Volt Customer Advisory Board Member Runs Into Charger Issues

The Truth About Cars ^ | October 23, 2010 | Edward Niedermeyer

[hondact200]

why not just make the thing compressed gas vehicle CGV? what a bunch of idiots with GM and the government. It is like buying a 24V lithium battery charged weed whacker for 149.99. in the small print you must buy the charger for additional 149.99 and the battery for an additional 249.99. What a savings? Sounds like the math at Harvard 2 +2 = 560.

[DelaWhere]

Everything old is new.....

1890 Morrison-Electric - Seating like mini-van RANGE 100 MILES...

[Nuc 1.1]

When the batteries run down the on board engine driven generator kicks in. The car's effective range is about 600 miles when it starts fully charged and full of fuel, gas, diesel, etc. Effective fuel economy at this distance is about 50 mpg. Last year when I was living in Vermont and working at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, I had a 25 mile round trip. So this thing would have worked for me. However, I was thinking of getting one when they were talking 20K or so initial cost and the body style was based upon the initial car show variant. At 41K I could get a real car or truck. And I will.

[Chode]

thank you...

[Sacajaweau]

We have a few special events on Lake Ontario...like water spouts...I think they're like little tornados. It's a seaway for cripes sakes...and Canada owns 1/2 of the Lakes.

Anyways, we have a friggin' thruway with plenty of adjacent lands along the way.

If they're not going to use the thruway right of way lands, then let them build another Nuclear Power Plant.

I think the real object is to make all the Great Lake AND ALL the windmills "Federal"...so we get taxed by the Feds for maintenance and by the states for use.

[Eye of Unk]

The solution is a small diesel generator that will run on waste cooking oil or a diesel blend. Or a home powered battery bank with a variety of choices such as wind, water or solar power. For a small investment of $100,000 to a million dollars you can indeed drive for free....for 40 miles a day. Spend 5 years financing the Volt and its charging station all the while having the Obamacare mosquito the size of a flying turkey sucking away your paycheck.

[troy McClure]

There are charging stations built in many locations around Calif.

They cost $250k each to build in 1996. Solely to charge the GM EV1 for free.

I have never seen a single car use the one at Topanga Beach and I was there nearly ever day for from 1996 thru 2000 when they were on the road.

Now here is the hitch I couldn't plug my golf cart or a Corbin Sparrow into these stations as the plug was GM EVI only.

[VeniVidiVici]

Wonder how much juice this thing sucks up when charging?

[NewHampshireDuo]

The road use tax will be tacked on everyone's electric bill

Actually, there will be an alternative energy support tax on everyone's bill that will be used to further subsidize electric vehicles, a traditional fuel assessment tax to penalize those who aren't using electric power for recharging an EV and then the highway fed/state/local taxes on electricity that is used to charge an EV.

[catnipman]

“I can’t stand sloppy reporting. There is no such thing. I’m guessing they meant “one inch diameter” conduit. (Which is actually 1.315” if they require rigid. ) “

Well, at least give her credit for using the word “conduit” instead of pipe!

[catnipman]

“About 1/2 of he electric power in the US comes from coal, so an electric powered car runs on coal.”

Yep, and all of us here need to be prepared to tweak anyone we know who buys an “electric” by asking them why they chose to buy a coal powered car: “Oh, I see you bought a coal powered car!”

[catnipman]

“Although I’m betting this means a LOT of Volt customers are NEVER going to use their car as electrics, and it just becomes a very expensive and less-efficient hybrid car.”

Yeah, they’ll probably just park them and leave the engine running to charge the batteries! You know, I bet that will actually happen. A lot.

[Kickass Conservative]

Choices.

1. Don't buy the car.
2. Buy the car and move.
3. Live in the car and plug it into an outlet at the EPA Building.