As a concept, the Chevrolet Volt is more significant in what it represents versus what it actually offers. The Volt, and cars like it, show a desire to study alternative vehicles, to invest in the technology, and to wrap the whole package in a style that reaches past just Ed Begley, Jr. In particular, the Volt is significant because it blends the best of an all-electric vehicle (operation requiring no gasoline) with a hybrid model (gas engine as assist, in this case when the battery runs out of juice). According to GM’s Bob Lutz, the Volt’s powertrain would actually allow it to travel like a regular car, meaning it wouldn’t crap out as soon as you crank up the a/c on a three-percent grade.