Beam me to Planet Gore !
This tax credit is for all EV’s that qualify and includes the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.
2 + 2 = 4 ; NEWT = $2.50 a gallon GAS ; 2 + 2 = 4
If it was really a government that was doing what's best for the people becaue they don't know what's best for them, they would have outlawed the Chevy Volt.
So we needed to spend a ton of taxpayer dollars to discover this?
The facts were already there before the project was started, but collectivists are too in love with their 5 year plans to think.
Just called my congresscritter Cliff Stearns to back the bill HR 3768. Please all, do the same.
Other than the cost, the flaming batteries and the tiny range between charges, it’s a great car.
All the lies about demand, coupled with the IPO = Insider Trading.
I’d dance on its grave, but I’m afraid a hand is going to reach up out of the ground and grab my wallet.
I don't know why people think GM oversold this thing...
Lies were told about the existence of long waiting lists of customers that were lined up to buy the car, if only GM could keep up with the strong demand. These claims came not only from GM, but also from politicians like Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) who claimed there were waiting lists in CA and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) who said Volts were “selling like hot cakes.”
What a pile of crap! These f’ing con artists should be in jail!
Nonsense, green energy is works and it's real, just ask the Green Lantern!
Der people’s car, der voltwagen, is a failure of common sense and efficiency. How do you get electrickery to power these pedalmobiles from electrickery manufacturers that are being shut down all over the damn country in the first place, and then after 25 miles, the fuel you must use is twice as polluting, 100% more expensive, and if you don’t carry bottled water in your voltwagen, you might just as easiy burn your hiney up or start a forest fire or something if you catch on fire? Oh yeah. I want one of those alright.
Given a choice between all the so called “green” cars, I like the Volt best and believe it would fit my needs nicely.
However, I will never be able to afford a $47,000 car of any kind. If the Volt was $20,000 or less, I would consider it.
So, where did GM get the idea that anyone could afford this thing at that price when that competition is offering vehicles at substantially lower prices?
They must have run out of orders from the various departments of government that were ordered to buy them.
As I’ve said on previous posts regarding the Volt..if GM is so convinced this turkey is the future of automobiles, why is it introducing a diesel version of the Chevy Cruze in the U.S. market? For roughly half the price of the Volt, the Cruze diesel will get an estimated 50 mpg on the highway, and the diesel engine should pay for itself in 18 months. Compare that to the years it takes to “break even” on high-priced hybrids like the Volt.
Building the Volt was clearly part of the bail-out deal, and it will last as long as Obama’s in office. If he’s voted out in November (not long after the Cruze diesel arrives in showrooms), then GM will start looking for ways to get rid of the Volt. They ought to try honesty: no one wants hybrids masquerading as electric card, particularly when they come with a $41,000 price tag.
I’ll be in the market for a new car later this year, and I plan to look closely at the Cruze Diesel and the various diesel models from VW. Both are much more cost-effective options than a vanity car like the Volt. Incidentally, the diesel version of the Cruze sold 33,000 units world-wide the first year it was available. Those aren’t spectacular numbers, but the car wasn’t available in the most important market—North America. And even with sales of 33,000 cars, the Cruze Diesel out-sold the Volt by something like a 30:1 ratio.
Even GM can understand that calculus. Plenty of folks at Government Motors would love to kill the Volt, and they’re just waiting for the opportunity. That’s why Obama’s election defeat will be a “three-fer.” With one election, we can get rid of the anointed one, the Chevy Volt, and Bob Lutz.
A 36-month lease for $350 is $12,900. Not nearly enough to make any money for GM. The old car being sold with a dying battery won’t be able to cover the difference.
6,300 in inventory and only selling 600 a month (at the top end) means their factory can be shut down most of the next year.