[BfloGuy]

I'm a fan of automotive innovation. I'd have liked to see what the Volt might have become had government pressure not caused it to be released a couple years too early.

And I think I like this Congress-critter. He's not so scared of government motors (the source of his family's wealth) that he won't say what he thinks.

[SkyPilot]

1. The Doltswagon
2. The Unionthuggeroadster
3. The Bonneville Bailout

[Parley Baer]

This is why we need more business men in Washington. Not lawyers or from academia but people with real business experience.

[SkyPilot]

Someone explain the laws of engineering and chemistry to the Green Marxists.

Just because you "plug it in" does not mean you didn't burn fossil fuels to get that electricity!

"Honey! Did you or the kids borrow my charger again?"

[workerbee]

Those things retail for $46K?!?!

[NVDave]

It needed to become average, as in “average selling price of a car.”

The average selling price of a car in the US is around $28K.

For the price of a Volt, I can get into the low end of the luxury sedan market, something like an Audi A4, which if I get the Audi diesel, will get better mileage than the Volt.

[Responsibility2nd]

But, but....

The Volt was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year.

~snort~

[Doogle]

[Repeal The 17th]

“...I’d have liked to see what the Volt might have become...”
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It would have become ... nothing.

[RayChuang88]

What's interesting is that this month's issue of Car and Driver had an article comparing the Volt with the Chevrolet Cruze Eco. They said the Cruze Eco is a better choice, mostly because of the far lower initial buying cost and the fact if driven reasonably over 40 mpg on the freeway is not that hard to achieve.

[taildragger]

Remember this post...

I have been following all the tea leaves and end trails of all the bits and pieces on the web that will become the next generation Ford Fusion, to be unveiled a the NAIAS this Jan. 012'.

IMHO it will kick the Volts @$$ from here to kingdom come and will make it look like rotten cheese.

I can't wait...

[afraidfortherepublic]

I wonder how the Cadillac version will do? Does anyone remember the Edsel?

[Oberon]

If I had the money to blow, I'd buy one of these and get it fitted with a receiver hitch. Then I'd buy one of those tow-behind diesel generators, and drive the thing around towing the generator as it continuously recharged my batteries.

It would be its own rolling punchline.

[ken21]

lol!

[DesertSapper]

Read my lips: IT COSTS TOO MUCH!

Find a way to make the Volt 'as is' and sell it for $22-25k ... it will fly off the lots. The high $30k's for that car is NUTS!

[editor-surveyor]

Electric cars are not innovation. They’ve been around for about 110 years, and never made a shred of sense. They’re costly, inefficient, underpowered and limited to a small range.

Why would anyone ever want one?

When the sh!t hits the fan, they’re going to be worse than useless. If your life depended on one, you are a corpse.

[newzjunkey]

115-year-old electric car gets same 40 miles to the charge as Chevy Volt

[newzjunkey]

115-year-old electric car gets same 40 miles to the charge as Chevy Volt

[tlb]

>>> “There Is No Market” For The Volt

I’m openminded. I considered the Volt but realized an electric car just doesn’t work for me. The longest extension cord I have is only about 20 feet. I need to be able to travel further then that.