Who killed and revived a worse electric car? GM

A question I pose to GM:

The EV1, your much heralded electric car got up to 100 miles per charge.

The future of GM electric cars, the Chevy Volt, will only get 40 miles per charge.  

Why does the future seem worse than the past?

Above is my question, below is my commentary.

Sure, the Volt seats 2 more people, but how often do 4 people really ride in a car together?

Here's a nice comparison of the two cars.

On another note, the Tesla, a much cooler car that is hopefully coming out in 2008 will get well over 200 miles per charge.  

Tesla Motors: American Inginuity.  Fuck you, General Motors.

From top the bottom on the pictures above: 

Tesla Roadster

Chevy Volt

GM EV1