The Volt will be a giant leap for the consumer and GM. You go 40 miles and use no gas or you go 300 or 400 miles and get good gas milage on the way. The future generations of this car should be better and cheaper. Remember, you don't have to plug in after your electric range is exhausted, a gas engine kicks in to charge the electric power supply and you keep going down the road. You can't do that with an electric vehicle only.

Say what you want about GM, they made lots of mistakes, but remember that they made money for decades and paid taxes for decades. The high fuel costs did their profit makers in, Suburban, Tahoe and Silvarado. Now their cars and trucks now are as good as any in the market. I support them and my next vehicle will probably be GM.