the above picture shows what will probably happen to the volt. Either it will never see production or it will be used to demonstrate how no one wants plug in hybrid vehicles.

GM will not do the right thing here, they never have and are showing no sign of changing.

i personally think they are trying to distract for their real problems with this car. They are pointing everyone to it to demonstrate that they are not behind in the race to effecient cars,when they are really at least 10 years behind toyota.

I believe toyota is holding itself back in an attempt to allow GM to take the lead on the next generation of vehicles. I think they would do this because GM will have an easier time lobbying for incentives to make the technology more attractive such as tax breaks for PHEVs, and utility concessions for charging them as well as other incentives. If toyota lets GM lobby for this type of government assistance, then once its in place they can come with with vastly superior technology GM will be in a bad place... still. But thats all speculation.

if a guy in his garage can convert a prius to a plug in then toyota can as well. There is something holding them back and I dont think its technology. With GM they are held back by about 100 years of mismanagement, conspiracy and a history of not wanting to change.