NY Times Chevy Volt Criticism Confounds Proponents
Actually, Mr. Modica must not have read the article, since he only notes that the “report by the NY Times that it would take up to 27 years for Chevy Volt buyers”. The report also says that a Volt “payback time could drop to about eight years if gas cost $5 a gallon and the driver remained exclusively on battery power.”
The 27-year figure cited is only true for someone who drives 131 miles each time the Volt is fully charged. Not very realistic. As an average American driver (30-mile round trip commute), and a Volt owner, my ‘payback’ happened in the first week I had my Volt, when I stopped sending my money to support Hugo Chavez and the Saudis.
I estimate that I gave each of those regimes $2000 since 9/11/01. In the year that I have driven my Volt, my ‘donations’ to Al Qaeda’s Madrassa’s and Hugo Chavez’s tyranny have been cut by 90%. The fact that, given my driving pattern, the extra cost of the Volt will be paid back in 10 years is just icing on the cake.
Your post sounds much like a former poster (truthguy) that was zotted about two weeks before you signed up and being this is your third post since you signed up I think it possible you’re a retread. Just saying.