China is the largest foreign holder of U.S. bonds–total Chinese holdings of U.S. debt in 2008 was $1.4 Trillion USD. They’re essentially helping to pay for our public services and institutions. Not only that, but almost half of all Chinese foreign stock investments are in the united states. So many American companies themselves are backed by Chinese capital.

On the other hand, the American public’s relationship with the Big 3 have been mostly one-sided: privatize gains but socialize losses. When the Big 3 get into financial trouble, American tax payers have to bail them out, yet we don’t see any of the profits or even get that bailout money back.

Besides, many so-called “American cars” aren’t even made in the USA whereas many “imports” are actually manufactured in the U.S. So buy cars based on value and engineering merits, not blind jingoism.

The Volt’s internal computer checks to see what type of line it’s plugged into and adjusts its charging rate accordingly. Thus a 30-amp 110v circuit with no other load would charge faster than a 20-amp circuit that already had a 5-amp load from another source. A dedicated, 30-amp, 220 circuit would be faster still.

Check out the extensive discussions from GM engineers at http://www.ChevroltVoltage.com