Yup

I didn't even read this whole thing, but I know you probably should.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikecollins/2015/07/14/the-big-bank-bailout/#73a82c793723

Here's a personal truth about the GM money in particular. I have been keen on electric cars for some time. I happened to purchase a VW Passat w/ diesel engine because I knew and believed that lesser to no emission vehicles were the future. And this car was a beast. It taught me how to be a more careful and mindful driver related to fuel efficiency. I know VW cheated on emission tests and ultimately was vilified but it does not take away from the fact that the car had fantastic features. And it ran or hummed smoother than anything I had been in. Sure I drove extra-slow uphill and in vacant places, but I had it up to near 63 miles per gallon at one point. True story.

Anyways, zero-emission vehicles are even better and while there still is an environmental footprint, I have been exposed to enough car exhaust that my lungs and eyes sure to know there is almost no alternative unless somehow we all become less car-dependent. Since major changes and climate-friendly behavior is less likely for the majority, minus well again focus on the mechanism. Researching these Electric cars for some time, I looked up a Chevy Volt and it sounded ideal. Plus I would get to support an "American" corporation (even though they just started making SUV's over in China - talk about a footprint - hey let's ship parts and ship 'em back - anything to save some loot!). Well, I talked to a dealer in native Wausau and although one of the friendlier and more knowledgable dealers I had experienced, he knew very little about the Volt. He even volunteered to research for me to determine where I could see a car in a radius of 250 or so miles. You could probably guess, but there weren't any. Not a single one from to Madison to Milwaukee, maybe Minneapolis. Goofy. Something struck me as odd and the topic was almost hush-hush. I questioned further no doubt and said what I was looking for as a consumer and environmental steward - as we all need to be - but this person primarily said that I would be contacted when more information came to light. Fast forward to being in NY, and after watching so many around me suffer from poor air, I called GM offices. I chatted with a very friendly representative in Texas who in turn did some checking for me. She heard me out about my concerns about GM and the industry in general and how we seem quite far behind the 8 ball here. She kindly looked up where she could find the nearest volt to NY city and was having difficulty. Eventually a few were located - near 570 miles from town. Yep. That's a very long way and as goes with most everything, without access there exists very little opportunity.

C'mon GM. All of that money back in 2008 and far too little investment in future-focused technology and getting vehicles on roads friendly to the people, the oxygen, the planet. The thing is, Long-Range investment and policy and proper orientation does not exist in the eyes and minds of investors and those pulling such strings. Notice how I said eyes and minds because in hearts of hearts I would imagine there is quite a difference. Stand the you-know-what up.