If you’ve ever driven on old VW Beetle in the winter, having to wear heavy clothing (and keep a scraper in the car for the INSIDE of the windows) is not a particularly novel experience....
A $41,000 plus taxpayer subsidy golf cart.
How nice.
I feel stimulated.
And very green. Or maybe blue.
LOL, I hope the didn't spend too much money on the study? They could have worked that out on paper with an eighth grade science class project.
I wondered that when they came out.
It only goes 40 miles on a charge, and that’s without running the heater or air conditioner.
What happens to the mileage then?
I guess the volt belongs in the bad idea of hall of fame, right next to the mesh condoms.
Since the Volt runs on energy produced by coal anyway, why not add a small coal-fired stove - like in Dickens novels.....I’m thinking Scrooge’s office.
New Ad Slogans~
Winter Ad
Chevy Volt: “Look Ma, no Wind Chill”
Summer Ad
Chevy Volt: “But it’s a Dry Heat”
I had trouble believing that even the best case reports on the Volt were serious. My initial reaction was that theOnion.com had written a spoof making fun of how little an electric car would be able to do, and the media had fallen for it. It took me a long time to realize that the $41k, 35 mi range car really was what Government Motors planned to sell. [Not being totally stupid, once I realized the electric cart was not a spoof, I immediately believed that hundreds of far left libs in big cities who never drive anyways would buy a Volt just so they could show off the keys at pot parties.]
Using battery power for a heater might reduce driving range...
Does that even require a duh?
As far as considerably less than 30 miles...
I wonder how much less is considerably less. Trying to power a resistance heater from a battery at sub-zero temperatures might drain the battery in a matter of minutes. It wouldn’t surprise me if the battery mileage went to less than 3 miles.
What about electrically powered safety features such as the window defroster, wind shield wipers and of course headlights? Could you expect to get to your destination and home again on a dark and stormy night? I am sure that using the stereo system also saps the meager battery power and forget about using the air conditioner. I hope the windows are hand cranked as using electric windows could mean the difference between getting home or walking.
Basically anyone foolish enough to buy a Volt plans to drive their $40,000 vehicle only when the sun is shining, the roads are level, there is no head wind, the ambient temperature is 70 degrees, their total trip is less than 40 miles and they have the hours needed for a plug in recharge before they drive again. Motor Trends Car of the Year award for the Volt seems as hollow as Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.
In one other industry would a manufacturer even attempt to sell such a patently inferior product? For instance, would an iPad competitor try to market a tablet that had to be charged every 30 minutes and needed to be plugged in to access the internet? It would be preposterous.
Why Oh Why does The United States Of America put up with this Crap?
I’m surprised Motor Trend would diss the Volt. Apparently someone didn’t grease a palm or two.
I would have expected Motor Trend to proclaim the Volt..’Car of the Year’
Why they want you to drive a battery operated car that hasn’t been properly tested is beyond me.
1)...Why does a VOLT have heated rear windows?
....to keep your hands warm when pushing through snow drifts.
2. ...How do you double the value of a VOLT?
....put a spare battery pack on the back seats.
3)... How do you prevent your VOLT from being stolen?
....take the battery pack with you.