GM, not to be outdone by its own folly (imo) has revealed at the Beijing motor show, it's hybrid system in an alternate platform ... the MPV: Beijing motor show: Chevy Volt MPV - Autocar.co.uk I duno ... it looks like it'd be able to more easily haul a big ol' slug of batteries around ... as WELL as haul more people, more comfortably. Too bad GM thought folks need to have more sport, and less utility. .