Living in the heart of a big city, with temperate early-fall weather and our longest regular excursion being an 11 mile round trip taking the kids to school on weekday mornings, we figured we could easily avoid running the Volt on gasoline altogether.

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Around 120 miles south of Los Angeles, the metropolis is the second largest in California, and has all the benefits of big city living but with a relaxed appeal that attracts visitors, college students and potential residents from all over the country.

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These towns offer a relatively low cost of living, compared with their big-city brethren and, in recent years, ample opportunities for work in various fields.

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