How looking at using this battery in the Volt. It gets faster recharge time and longer distance on each charge. Plus it is said to last 20+ years. Also it is an American company that builds the batteries so that will help keep the Volt more domestic than the battery companies they are looking at now.
this is a link to a story on the battery:
http://www.designnews.com/blog/460000246/post/470018647.html
this is a link to the company's website:
http://www.altairnano.com/index.html