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You see 75% of American Public drives less than 40 miles per day. That's why GM sized the battery for that number. But they also coupled it with a ICE that will allow you to extend the range to over 300 miles on gasoline.

I don't see the thrill of getting a Chevy Volt. My daughter has a Nissan Altima Hybrid, cost her about $24,000. It has a 700 mile range on the gas tank. Most of the time it runs silently on the batteries. Two months ago she drove from Kansas to Denver to meet us, almost 500 miles for her. She only used a half tank of gas. The Nissan and Toyota hybrids are proven tech.

The Chevy Volt is overpriced and cannot compare to what Toyota already has. Too little and too late to the game.

The Chevy Volt is overpriced and cannot compare to what Toyota already has. Too little and too late to the game.

You couldn't be more wrong about the Chevy Volt. Yes the first Chevy Volts will be expensive. Every new technology is expensive. Remember how expensive pocket calculators, computers that you are now posting with, and Flat Panel TVs were? Well it's the same with EREV. GM will only build 10,000 Volts the first year and then 30,000 the second year. Remember with the rebate the actual price is $33.5K. That's not all that outrageous of a price considering the vehicle is loaded with options. At this price they will sell every car they can make with no problems at all. As they ramp up EREV production, the prices will come down. As economies of scale kick in the prices will fall. The Volt and EREV technology are nearly all unique parts that are used in relatively small numbers and this means high prices. But there are plenty of people willing to shell out $33.5K for the first units, no problem.

The Volt is light years ahead of your Nissan Hybrid in technology. It's a revolutionary vehicle but you don't understand the significance of what GM has accomplished. It ISN'T a hybrid! It's and EREV and that's very different than a hybrid. Saying that the Chevy Volt doesn't compare to the Toyota and Nissan hybrids is stupidity squared. The Volts are much more sophisticated technology. For most people using the Volt they will use very little gasoline. It's also a lot more fun to drive. The Toyota Prius is slow as a snail but the reviews of the Volt indicate that it's much more fun to drive than any hybrid. It's quick and has a lot of torque at low RPM. That will make it a blast to drive.

I think your problem is that you don't understand the technology and you think in static terms. You don't understand what a breakthrough technology is. And the word is already out that Toyota and Nissan and other car companies are working feverishly on their own EREV vehicles.

There will be a day in the not too distant future that you will have to eat your words about the Volt. I only wish I was there to see it.