......the Chevy Volt.

If I was a betting man......this car will be a complete failure. In my favor, the government's support and funding.

The vehicle needs to stand on it's merits only....not the federal and some state incentives to purchase the vehicle. Here's a link (it's MSNBC to appease the Left)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40218149/ns/business-autos/

 

What else would you expect from Government Motors?

 

It's bc they own everything, wonder how much they paid motortrend to write/say that

 

Don't read anything into any auto mags "car of the year" crapola. The Volt was hammered as totally unacceptable for a car by another mag. They said it did great for the first 50 miles and then the gas engine came on. They said the hiway mileage was almost as bad as an F-350 with the engine screaming regardless of speed. It's just another political statement to a question nobody with reasonable common sense would ask.

 

The Volt is a joke if you ask me, and all those hybrid cars. It takes you forever to make up the price difference and the battery packs, well no one really knows how much they cost. The word is the Volts batteries cost 10000. Have fun replacing them when they go out in about 10 years max. The government can try and force this upon us but ultimatily the consumer will dictate where the market goes and I bet the volt falls on its face. I happen to read motortrend, I subscribe to it. I'm dissapointed to see the Volt win. Dont know where you found that at because that issue isnt even out yet

 

The Volt may be a good car, but no one would buy it without the tax rebates (more taxpayer dollars down the drain).

 

Government Motors is dumb for making another Prius.

Does anyone have any idea how bad those batteries are for the environment? First the production of the battery is very bad for the environment. Secondly, they have a very finite lifetime. Lastly, the disposal of the batteries is very bad for the environment.

So where do you win? You don't.

In fact, there are more fossile fuels used to produce that Hybrid than what it could ever save in it's lifetime.

 

my first pc in 1986 cost $6000, 286/10 with a monochrome screen

plasma tv were over $5k

dvd player started at $1k when first out.

fuel injection and computers running cars were rejected by people.

remember when 16" rims were the thing and the cost was outrageous?

cell phones.

how about laser printers

not saying the volt is the answer, but anything new has bumps and a high cost.

 

Could have saved time by just keeping their first (actual) electic car. But that's what happens when the world is run by big oil.

 

People hate change.

 

To me, driving an electric car is kind of like being a dog on a leash.
Hybrids aren't that great on the highway, because the engine runs all of the time.
Plus I like the power to pass another car if I have the need too.
Things will be really bad if I ever buy one of them. Out here in the boondocks, the nearest Mall is 80 to 100 miles away. But I do only have to drive 15 miles a day total to get to work and back.

 

I'm not a fan of those "economy" cars....no power, they are going to cost a ton to replace the battery packs and they are usually light to help with fuel economy....

Take the Toyota Yaris for example:
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Good for Chevy.

 

Government Motors adds batteries, Ford adds turbos!!

 

good post