Comments on: Tomorrow’s Whodunit: Who Might Kill the Chevrolet Volt

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:39:44 +0000

GM owned the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries because they bought them from Ovshinky and his company. They were fools in the first place for using Panasonic lead acid, even though they owned the NiMH patents and the stock of the Ovonic battery company.

They waited until the second generation of cars to roll out the technology. Let us not forget that Toyota had their Rav4 that used the same batteries and when new could achieve a range of about 140 miles. Some of those cars are still around today and have gone for more than 100,000 miles and still have a range or 80 to 100 miles–even after about 10 years latter.

GM simply dropped the ball, because they thought that they could make money with the Hummer brand. And did until gas prices were manipulated up by Goldman Sachs. GM will simply not take their head out of their ass. Who killed the electric car move any one?
Preview it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJAlrYjGz8 Take the time and watch that movie please, there is a lot of content in it and is worth the money to buy on Amazon….

By: Charlie Reust

Charlie Reust — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:26:54 +0000

Getter done!

I want an electrick car like the volt. I just went on the grid with my solar panes January 2009 and I want a car I can plug in.
My wife still has her Saturn and I can't talk her into getting a newer car, so it's up to me.
This Volt would work good for me as I have a 17 mile one way commute from Claremont to Monrovia,CA.
Let's see GM put solar panels on the roof, hood and trunk lid so I can charge up in the parking lot or while I'm in the golf course parking lot.

MY Mom and little brother retired from GM so I need to pay it back. I do need to get the price down so that it is truly a savings. Going green is good but let's keep some green in my pocket too.

By: bill

bill — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:20:00 +0000

If it was left up to GM none of use will ever have an electric car. there in bed with the oil companys and they deserve everything they get. our opinion don’t matter to them, that’s why i buy TOYOTA…. and for the EV-95 battery lie… go ”F” yourself GM!!! you lost a customer FOR LIFE!!!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:14:39 +0000

I hope for GM's sake that they REALLY do release the Volt in 2010.

My dad used to believe heavily in the need to buy American-made cars. Then he had a series of bad experiences at a dealership when his car broke down and will never buy American again.
He said their transparent need for immediate profit (as opposed to a balance between aspiring for profit as well as for the well being of customers) made him lose faith. He started to feel like just a dollar sign to them.

Proof of this he says is their unwillingness to make a damn car the Japanese have been making for years not because they're dim, but because they won't make AS MUCH money, and it's all about MORE money.

I see where he's coming from, but I'm not sure I'm ready to throw in the towel on them yet.

If GM really pulls this off by 2010, then they're definitely doing something right! I started saving last year for a new car and by 2010 I'll have enough to buy one outright - and there's no doubt in my mind that it WILL BE ELECTRIC - even if I have to wait. The point is: yeah, I want to support North American industry, but if I have to wait too long for the car I want in an American model, I'll simply buy Japanese - and then I really will lose my faith in the ability of American car companies ... just like my father did.

By: Donald Sr.

Donald Sr. — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:08:52 +0000

So much bull! I own a TXU (Local Power Company) ‘ALL ELECTRIC’ utility truck built in 1973. I drive this vehicle almost every day as a form of local transportation and out of town up to 15 (30 miles round trip) or so miles. It contains 18 Golf Cart batteries ($840.00. When viewing the Amperage Gauge and using the foot pedal easy so the Amperage doesn’t exceed 200 amps at start off and around 100 plus at driving speed it will go for around 50 miles before needing a charge. It doesn’t just stop at 50 miles but just goes slower so one can reach an electric plug. It has it’s own charger and ‘Power Meter’ so one can charge almost any place and pay the owner of the power plug the amount of electricity used. Ho Hum, for the BULL ABOUT NOT HAVING THE RANGE OF 40 OR MORE MILES. I bought this vehicle 12 years ago and have bought ONE (1) set of batteries. It needs another set now……. The vehicle weighs 4600 pounds with batteries installed. My Honda Odyssey, Turing Model, weighs 4600 pounds also. And have never bought even fumes of gasoline for the all electric vehicle.

By: Tagamet

Tagamet — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:02:41 +0000

That remark was for Norm Cromwell.
The Volt IS going to happen and it IS going to be a game changer. Given GM’s history of PR nightmares, they either do this or they shall forever be in the technological dust. I really don’t think that they have any other intent than to make this happen.

By: Tagamet

Tagamet — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:58:58 +0000

**IF** that was true, why not trot that mysterious technology out today? Or anytime in the last decade for that matter.

By: Chevy Volt Guy

Chevy Volt Guy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:41:18 +0000

I agree that OPEC will do whatever they can to stifle hybrid and fuel cell technologies moving forward. They would be only too happy to have us all drivign 57 Chevy’s getting 10 MPG while they turn Dubai into the next NYC.

It is absolutely disgusting how far behind we are on alternate technologies and the Volt represents a great vision toward the future.

To learn more about the Volt, check out
http://www.chevy-volt.net
It has videos, engine specs and up to date news and views of the 2010 Volt

By: RF

RF — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:02:35 +0000

Peak Oil is Bu$$Sh$t
The U.S. knows that there is tons of oil left.
Russia is swimming in it as is South America.
Even the U.S. has crazy amounts left.
Should we stop using it- absolutely!
Is the technology in place for 40 mile electric vehicles-YES!
Do I want one-YESTERDAY!
Will I see mass use of electric vehicle technology in my lifetime-DOUBTFUL!
Unless the Robber Barons of the oil world can make billions off of it they will kill it thru political leverage. We have had decades to develop this technology and where are we? Exactly!
Who is to blame? Try our current crop of egocentric, power crazed,
OPEC whipped, (P-whipped), politicians and those in power before them!

By: Excelsior

Excelsior — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:10:44 +0000

Suspect #4: environmentalists. I love the naivete that says the Volt gets its energy from a "common household outlet". It does no such thing; if it's charged from an outlet, it gets its energy from coal,
natural gas, or nooooclear energy. While there is an advantage to
centralized generation (pollution controls are more practical), it's
offset by transmission and translation losses; by how much I don't
know. So the same folks pushing for the Volt are the same ones
pushing against new power plants.