LOS ANGELES — So what’s it like driving the Chevrolet Volt?

Nice, actually. There are still some bugs to work out before production begins late next year, but at this point the Volt promises to be a sweet ride.

General Motors turned us loose in a pre-production model to do some laps around Dodger Stadium. We spent about 45 minutes with the range-extended electric vehicle and added 8 miles to the odometer. That’s hardly enough time to offer a definitive assessment but enough to say the Volt is attractive, practical and fun to drive.

In other words, it’s a real car.