Exactly!
“The problem with conservatives is getting them to accept that an electric vehicle is not necessarily a left-wing environmental plot,” Lutz said.
It is a plot when it’s my taxpayer money that kept GM afloat, and prevented the onerous union contracts from being tossed out during bankruptcy. Since a healthy restructuring was not allowed to happen, GM still has problems. I will never buy a GM car, whether a Volt or otherwise. I love the way the left about the GM bailout being a success. They never count the tax breaks as part of the bailouts. Of course, who is able to take advantage of the tax breaks? The super rich who are the only ones who can afford the car, even with the tax break! It shows Obama can embrace the top 1% if they will buy the crappy Volt!
Back in February / March, GM advertised a 3 Year, 36,000 Mile Lease for $369 a Month on a 2012 Volt. It was a Zero Down Payment Lease, which would be impossible with any car with a $40,000 MSRP.
The only way it could work was the $7,500 Tax Credit being pocketed by the Dealer. The numbers do not work any other way, even with the cheap Interest Rates we have today.
They should call it the Chevy Scam, not the Chevy Volt.
“It shows Obama can embrace the top 1% if they will buy the crappy Volt!”
You need to separate your anger for the GM bailout from the Volt. It is a very nice vehicle. A much better car in every way than the Prius “clown car.” You might even venture onto the web and find out what owners think. One guy right here in my neighborhood has both a Prius and a Volt and says that they Volt is better in every respect and he commutes in in 150 miles a day!