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Nobody with any brains is going to buy this POS.

I beg to differ. Actually the early adopters will be much smarter and better educated than most of the people on this post. The Volt and its EREV technology are revolutionary new technology. GM will only make 10,000 Volts the first year and 30,000 the second year. Yes the first units are going to be expensive. That's true with any new technology. Remember the first Pocket Calculators, Computers, Wall TV's, Cell Phones? It's the same concept. There is a $7,500 rebate for the earlier adopter so the $41K is actually $33.5K. Even at the rate the Volt will easily sell out an there will be a waiting list. It will be the car to have and many will pay over sticker to get one. As GM ramps up production, the price WILL come down.

Also the price of gasoline will likely skyrocket in the next few years so by about 2012-3, we will likely be paying $5-6/gal. A lot of those people bragging about their 2002 Camaros and the like will be really hurting when they need to take a trip. The cost of electricity will be a bargain my comparison.

There are going to be a lot of people eating crow concerning the Volt and EREV technology in general.

I really don’t know anything about this but I have questions I don’t see answered. Maybe you can help?

What with the battery life/replacement cost?
How much does it cost to recharge?

This is a possibility for me - not anytime soon - not until it costs less - but I live close enough to work. 40 mi will take me to and fro for 4 days.

Can you help w/ the questions?

The cost of electricity will be a bargain my comparison. And where exactly are you going to get this "cheap" electricity to charge up your car? Are you going to install wind/solar and go completely off the grid? That is the only way you will get your "cheap" electricity and even then the cost of going off the grid is not exactly cheap. What are you going to do when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining? Are you going to install a diesel/propane/NG electric generator or are you just going to sit in the dark? There is not enough electric generating capacity to handle all these electric cars-there is not enough in some areas to handle what is needed right now. See California for a fine example of that. Electric car cheerleaders are just like every other form of leftist liberal. Like small children they never think things through. They latch onto some foolish idea and then go running around screaming how wonderful it is without giving a thought how it would actually work in the greater scheme of things.