Entrepreneur' Renault cars Zoe Pure-electric Car Could Have a 220 Mile Range. Read the full story here.