Look what I saw on the road yesterday

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Anybody know what it is?? I didn't know that they were for sale and on the road yet kinda a surprise lol

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Yeah, that looks like a Volt. They are available for sale, however I just read an article that stated that the supply is very short at the moment. I'll see if I can find it.
 
35 mile electric range, and 37MPG afterwards is not very swaying to me, especially with a price tag of $40K+, but I do appreciate where this is going as a whole.
 
just saw one at an auto show and wasn't overly impressed for the price ...

the Prius still seems to be one of the best bangs for the buck:inspector:
 
Steve said:
the Prius still seems to be one of the best bangs for the buck:inspector:
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If I wanted 37MPG, I'd just buy a beater Civic or Corolla - heck, even a brand new one - and bank the extra cash. I'm all for being a first adopter most of the time, but not to the tune of 40,000+ clams.
 
JaredPointer said:
If I wanted 37MPG, I'd just buy a beater Civic or Corolla - heck, even a brand new one - and bank the extra cash. I'm all for being a first adopter most of the time, but not to the tune of 40,000+ clams.
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Prius was only about 22k ..about the same as a Civic or Corolla ..but greener :D
 
Steve said:
Prius was only about 22k ..about the same as a Civic or Corolla ..but greener :D
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Not right off the bat they weren't.... I seem to recall them being upwards of 35K initially.

Being the technology is still brand new with the Volt, I'm willing to bet the price will drop after a few years. That will be the point at which one might become enticing. Buick, GMC, and Cadillac will also be releasing vehicles with the same drivetrain technology within the next few years.
 
JaredPointer said:
35 mile electric range, and 37MPG afterwards is not very swaying to me, especially with a price tag of $40K+, but I do appreciate where this is going as a whole.
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35 mile range will get you anywhere in and around town for a lot of people that this car might be geared to. How many people a day, do you think, drive less than 35 miles? And of those people, how many do you think do this day in and day out? More than enough for this car to be put to good use. Especially if these are being installed in every big city:

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79% of the US's population lives in urban areas where these are charging stations are proposed to be installed. I think the features of this car could reach out to a lot of people for sure. Many who would buy this car would never even exceed its 35 mile electric range.

25mpg in a 4dr pickup is pretty dang good so I'm still keeping my pickup though.:bigups
 
This has to be the biggest fraud perpetuated since Madoff.......

Where do people think the electricity to charge those things comes from?!?!?!?!?!

All this garbage did was make people feel good... Cuz they don't have to see gas going in and then having to go get more. So they traded a gas pump for a plug.

As DJ said these plugs are supposed to be installed in major metropolitan areas. How many of these areas suffer from rolling blackouts during peak demand?

You are also giving someone else the power to regulate where and how far you can go. Power can be shut off. With gas or deisel as long as you got cash or something of value, you can get fuel.

Not to mention the numerous hazards to rescue/emergency personell if these vehicles are in a substantial negative interface. (and you're also gonna be stuck inside a lot longer should you be in a substantial accident)

Me.... for the next forseeable while, I'll stay with my fossil powered buggy.


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JaredPointer said:
If I only had to go less than 35 miles a day, I would get a bike.
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I will be looking to buy a hybrid when I make my next purchase.

Getting the bike is easy. The problem is riding it for 30 miles without getting hit by inattentive or inconsiderate drivers. Too many people think bike lanes/paths, etc. are socialistic supported projects.
 
Maybe I'm missing the point here, but isn't the idea of introducing electric powered cars to the industry meant to lessen the pollution/global warming impact just as much (if not more so)?

EPA guidelines are more about the pollution entering the earth's atmosphere than how much gas is available these days.
 
ShadeTreeDetail said:
Maybe I'm missing the point here, but isn't the idea of introducing electric powered cars to the industry meant to lessen the pollution/global warming impact just as much (if not more so)?

EPA guidelines are more about the pollution entering the earth's atmosphere than how much gas is available these days.
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Guess you are missing the point. Where does the electricity come from??
THis isn't a hybrid that generates it's own power. It comes from a power plant. A fossil fuel, pollution belching power plant. So until the US switches to nuke power, this is a feel good item. Oh and where do you dispose of those toxic laden storage batteries?

Outta sight, outta mind I guess.

Now if you excuse me, I gotta go put on my faux fur and leather boots and go play in the snow.
 
dave40co said:
I couldn't agree more. I sell the Leaf, but until the technology is where they can get 400 miles range they are not practical.
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They are not practical for you.

There are a lot of people out there for whom the existing range is perfectly acceptable.

Folks, I understand that we're all "old school" gearheads around here, but the truth is this is reality -- electric "hybrid" cars are where the industry is going whether we like it or not. Most of us realize that there is still a negative environmental impact from the production and use of EVs just like there is with the cars we've been making and driving for almost a century now, but that is going to be the case NO MATTER WHAT the cars are made of or what drive technology they employ.

As long as any form of transportation or production exists that is tied to a process which creates any sort of byproduct, it is going to have an impact on the environment. The human race are little more than locusts on this planet, draining its resources for "survival" through technological advancements. We're already coming to the point where the available supply of easily accessible oil is drying up, hence we are moving on to harvesting and depleting a different, more prevalent resource. Once that is depleted, technology will shift yet again, and so on until we no longer have any resources left to deplete or until we have finally reached a point where the technology exists to recycle any material or production/use byproduct and stop relying on fresh natural resources for our livelihoods.

So, do I see being an early adopter of EV technology as a necessity? No. We are still living in a time where traditional vehicles are affordable to own and operate, and the infrastructure necessary to support their use is well developed. However, I do think we'll see a time in the not-too-distant future where that will change. At that point, once an acceptably developed infrastructure exists to support EVs and the price to purchase them has dropped to acceptable levels, I'm prepared to adapt to them as long as they are capable by that time of providing the level of utility petroleum-powered cars and trucks give us today.

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If everyone switched over to a Volt type vehicle then what would most of the major city's do about the rolling blackouts they already have due to a piss poor grid system and greater demand ? The Al Gore group doesn't want us to build any more nuke plants or drill for more crude. I think all of the sides need to compromise and quit using this as a political football.
 
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