Comments on: GM and Toyota Face Off on Future of Hybrids

By: khooper

khooper — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:19:25 +0000

Why hasn't Toyota bought GM already? Years ago Toyota entered a partnership with GM in California. If it happens I guess it would not be a great Shocks.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:14:34 +0000

The bottom line is GM is marketing air.

Can you go buy a Volt today? NO.
But they make you think it's coming soon.

This is a ploy to stop you from buying what is available today. Unless they have it to buy now they should not be allowed to market something they don't have in production.

They are hoping the average Joe America will say I'll wait for the Volt since it's coming soon. Sadly most will wait not realizing soon is years away.

Reminds me of when pigs fly.

By: Hal Howell

Hal Howell — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:30:31 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, GM is just all talk. I hope they do make the Volt, it looks interesting. However, for now I like my Prius. I have gotten as high as 53.7 mpg driving at 60 mph and 52.3 at 65 mph. At 70 mph I still got 47.3 mpg and that with A/C going. I fill up at the half way mark and have yet to spend more than $20 to fill up for about 275 miles. My gas bill has dramatically gone down. I’m ecstatic to say the least. Whenever GM has a car that can equal or beat that, then they will have something to crow about. Maintenance has also been very reasonable. So far, I would have to say this is the best car I have ever owned.

By: jared w

jared w — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:15:39 +0000

wow, a civil conversation with no flame outs. am i still on the internet? i wish i knew whether GM is blowin’ smoke about Li-ion batteries and the Volt. clever but evil if they are.

By: Brian F

Brian F — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:01:37 +0000

As the owner of a 2001 Prius I am eagerly awaiting a plug-in vehicle. Whether it’s Toyota or GM that actually delivers, I,ll buy. We have just over 100K on the Prius at the moment and I intend to keep it at least until 2011.

By: dt

dt — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:09:09 +0000

GM is just using this to make it look like they are actually going to do something. I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT

By: AP

AP — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:23:27 +0000

In November GM brings out a full-sized sport-ute to satisfy its customers and get the same city mileage as a 4-cylinder Camry, 2 MPG better than a 6-cylinder Camry (or do you suppose they're kidding? Hype, probably.).

On this website, this introduction will be ignored, refuted, minimized, or questioned. Wrong company. Wrong country.

Driving one of GM's SUV's instead of one of Toyota's Sequoias will save about enough fuel to power a Prius. Maybe it's the logical driveway companion to a Prius.

But that would require open-mindedness.

By: This is a ploy by GM....

This is a ploy by GM.... — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:18:43 +0000

This is a ploy by GM to manipulate their stock price. I haven’t seen the TV ad yet but billboards are going up in my town. Now a days it’s all about stock price and how it gives the top dogs a big bonus. Really com ing through with a product doesn’t matter. I hope all the morons who rush out and buy GM stock because they feel they are getting in on something good luck. I’ll bet a dollar right now the Volt will never come to market. It’s a modified Camaro made just for hype. And to Toyota. Cool it. You’re being messed with by a fool. Your products speak loudly and clearly for you. My $.02.
Steve

By: Steven B

Steven B — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:31:35 +0000

I believe that GM will make the Volt and definitely needs to do so. But I also support startups like Tesla Motors and it would be cool to have a new car company (or many) to compete in a new market for EV’s. But don’t confuse yourself about their motives. No for-profit enterprise is out to save the world, they are out to make profits, even if they are making their profits by saving the world. GM, Toyota, and all other publicly-traded companies are out to make profits for their shareholders. They have to maintain investor confidence in order to continue operations, as well as consumer confidence to ensure repeat customers. I believe that GM has to make the Volt for those reasons. Nobody’s readily wowed by GM anymore, even though they are making quality products, and they’ve spent so much money developing E-flex that they can’t scrap it like they did the EV1.

By: Len

Len — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:11:59 +0000

I own a Toyota Prius and and Chevy Classic Silverado Duramax Diesel. Toyota has no diesels in North America but are in the big truck business … and dropped their price for Prius’ in Canada by 1500 bucks when the dollar is at par. Good for GM to play the politics because Toyota is. All car companies are the same … just go talk to a dealer or get warranty work done (like my wheel bearing on my Prius at 38,000 miles).