Davis purchased his Volt in late September, 2010 from a dealer outside of Washington, D.C., being the last of the four Volts the dealership was to receive. He had to wait nearly four months for the car's delivery.
Davis’ Volt will be powered by electricity generated from the new solar panel NNP had installed on the roof of their downtown office.
Installing the solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) power station came from the combined efforts of a local solar-panel company and a local EV charging station company. While they have installed EV power stations and solar arrays throughout the Southeast, the NNP solar-powered EV power station was the first in the state.
"I have always been concerned about the environment and have wanted an electric car since GM's first attempt with the EV-1 more than 20 years ago," Davis said. "I've read some of the criticisms of electric cars regarding the pollution made by electricity generation, which inspired me to push for a solar car charger at work. Nachman Norwood & Parrott is a forward-thinking group that strives to do the right thing for both the environment and clients. We will be offsetting our power use from the grid with this system, and plan to expand its capacity in the near future."
The Volt will require regular service and maintenance, hence a local Chevy dealership elected to send several technicians to General Motors headquarters to be trained to service the Chevy Volt.
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