I think they've upped that number to 16,000, because of demand. At a taxpayer subsidized $33.5K, compared to $22.5K for a top of the line Cruze, it's not that bad a deal, in exchange for roughly $1K in gas savings a year. The real question is how long the batteries will last, outside of a test lab, before requiring replacement or a major overhaul.
Are you attempting to make a joke? ANYTHING is a "good deal" if you can get someone else to pay for it. But then, that's the problem, now isn't it?
How do you figure that’s a good deal? All else equal, it would take 14 years to break even. No way the Volt will last that long.