SFist: SFist Photo: Come See the New Chevy Volt Plug-In

SFistJim

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:54:48 -0800

Well, it IS a concept car. GM says maybe they'll make Volts starting in a few years. They'll lose money on each one. Many people said they would lease the EV1, but few people actually did, even with all the subsidies the lessors enjoyed. GM promoted the car in regions where it would perform well (non-hilly areas, for one) and with people that would be good owners (rich families that already had a car, etc.) Having said that, there wasn't a whole lot o' demand. There are many valid reasons why GM wouldn't sell the cars for road use. If GM had been more committed to battery power maybe they wouldn't have listened to their lawyers as much but oh well.

Spencer Williams

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:19:58 -0800

Wow.... Thanks for the info - two weeks ago we watched, "Who Killed the Electric Car" and learned a lot! I can't wait till the day I don't have to go to the gas station.

liveoilfree

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:57:21 -0800

It's bogus. We've got a picture on the Yahoo group of what's under the hood, 3 golf cart batteries and a 36v motor. Barely two years since GM arrested would-be buyers of the EV1, and crushed every one, who is going to believe them now? If they wanted to build one, they could do it now -- or they could just have let the EV1 live. We drive today the oil-free Toyota RAV4-EV, which Toyota sold to us freely and without tricks, last sold in Nov., 2002. But GM would not sell even ONE EV1, they insisted on destroying them all, and now come up with this crappola -- a prototype that can't go faster than 15 mph, and excuses about why they can't do it. See the videos -- we already have a VOLT-equivalent with better than 100 miles all-electric range! GM is lying about not being able to do so. DrivingTheFuture.com for the video log and links to the Yahoo group SealBeach.org shows how the EV and solar power work together GM is not telling the truth about the EV1 and its past history, and is not telling the truth about the battery. We drive an EV using 10-year old technology with over 100 miles range! And got the pics to prove it.

Spencer Williams

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:43:03 -0800

I totally want one!

SFistJim

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:27:30 -0800

The styling has already changed somewhat. It will become more upright, yet more areodynamic. Toyota says that GM is talking nonsense. GM hasn't yet committed to building it.

RinconHillSF

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:09:16 -0800

Thank goodness an American car maker is putting more emphasis on alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles.

MalcoveMagnesia

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:23:08 -0800

That is a pretty car. Will the same car be going into production or will it be styled totally different? Why don't US carmakers make more cars like this instead of boring routine crap like the Taurus, Grand Am, etc.