As long as they can elevate "fleet sales", they can dupe the public into thinking how popular it is.
Even with the tax credit though it'll be a tough row to convince John Q Public it's worth the investment and the tax credit is being attacked right now. That tax credit will eventually be eliminated and then Government Motors will have a real problem selling them.
They've said there will be considerable price reductions on the Volt due to increased production but I'll believe it when I see it. They're not making money on the car now and they're benefiting from subsidies.
Then there's the supposed 8 year battery guarantee. The battery's cost somewhere between 8 and 10,000 bucks, if they replace many of those they'll really be in the hole.
General Electric has committed to buying thousands but they're getting sudsidies from the taxpayers to build and sell charging stations. The whole thing looks like a corrupt can of worms to me and it's the taxpayers that will be the ones that suffer.