And I think I like this Congress-critter. He's not so scared of government motors (the source of his family's wealth) that he won't say what he thinks.
1. The Doltswagon
2. The Unionthuggeroadster
3. The Bonneville Bailout
This is why we need more business men in Washington. Not lawyers or from academia but people with real business experience.
Just because you "plug it in" does not mean you didn't burn fossil fuels to get that electricity!
"Honey! Did you or the kids borrow my charger again?"
Those things retail for $46K?!?!
It needed to become average, as in “average selling price of a car.”
The average selling price of a car in the US is around $28K.
For the price of a Volt, I can get into the low end of the luxury sedan market, something like an Audi A4, which if I get the Audi diesel, will get better mileage than the Volt.
But, but....
The Volt was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year.
~snort~
“...I’d have liked to see what the Volt might have become...”
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It would have become ... nothing.
I have been following all the tea leaves and end trails of all the bits and pieces on the web that will become the next generation Ford Fusion, to be unveiled a the NAIAS this Jan. 012'.
IMHO it will kick the Volts @$$ from here to kingdom come and will make it look like rotten cheese.
I can't wait...
I wonder how the Cadillac version will do? Does anyone remember the Edsel?
It would be its own rolling punchline.
lol!
Find a way to make the Volt 'as is' and sell it for $22-25k ... it will fly off the lots. The high $30k's for that car is NUTS!
Electric cars are not innovation. They’ve been around for about 110 years, and never made a shred of sense. They’re costly, inefficient, underpowered and limited to a small range.
Why would anyone ever want one?
When the sh!t hits the fan, they’re going to be worse than useless. If your life depended on one, you are a corpse.
>>> There Is No Market For The Volt
I’m openminded. I considered the Volt but realized an electric car just doesn’t work for me. The longest extension cord I have is only about 20 feet. I need to be able to travel further then that.