Newt has to change his line. Check out this video of a gun rack in a Chevy Volt:
http://youtu.be/zK0ieX9mHr4

Seriously, though, I really don't get Newt's point. Does he have a problem with reducing demand while increasing production at the same time? We could be at $1.50/gallon gas within his first term if he embraced both prongs (supply and demand) to attack the problem of importing oil.

I'm against ALL gov't subsidies, especially federal subsidies, including school subsidies (I hope the author of this article is just trying to make a rhetorical statement by the the title of this article) . I applaud the tea-party influence that was able to remove the Ethanol subsidy. Of course, that's why where seeing gas prices rise since January 1st (the stuff you put in your car is at least 10% ethanol).

Next, we need to end the $230-$380 Billion subsidy to oil companies. If we ended all such subsidies, gas prices would likely approach $6/gallon this summer, and cars like the Volt will be competitive without the crazy $7500 ($10,000) electric car subsidy. And next we could do away with the idiotic CAFE standards that just distort the auto market.

Great! I totally agree with you! You do realize that if we stopped all subsidies, summer gas prices would hit $6.00/gallon. That's fine by me, since I'm averaging 3 gallons a month with my Volt.

Also, I put my money where my mouth is. I refuse to take the $7500 Volt subsidy..

Oregontea, don't look now but your ignorance is showing. The Volt can be driven as far and as fast as the law allows because it has a gasoline powered generator. I drove mine 400+ miles one weekend. 90% of the time most drivers won't use any gas in their daily driving. I'll let my experience speak for itself:

8000+ miles driven
21 gallons of gas purchased
The rest of my fuel was made-in-the USA nuclear, nat gas and coal generated electricity.

My previous car would have burned over 300 gallons of gas in 8000 miles, 70% of which comes from overseas, much of that from America's enemies.

It's your choice who you choose to financially support. Sounds like you financially support America's enemies....

If the government wouldn't subsidize oil companies, gas would be over $5.00 gallon now. Do you agree that all of these subsidies should end? If not, your actions show that you are really a left-winger.

Thankfully, tea-partier power ended the ethanol subsidy. That's adding 5-10 cents per gallon to the price of gas. Let's hope that we will end ALL energy subsidies. If that were to happen, GM would have to be running triple shifts to make enough Volts to satisfy demand.

k962: "Left wing? wrong again!"

I was joking, because you act like such a left winger, but I can tell you think of yourself as right wing.

You prefer sending your transportation money overseas instead of keeping jobs in the US, even sending your money to Hugo Chavez! Left Wing!

You talk as if you know something about business (e.g. new powertrain launches), but in fact you are cluleless. Left Wing!

re: Edsel was supposed to replace Ford's biggest selling car, like Ford's 500 replaced the Taurus. The Ford 500 sold over 100,000 units it's first full year of sales, and yet it was a sales flop. Comparing the Volt to an Edsel is comparing apples to oranges.

Oregontea: "The CEO of G.M. should be required to drive one as well"

GM CEO Akerson DOES own a Volt, and he drove a Volt to the Congressional lynching (...I mean hearing...). Pay attention, dude.

You know absolutely nothing about vehicle-launches. You probably would have told Toyota to put the Prius on the chopping block after it sold less than 6000 in the year 2000, it's first year of sales. There were actually MORE total car sales in 2000 than in 2011. And you think GM should put the Volt on the chopping block? You and your left-wing buddies know nothing about business.

That's the great thing about the Volt - you don't have to change a thing, so you don't have to arrange your driving pattern. Even if you drive over 40 miles between, you will reduce your gas needs substantially. For instance, on days when I drive 50 miles between charges, I only use 1/4 of a gallon of gas. Driving to my daughter's 90 miles round-tip uses just over 1 gallon of gas if I don't plug in at her house. When I do plug in I use less than half a gallon - for 90 miles of driving!

The Volt can haul more than you think. It has over 5-feet of flat storage behind the front seats. When we need to haul larger pieces than my wife's Fusion or daughter's Camry can handle, we use the Volt.

Sorry that you think I'm a liar, but I am a registered Republican.

The Volt has been tested well below 20 below. Check out these tests at overnight temps of 30-below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSqnpGLqQ4

I'll answer who I voted for: Bush and McCain in the last three elections. I actually worked for the Bush campaign during the Bush v. Gore election.

Will you do the same and answer why you don't support domestic energy NOW when you could be using it for your transporation needs NOW? It's all fine and good to hope for change in the future, but that kind of thinking got us Obama.