You know, I really like the Volt. Yes, it has massive blind spots to the rear, so you have to use your mirrors a lot when changing lanes, and the A-pillars are huge, so you have to move your head side-to-side while driving in parking lots, but other than that it's a pretty good SCIENCE EXPERIMENT type of car, one that you can actually live with out in the real world.
Here is where things get interesting: I'm not sure if you know it or not, but the world hit 'PEAK OIL' production back in 2008 and has been slowly declining ever since. (
http://www.financialsensearchive.com/editorials/saxena/2009/0826.html )
What that means is that soon, like in about 5 years soon, gasoline will cost around $3 per liter, not $1.30 per liter. And about 4 years after that gasoline will cost $10 per liter, that is if you are lucky enough to even find any. There will be electricity, but it will be about twice as expensive as it is now. So what all of this means is that if you are still driving a liquid fuel powered vehicle, then in 9 years from now you won't be able to find ANY gasoline or diesel to run it on. However, if you are driving a VOLT you will be able to get around and do your daily routines. The big problem then will be where is the food, since the transport trucks won't have the fuel to get the food to the end consumers, even when they have enough money to afford the $10 loafs of bread and other foods that are 5-times more expensive than they are now.
So you have a choice: Some time around 2025 you can either ride your bicycle around in the attempt to try to find the food you need, while passing station after station with "sold out" signs posted in front of the gas pumps, or you can drive an electric car like the Volt and get things done that way. Either way, it's not going to be pretty.