#GREENFAIL: Dan Akerson Says First Year Sales Of Volt As Good As Prius, Grows Long Nose. “In the first year, the Volt sold half of what the Prius had sold in the first year. And that in a market twice the size. It gets worse. . . . In the first year, the Volt sold half of what the Prius had sold in the first year. And that at a time when gasoline did cost twice as much as when the Prius was launched.”

Plus, how to offer a lame excuse that’s not a lie.