Chevy Volt Sales Plunge – Obama’s Flagship EV a Failure

NLPC ^ | April 3, 2013 | Mark Modica

[jazusamo]

Working link:

http://nlpc.org/stories/2013/04/03/chevy-volt-sales-plunge-%E2%80%93-obama%E2%80%99s-flagship-ev-failure

[V_TWIN]

“Chevy Spark”

Thats funny considering all the volts that caught fire in peoples garages. Why dont they just call it the flaming piece of $h!t?

[jazusamo]

It’s amazing to me they’d come up with a name like Spark, maybe it was Obama’s brainstorm:)

[JPG]

The Volt meets the Zot.

[Steely Tom]

Thats funny considering all the volts that caught fire in peoples garages.

They could have named it "the Chevy Fireball."

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[oldbrowser]

Obamobiles

[Darksheare]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QFjeGcAF8

Ads that are complete crap couldn’t be a reason, could it?
“Doesn’t need gas because it’s fully charged!”

[jazusamo]

What a hoot, haven’t seen that.

[jazusamo]

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[Darksheare]

They played it as a radio ad here.
Hard to believe, it’s even dumber in video form.

[V_TWIN]

They all come with front end alignment that constantly pulls to the LEFT even when it knows it’s wrong and will damage our country.

[exit82]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/23/chinese-firms-reportedly-back-away-from-us-taxpayer-backed-fisker/

Here’s the latest on another garage burner fiasco.

[Rebel_Ace]

My two cents (adjusted for inflation, actual value may be less):

The diesel-electric hybrid propulsion concept has more than 60 years of proven market acceptance in the form of Railroad Locomotives. There are certain economies of scale and size in this arena.

I look at the Volt's technology (not the political baggage) and see some things with promise. The costs are not low enough yet, etc, etc.

So, it sort of reminds me of the first few "Digital Personal Assistants" back in the 90's. Anyone remember the Apple Newton? It was laughable, but it was the kernel that led to the iPhone and all the other marketplace handheld computer-like devices.

My objections to the Volt lie largely with the Government subsidies, followed by the market objection of cost versus benefit.

Electric cars will need a breakthru in battery storage to get them to make the leap to commercial market acceptance. All the other engineering problems have pretty much been taken care of.

[PGR88]

Thanks for providing a reminder to never to buy a Government Motors car.

I hadn’t thought about it in a while....

[nascarnation]

Locomotives use diesel electric because they have to drive all the wheels (steel on steel coefficient is quite low, in the range of .1)

A mechanical system to drive that many wheels is not practical/economical.

[a real Sheila]

I look forward to the MSM telling us all about this.

*crickets*

[jazusamo]

I agree, you stated it well.

The cost is too high for the average buyer. The subsidies and tax credits are outrageous and a huge breakthrough in battery tech is needed which may not be for a very long time if ever.

[Rebel_Ace]

Well, yes, and that is why I said,

"...There are certain economies of scale and size in this arena..."

However, regardless of the number of wheels being driven, the CONCEPT of Internal Combustion mechanically driving a generator to send power to an Electric Drive Train is well established as fuel efficient and road worthy. That was my principle point, not to get lost in the many and varied differences between locomotives and personal transportation vehicles.