Looks like Chevrolet hit a homerun with the new Chevy Volt !!!

[shooboy]

This car looks amazing to me !!! Wonder what they'll be selling for ? This would be perfect for my wife as she commutes only about 30 miles a day. Very nice on the eyes and I love the interior. What do you guys think ??? Thanks, Shoo
2011 Volt | Electric Car | Chevrolet.com

 

[aslowdodge]

A lot is riding on the Volt to pull Chevy up. I heard the problem was that it might be pricey thus hurting sales. We will see,

 

[neiljrosen]

They're afraid to publicly estimate the price.

 

[tbury]

As a former GM stock holder I will never buy a GM nameplate again. GM had this technology in the 80s I believe and pulled it from the market. It is decisions like that, that killed the company. I guess there were too many oilmen on the Board of Directors.

 

[Evil One]

As long as your average Prius buyer stays away...


Jim

 

[ridewv]

.... GM had this technology in the 80s I believe and pulled it from the market. It is decisions like that, that killed the company. I guess there were too many oilmen on the Board of Directors.

I disagree that not bringing out an electric car in the 1980's contributed to killing GM. The battery technology for this car simply did not exist in the '80's because China hadn't perfected it yet.

 

[Munsterf18]

Does it come with a trailer hitch?

 

[ladder13]

Rumors are 40,000.

 

[bk43]

A lot is riding on the Volt to pull Chevy up.

Excuse me, you must not have gotten the memo. Went out last week from Alan Batey, VP sales and Jim Campbell, VP marketing. Employees are not allowed to use Chevy, it's Chevrolet from now on in all forms of communications. Speculation is the penalty can be up to and including termination.

This is not a joke folks. After all, Government Motors wants PC employees and can't have people running around using red-neck, hillbilly terms such as Chevy. Is this a great country or what.

On topic, good looking car but I don't see a hitch or a bed to haul dirt and mulch.

Bob

 

[The Big D]

Prospective drivers will likely want to LEASE (yes, lease!) most electric vehicles. Battery replacements are extremely expensive (have you bought one for your rechargeable flashlight lately?) and will be so for the forseeable future.

That said, there are myriad benefits with electric vehicles and they will be in the forefront of automobile technology...guaranteed.

Be safe.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I think battery-only operation for x miles is the best of the 'hybrid' methods. Though, if the maximum battery-only distance is 40 miles on a full charge (further limited by air conditioning and other devices) the cost savings seem limited.

I wonder about the 'convenience' of charging. When I lived in an apartment complex I don't remember there being an electric outlet in the parking lot. Same with condo dwellers. Homes without a garage? A lot of my neighbors have their garages so packed full of stuff they have to leave their cars in the driveway. So.... what are we talking about here, long extension cords laying outside everywhere? I can see the sneaky neighbor syndrome.... Plug Wars reality show. I've had a cell phone for over a decade-- I still forget to charge it.

In any event, coal producers/electricity providers should be thrilled with the Volt. The Volt should also fit quite well into Obama's Cap and Tax scheme.

As far as the vehicle... it's not a pickup so I have no interest in it.

 

[sipowicz]

I think battery-only operation for x miles is the best of the 'hybrid' methods. Though, if the maximum battery-only distance is 40 miles on a full charge (further limited by air conditioning and other devices) the cost savings seem limited.

The cost savings are designed for people who only commute 20 miles each way or less each way and/or only use the car around town....if they need to take a trip, the gas engine will kick in....so for those people, of which I am one, it can be a big savings.

 

[m657]

"I don't see a hitch"
.....possibly to enable retrieval of the Volt when the electrons run dry....

 

[Beemer-mark]

This would be perfect for my wife as she commutes only about 30 miles a day.

Car has a range of 40 miles on batteries so stay close to the gas pump. Also have you seen any mention of what daily charging is going to do to your electrical bill? As far as leasing, you still pay the cost of depreciation and repair (replacing the batteries) so yes it's going to be pricey.

For 40 years I've been hearing nothing but the end of the world that oil is a finite resource that is going to disappear very soon. All man made activities, whether drilling for oil, producing batteries or producing electricity, carries environmental risks.

 

[ladder13]

The cost savings are designed for people who only commute 20 miles each way or less each way and/or only use the car around town....if they need to take a trip, the gas engine will kick in....so for those people, of which I am one, it can be a big savings.

Cept no gas engine with the Volt, strictly electric. Of course I once again could be wrong

As usual I'm incorrect!!!!!! It is gas powered also.

Then the question becomes why buy the Volt when the Prius is about 40% less? Or a gasoline powered Civic that gets close to or more than 40 mpg?

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

The cost savings are designed for people who only commute 20 miles each way or less each way and/or only use the car around town....if they need to take a trip, the gas engine will kick in....so for those people, of which I am one, it can be a big savings.

20 miles = Big Savings of what? You can only save so much during a 20 mile trip. That's the point. If it were further distances the opportunity for savings would be greater. Chevy says if you drive less than 40 miles per day it will cost $1.50 per day at 12 pennies per kilowatt. If you drive a Corrola less than 40 miles it takes about a gallon at $2.50/gal. $1.00 a day big savings.

Haven't seen the price tag on the Volt yet, but rumor has it at $35-$40k. Corolla is $17k. A dollar a day savings for 20,000 days.... you gonna live another 70 years to break even? I live in Tenn where electricity is about 6 pennies. So in a mere 35 years I could start banking the energy cost savings!

Then the question becomes why buy the Volt when the Prius is about 40% less? Or a gasoline powered Civic that gets close to or more than 40 mpg?

The only reason to buy the Volt is to burn less/no gasoline on short trips.

 

[ladder13]

The cost savings are designed for people who only commute 20 miles each way or less each way and/or only use the car around town....if they need to take a trip, the gas engine will kick in....so for those people, of which I am one, it can be a big savings.

Just think of all the money you'll save when you come home to City Island. You can treat the kids to clams at Johnny's Reef.

I remember eating there back in the early 60's. The views and entertainment value are great. The eastermost end of the "Puerto Rican Riviera".

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...xqS5DA&usg=AFQjCNEf3gxC5N8xCGts4SJc65PioVe_3A

 

[The Big D]

Cept no gas engine with the Volt, strictly electric. Of course I once again could be wrong

As usual I'm incorrect!!!!!! It is gas powered also.

Then the question becomes why buy the Volt when the Prius is about 40% less? Or a gasoline powered Civic that gets close to or more than 40 mpg?

Clarification, L13; NOT gas powered, but it does have a gasoline powered GENERATOR that only recharges the batteries, as necessary, beyond the stored electrical power range.

Be safe.

 

[ladder13]

Clarification, L13; NOT gas powered, but it does have a gasoline powered GENERATOR that only recharges the batteries, as necessary, beyond the stored electrical power range.

Be safe.

Thanks Big D , so it appears I'm half right or put another way, half-wrong. I wonder what the size of that thing is?

 

[sipowicz]

20 miles = Big Savings of what? You can only save so much during a 20 mile trip. That's the point. If it were further distances the opportunity for savings would be greater. Chevy says if you drive less than 40 miles per day it will cost $1.50 per day at 12 pennies per kilowatt. If you drive a Corrola less than 40 miles it takes about a gallon at $2.50/gal. $1.00 a day big savings.

But if you do 14 20 mile trips a week, you save 7 bucks! And here in Cali,with gas at over 3 bucks a gallon...it's more like 10 bucks! That's a Kettle martini around here...