would a couple hundred million dollars from taxpayers help? we will find out soon. the electric automobile could be the key to barack obama's green jobs future or a disastrous nonstarter. >> hello everybody. i am speaking to you from the gm auto plant in detroit, michigan. they are hard at work building the high quality fuel efficient cars of tomorrow. cars like the plug in hybrid chevy volt that can run 40 miles without taking a sip of gasoline. >> to build the gm cars of tomorrow president po bam ma says taxpayers must help pay the salaries of gm workers today. >> oh oo it is super exciting to be a part of this. >> he tests the cells in baurn, michigan. >> to be a part of the ground breaking technology is a great experience. >> norton is one of 4,000 workers building the volt in