Chevy Volt on view at Detrot Auto Show; on track for Nov 2010 debut; MSRP $45,000.

In Michigan, the focus at the Detroit Auto Show was squarely on econ-friendly cars. General Motors vice-chairman Bob Lutz, champion of the Chevrolet Volt, said that the plug-in hybrid was on schedule to debut in November 2010. Observers have pinned the retail price tag of the new “green” car at $45,000.

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