Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City (McClatchy Newspapers) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:47:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - DETROIT — Out to convince voters that the bailout of the U.S. auto industry has been a success — and to build buzz for its controversial poster child, Chevy's Volt electric car — President Barack Obama on Friday drove a car publicly for the first time in more than three years and implored consumers, "Don't bet against the American people."