I agree with you in all your points but I would increase the cost of gasoline and diesel in stages with $5 the first milestone. We are already paying that here in Canada and it hasn’t been a deterrent to sales of gas and diesel powered vehicles. The price has to go much higher to drive changed consumer behavior.

Drop the price of the Volt another $5,000, take the $7,500 tax rebate off the selling price, and raise the price of gasolive to over $5/gal and nearly every new car buyer with a brain goes for a Volt. That takes care of 1. and 2.

((3.The recharging infrastructure and the ability to match recharge times with traditional powered vehicles.))

This issue doesn’t really exist for Volts. Once Volt numbers reach a critical mass, large urban employers will install charging stations for their Volt commuters. It’s better to buy a Volt that goes anywhere any time than a Dolt that never goes beyond the next charging station.