Jayman

When you say "compares to Toyota, Nissan..." do you mean price-wise? Because GM could turn out massive piles of crap in quick succession and sell them for $13k too, but we don't want to do that. The American Auto companies have done a good job of dropping the past truth that the Big 3 put out low quality vehicles. Yes, they did that in the 70's and 80's, but our overall quality has improved many times over.

And Terry, I understand you are Tesla's #1 supporter, but that vehicle is just not going to take off in the mainstream. It is simply too expensive to produce, and thus only the wealthy can afford it. The Chevy Volt will outperform the Tesla in most categories when it is released next year.

I can't find the link as youtube is blocked at work, but take a look at the interview Bob Lutz (GM director of product) did on Letterman a few weeks back - he discusses the difference between the Volt and Tesla and why GM could never produce/market a car like the Tesla as it's currently made.