At least it had a wonderful launch back in 2009

From Cliff Thies:

The Volt is not quite gathering steam. Even with huge subsidies from the tax-serfs of the USSA, the windmill-powered Chevy Volt is going nowhere. Could it be that, even after the subsidies, the thing costs three times as much as a comparable hybrid, drains the entire electric grid when it is plugged in, has limited performance and cruising range, and is more expensive to maintain than a French maid at a swank New York hotel.

Only 125 of the things were sold last month. Meanwhile, 500 of them are listed on cars.com and who knows how many more litter the showrooms of Chevy dealers.

Oh, and this news is just in: the government of the USSA has raised the average fuel efficiency standard to 55 MPG. Not even a Toyota Prius hybrid gets that kind of mileage. But, thanks to the magic that is government, voila!, there it is.

Next, the government will slow down the aging process, develop lawn grass that never needs mowing, make rivers run upstream and turn the oceans of the world into lemonade.

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