GM Wants 80 Prototype Volts on Road By Summer

General Motors gave an update on the Chevy Volt today and not much has changed since the company: 1.) raised the estimated price from $30,000 to $40,000; b.) delayed it till November 2010; and, 3.) selected LG Chem instead of the A123 Systems consortium to supply it with battery technology. This all happened months ago and the status quo remains.

The Detroit News, though, noted that GM has 30 Volt prototypes now and wants to expand by 80 in the summer.

The Volt (and the counterparts GM will make for Europe) remain the company’s hope for the future.