Posted on 01/12/2015 6:23:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
General Motors Co on Monday showed its Chevrolet Bolt concept car with an electric driving range of more than 200 miles and a $30,000 price tag, offering a view into where the U.S. automaker is pushing in development of electric vehicles (EV).
The all-electric Bolt is a concept car not currently slated for production, but Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said the company is committed to developing an affordable long-range EV, and GM said they could develop the car in as little as 18 months.
“This is a real game changer,” Barra told reporters at the media preview at the Detroit auto show. “Trust me, this is no stripped-down science experiment.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
I'll never buy another GM product. Also politics and social engineering dominate science and engineering in today's auto industry. Perhaps we have an auto industry version of Global Warming here?
No thanks! I'll keep my old gas guzzler luxury car for a while longer. It's paid for and I'll save the $30,000 for other things I need. A stripped down plastic car that indirectly uses electricity generated by the same old energy sources is not what America needs at this time.
Actually, that is an area where electric vehicles shine. Unlike gasoline cars that have to idle the engine, electric cars use no energy when stopped (except for accessories).
“Ask the Man Who Owns One”..............oh wait, there aren’t any.................
>> Even when they go enviro-friendly, they still put what the customer wants, first.
They build a good solid product, too.
I have two Ford trucks. One turns 20 in April, and I’m the only owner and mechanic it knows. The other one is 15; I adopted it when it was 11.
No plans to replace either one yet.
I can assure you that it will be made of metal. =)
“...that indirectly uses electricity generated by the same old energy sources is not what America needs at this time.”
Since we don't make electricity from oil in this country, electric cars have the potential to reduce our consumption of Jihad Juice by 90%.
And when the parts start falling off of it, they can call it the 'Molt'.
A lot more than most Freepers think:
Plug-In Electric Car Sales Continue Rise In 2014: 100,000-Plus Last Year
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3245482/posts
The article neglected to mention the $30,000 price tag was after tax incentives, but the photographer was nice enough to include it in the picture.
Time for Republicans to cut off the Fed. tax credit for electric vehicle’s. If these things are such great shakes it’s more than time for the manufactures to stand on their own two feet, especially true for Tesla.
So you can get to the flat battery break down faster?
Drop in the bucket...............
Be a dolt, buy a Bolt!
The hill my grandfather walked to school on in the winter with no shoes was 200 miles long. Oddly he stated it was uphill both ways.. its gotta go down hill somewhere right?
Looks a lot like my Plymouth Cricket I had..................
Every pickup truck I’ve ever owned has been a Ford.
Several F series trucks, a ranger and even a Courier back in the day.
Uhhh gas cars can do that to...
Hell I can do it with a car from the 1950s.. it’s not automatic. but you can simply switch the key off ;)
Ford sold almost 2.5 million units...
Even apple has better sales numbers compared to android.
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