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#433 of 544 Do they got TO the Volt intact? by pf_flyer HOST Nov 12, 2008 (5:22 pm)
When the Volt was announced, 2010 didn't look all that far away as far as getting things done in time to have the car ready. Now it's looking like a long time only because of what GM seems like it's going to have to get through just to make it to that 2010 date for release.
#434 of 544 Buzz? by pf_flyer HOST Nov 20, 2008 (12:05 pm)
HispanicBusiness.com had a chance to check out the production version of the Volt at the Los Angeles Auto Show. While we weren't allowed to actually take a seat in it, we can't deny the "wow" factor in the outward design of the car. http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?idx=135644&cat1=auto&cat2=cutt- ingedge   Color me skeptical, but what the Volt looks like isn't nearly as important as how it performs. Replies to this message: reddroverr (Nov 22, 2008 6:14 pm)
#435 of 544 Re: Buzz? [pf_flyer] by reddroverr Nov 22, 2008 (6:14 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 20, 2008 12:05 pm) Sure, but what indeed was there to comment on just being given a look at the car?   The article was a bit more substantive as well. The engineering team is already looking to simplify and reduce costs of the battery pack. Kinda makes you want to wait for the next gen. Especially since I don't have 30-40k to throw around. I still think in the next several years we will have a good chance of a gas rationing situation. Those few with Volts may well have gotten their money's worth.
#436 of 544 Re: Not at $40K it won't [eaton53] by irismg Dec 02, 2008 (9:52 pm)
Replying to: eaton53 (Oct 18, 2008 8:28 am) Nothing personal, but since you want to argue/dispute, in my opinion that's insane thinking. Even if Congress gives back 7500 dollars as a credit, that's still $32,500 and still too damn much to pay for a commuter car, never mind a Chevrolet! I'd like to know who these "people" you know so well who don't have an aversion to spending that kind of money on such a car, and whether there are enough of them to even count. Chevrolet has NEVER been a luxury car since the 40+ years I've been alive, but rather good, sensible transportation. Furthermore, in my view, the five or six early adopters who buy this thing won't keep GM alive. They're going to have to cut the price in half--at least--before they generate enough sales with it to make it worth their while to continue production of it. In these hard times relatively few people have money for experimentation!   Of course, if you see things differently, I'll respect that! Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Dec 03, 2008 4:39 am)
#437 of 544 Re: Not at $40K it won't [irismg] by pf_flyer HOST Dec 03, 2008 (4:39 am)
Replying to: irismg (Dec 02, 2008 9:52 pm) relatively few people have money for experimentation   That's the real hurdle isn't it? The Volt sure seems like an experiment right now. And an expensive one at that.
#438 of 544 News by pf_flyer HOST Dec 03, 2008 (8:47 am)
Production of the Volt going to the UK?   http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12/03/uk_govt_blesses_volt/ Replies to this message: reddroverr (Dec 03, 2008 9:16 am) pf_flyer (Dec 03, 2008 9:21 am)
#439 of 544 Re: News [pf_flyer] by reddroverr Dec 03, 2008 (9:16 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Dec 03, 2008 8:47 am) unless that move is for euro demand only, it will go over like a lead balloon with the politicians and the american people. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Dec 03, 2008 9:21 am)
#440 of 544 Re: News [reddroverr] by pf_flyer HOST Dec 03, 2008 (9:21 am)
Replying to: reddroverr (Dec 03, 2008 9:16 am) Even if it's just for Euro production it won't go over well. The Volt was going to be built here with American labor, or so the tale went. Sounds like the UK is sweetening the pot with tax incentives.
#441 of 544 Cruzing to Congress by pf_flyer HOST Dec 04, 2008 (5:15 am)
http://www.freep.com/article/20081203/BUSINESS01/81203081 WASHINGTON — General Motors Corp. will press a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid prototype into service Thursday on Capitol Hill, where GM Chairman Rick Wagoner will use a prototype to emphasize the company’s technology.   GM spokesman Greg Martin said Wagoner will drive a prototype Volt wearing the sheet metal of the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze to the Senate committee hearing on the company’s request for $18 billion in emergency loans.   How much does this help the Volt? Does it not help that it will be a Volt in Cruze's clothing??

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