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If you are an EE as stated, I'm surprised you don't understand (or seem to) what is the BEGINNING price of the Volt. GM will only make 10,000 units in 2010 (2011 model) and then increase to 45,000 units in 2011 (2012 model). They will easily sell out and there will be a waiting list to get the car. There are plenty of people who will buy the Volt @ $41K with some tax credits. No problem. As they ramp up production and economies of scale kick in they will be able to lower the price. In a year or so they will have a small SUV with EREV technology like the Volt.

I cannot believe people are fixated on the $41K price. Yes, it's high but remember how expensive flat panel TVs were just a few years back. Any new technology is going to cost more initially. GM will have no problems selling out at $41K for the early adopters. Hell, most of these people would pay $51K to get the car. And besides every unit is loaded with options. So when you hear people talking about getting an economy car @$22K they aren't adding in the options. By the time they get all the goodies they want, it's up to $27K.

My last thoughts on this thread is that the Volt isn't going to stay @ $41K. That the introductory price. The Prius was expensive initially and Toyota subsidized the car for a number of years. Toyota could afford it because they were making good money on their other vehicles