Got Electric? Car that is.

Charging at $1.00 per hour at 3 Kw per hour, means about four and a half hours for  a full charge, and it is the same as buying gas.  I have a problem with paying by the hour like this as a Volt owner though. Recently I have seen rates as high as $3.20 per KwH. Thats like paying $7 a gallon for fuel. Really?