Driving the Chevy Volt

Fast Company takes the Chevy Volt for a spin. The car will cost more than $30,000 when it goes on sale later this year. It's the first electric plug-in vehicle. It travels 40 miles on electricity alone, and then a small gasoline generator fires up to charge the batteries. Unlike a hybrid, the gas engine never powers the car -- the Volt is powered by batteries all the time. It's a technological powerhouse, and each one will be sold at a loss. That may not be enough to turn it into a commercial success.