I have a Volt, and yes that was my preferred choice. I was quite excited about it actually. I wanted one for years, even before they went into production. I was still very much interested in what Tesla was doing, but more so because I'm interested in the technology in general. The Volt is a great first electric car when switching from a gas-only car because you don't have to worry about getting to a charging station before the battery runs out - the gas engine will take over when it needs to without the driver having to do anything. No, I did not consider buying from Tesla. Partly because of the price, and partly because I live in an area where there is no infrastructure for public charging stations which is a definite must if you plan on making a trip farther than your battery range. So you can't really compare the Volt and the Tesla models. Yes Tesla needs to make a cheaper model that the average Joe can afford but all-electric cars won't catch on if people are worrying about how far they can go before they have to find a charging station. Eventually the batteries will have more range and more charging stations will be built and more average joes will buy electric cars.