That was before the so-called "progressives" made such common-sense solutions nearly impossible, with their arrogant assumptions that their ideas must be imposed on the rest of us, which assured the ultimate destruction of the great American dream, innovation, prosperity and plenty.
The Volt is reminiscent of the little car the East Germans were forced to drive, before America's President Reagan boldly insisted that the "wall" which restricted their liberty be torn down. Then, on the Autobahn, suddenly drivers of big cars, buses, trucks, and various other symbols of freedom of individual choice, were annoyed, and sometimes belligerent, as hundreds of happy and free people in their little cars began slowing them down.
Perhaps, somewhere in America's future, a great leader from some other country will demand that the coercive policy "wall" of Obama and the "progressives" be repealed so that "the People" of America may regain their rights to choose which vehicles may be manufactured and promoted.