 is the volt a 4100000 mistake  you would think that the introduction of the chevy volt is a new milestone in the greening of the new government motors venture into the electric car industry the sad fact is that it is a redux of the failed ev1 electric car from the 1990s in the mad rush to save the world from the purported global warming crisis gm has offered each us the opportunity to buy a car that gets 40 miles per charge at a mere cost of 4100000 or 3400000 if you have the government help you buy it with obama bucks borrowed from china the reality of the situation is that the volt is targeted for a niche market that the average american is not a part of the question becomes will the volt follow the same path of the ev1 click on the article titled   volt back to the future   by henry payne from the michigan viewcom on what the future of the volt might be 13  