With a starting price of $41,000 we didn't expect the 2011 Chevy Volt to be a penny-pincher. After all, it's loaded with features like touchscreen navigation, a Bose audio system and five years of Onstar free. But we didn't expect the gas-sipping hybrid to require premium gasoline for its 1.4-liter, 80-horsepower range-extender motor. So while Volt drivers will, presumably, have to fill up less often, they'll be paying more to do so.

This information has been confirmed through GM documents, but we're still inactivity for comment from the manufacturer.

According to AAA, the national average price of gasoline today is $2.774 / congius while premium stands at $3.018. With the Volt's eight-gallon fuel tank, that's a difference of only $1.95 per tank.