Comments on: Nissan and G.M. Execs Deliver Electric Cars, and Take Jabs at Toyota Prius

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By: JN

JN — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:33:45 +0000

@XW4024: Not everyone’s driving needs will be such that they’ll be in electric mode all the time. Besides, the Volt costs about $10,000 more than the Prius does. How many billions of dollars did GM get in its bailout from taxpayers again? It’s around $50 billion. I’ll have to pass on getting a GM car.

By: J.B. LIKES

J.B. LIKES — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:56:15 +0000

I agree with you completely. He looks fully grown but it is no wonder they are so far behind in intellect and social skills. Sad to think he is the best they could get to lead them.

By: XW4024

XW4024 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:35:19 +0000

The Volt’s mpg will far exceed the Prius mpg if daily driving stays, mostly, within the all eletric mode. I can drive for months without buying gas. And, in my case, the car is charged from a home PV system for –Zero emissions charging– WOW! what a deal!!!

By: veek

veek — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:02:00 +0000

Mr. Akerson's comments seem immorally arrogant -- first, because the Prius is a sensible car, and second, because the "New" GM was built on the backs of the bondholders and retirees of the "Old" GM who were stiffed by the government and whose confiscated assets paved the way for GM (and the government) to repudiate GM's debt. Mr Akerson should have apologized to, and deeply thanked, those people, and could have had the decency to offer them a couple of thousand dollars off the price of a new product from the company they supported with their labor and their savings.

GM's track record for introducing radically new models is not at all encouraging. Better enjoy your time in the sun, Mr. Akerson, because it probably won't last long. Soon enough, you're likely to be explaining to customers why their Volts are running out of volts.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:03:03 +0000

@ jims1961

Don't know, because it never happened. Please try it and let us know...

By: DownUnder

DownUnder — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:15:10 +0000

Daniel reminds me of Bob L. with his famous saying “crock of s…”

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:16:41 +0000

Quote: Carlos Tavares, chairman of Nissan Americas, praised Chalouhi for riding an electric bicycle to work, and quipped, “While we at Nissan like bikes, we assure you that [the Nissan LEAF] is an upgrade.”

OMG! He's trading his electric bicycle for a car that like gets much worse "fuel economy"! How totally un-green is that?!?!? He should have ditched the electric motor and pedaled it himself! That would have been a green upgrade!!

By: Northman

Northman — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:38:11 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with your comments, Annie Bea Lincoln. I'm proud to be a Prius Geek!
Surprising comments and somewhat smug from the CEO of a company who tried to overthrow Volkswagen with the ill-fated Corvair and brought us the Chevy Vega to combat the Japanese imports of the time! Then finally went bankrupt at the expense of shareholders, bondholders and taxpayers.
This type of rhetoric nearly always comes back to haunt the source.

Not everyone can benefit from a plug-in electric or hybrid. The plug-in part won't work for me in my apartment condo, whereas my 2010 Prius works perfectly. Plus I never have to worry about the state of battery charge.
I understand the next gen. Prius will offer a plug in option, but continue along the same general design path with the exception of substituting Lithium Ion batteries for the current NiMH batteries.

The Leaf is doomed from the start owing to insufficient infrastructure support and the dread of running out of battery power far from home or other charging facilities.

By: Shines

Shines — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:15:39 +0000

jims1961 – what you describe has never happened. Over 2 million Prius sold and Never happened…