It would be nice for them to declare a tax amnesty for all the people who owe back Federal Taxes, and give them a chance to start over just as they've done for the Mortgage market, the Investment Banks, and now the Big 2 1/2 (I don't consider Chrysler a really viable manufacturer which is a shame as their recent products appear to be excellent automobiles).
The Chevrolet Volt is going to be failure just as the Corvair, Vega, Chevette, and Sprint were.
Ten years ago GM tried to produce through a subcontractor a car called the Solectria.
It was based on the GEO Prizm platform. Sold to utilities and government they largely ran well with many limitations, such as limited range and expensive batteries. You can still buy one for about $15k or more on Ebay as well as the Ford Ranger electric trucks.
The problem will be infrastructure to support the Volt when it makes it to work. Where are you going to plug it in ?