I have some of the right wing criticism of the Volt, and it baffles me--just discussing the car, and not the bailout, etc.
Some/ many talk show hosts seem to be woefully ignorant, maybe purposefully so. They quote a range of 40-70 miles and laugh. But they ignore the fact that it has a gas engine and can run on that, or electric, or both combined.
As a concept, I think the Volt is on the money. The devil is in the details--as always.

Whether it is viable in the market place, I am not so sure.
There seems to be a possible conflict of interest with a government bailed-out car company offering taxpayer-funded rebates.

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