Toyota was able to do most of the R & D for the Prius and still put out a product that is in the low $20,000 US price range. This car can be modified and go farther on battery power. GM is for GM and is not in the market to change the car industry. The fact is it will be behind all other car manufacturers and now others are coming to market with green cars. The season of change is on the horizon, if GM doesnt make affordable cars now many will flock to other car companies. 41,000 is to much
n the next 5 years the electirc market is going to take over. Why would you spend more feeding your car than you do feeding your family? If a new car payment with $0 down was was less than your monthly gas bill wouldnt you buy an electic car too? Or would you just keep feeding the already rich oil companys witch are basically over pricing oil to profit or make us mondern slaves to our gas pumps? If you live off grid (solar or wind power) shes free to charge only oil change 1yr
The fact is that you could buy a less expensive car and probably buy gas for the lifetime of the car with the money from the price difference.Yeah Yeah i hear you say but what about the environment. When your average person has to chose between that kind of money and the environment, money will always win.
GM has priced out 90% of humanity. $41,000 is a price that middle America will not be able to afford even with the government rebate. At this price few people will buy and may end this car line. GM should price the car at the mid 20 thousand dollar range and then GM will rise up and be a leader again. An affordable green car for the people.
@m715fm In the future when tech prices come down the cost will also come down. $41,000X10,000volts= alot of $ for gm to make a better design and a lower price for 2012-2013
no I am correct, 50mpg with an old 4cyl honda. If I put some batteries in the trunk and an electric motor tied into the rear wheels with a straight axle I would still be into it under 5 grand. Well under 40 thousand. I wouldn't call that a marvel
@PhatH0tG33k average car cost $3000 a year min to run on gas $3000X10 years?= $30,000 the you BURNT UP didnt get any depreceating asset for. $30,000 that you donated to the already rich oil companys? $ 30,000 that you could used to buy a brand new car with an 8 year warenty.... if the cost of fuel out ways the cost of a new car wouldnt you be stupid to keep your current car?
for $41K i can buy a Liftetime worth of bus or train yearly Pass
plus no parking fees, no maintenance fees, no insurance fees, no car wash fees, an additional $5K savings a year no one can't beat the savings riding public transportation
can the batteries be recycled? If not where does all the lead, acid and mercury go? Yes this is a real question. I know that the battery in non hybrid cars can be recycles, I have no knowledge of the lithium battery world.
@Tamayo1980 No, the Prius Drives Electric and Gasolone driven the Volt drives purly electric until the battery is Empty and then switches to a gasoline engine to power up the battery.
But the Volt (in my opinion) is ugly and with ith's 4 cylinder Engines it lies behind when it comes tto efficiency compared to the Audi A1 E-tron using Wankel Engine as range extenshion.
@Raffix394 OK to make it simpler for you. The Volt has a tail pipe that spews out CO2 right? No matter how you wanna put it; the volt is not and electric car its a Hybrid, just a smarter version of the of the prius. The e-tron is a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. The lithium-ion battery provides a truly use able energy to enable a range of approximately 248 kilometers or 152 miles and does not use any GAS. personally i would get a Tesla model s for 50k.
@Tamayo1980 The Volt is electric with a gasoline range extenshin drives a certain distance purly electric and then switches to a gasoline 4 Cylynder engine, so you can drive purly electric for quite some time most peoeple don't drive more then 40 miles a day. And the Audi A1 E-Tron uses the same prinicipal purly electric for a certain distance and then recharces the engine with a gasoline driven Wankel Engine.
What you mean is the Audi R8 E-Tron thats a 200'000€ Sportscar.
Why is the charging plug-in on the left side of the car? If they ever get those street charging stations that means people would have to have a cord hanging over the car... The Nissan leaf plugs in on the front, so it will work parking on either side of the street. The volts sorta big...or big looking.. and frankly its kind of ugly.. it looks like they tried to hard to make it look cool and now it just looks sorta silly and cheap...
@californiaisgarbage Well you still would emit less CO2 fully charging the car than you would burning a full tank of gas, so it's still cleaner. In states like mine, Washington, a lot of our power is mostly hydro electric. So it's even more cleaner. I think it's a good idea. It just needs to be done right... and I don't think the Chevy volt is right...
@musubi69 Hey they did put an asian in the promo to make it look tiny and jappy so it would apeal more to the frail bisexual crowd that is interested in government handouts for purchases
@musubi69 theres a plug on both sides dumbass just because they used that one in the video doesnt mean thats all there is why is this a high rated comment?
@musubi69 Agreed I work for onstar & have seen these cars. Way overpriced & GM is talking about increasing the cost of them because they aren't making any money on them. Funny thing is GM did have an electric car called the EV-1 that was a very good car & maybe if they didn't kill it back then we would see more better electric vehicles on the road. But the funny thing is you know the fuel industry(aka BP, Exxon, Etc.) probably have ties to all that & ties to this & any other alternative fuel.
@musubi69 its the same as normal gas cars except its in the front not the back. coord hanging over the car? not if their smart and pull up on the left side. you dont pull up on the right side if your gas tank is on the left do you?
Do you know how long the battery will last? The 40 miles you get should last at least 5 years (75,000 miles) before showing signs of depletion. That's on pure electric range alone.
you still have to put gas in it? so its just another hybrid, POS! I use to have a VW Jetta TDI that gave me 50ish mpg's and i got more boost out of it through tubing and a intake kit/ exhaust. it hauldazz! i ran a 14.2 at 106mph 1/4mile at the track. add TIEN suspention and a set of BBS LM wheels....whooo i love that car.... but im a supercharged e39 ///M5 guy now...FUK TREES!
It is the same as a diesel locomotive but with batteries for on demand power. Trains use a diesel generator to power electric motors. Very old technology from the 1920's. 40k for this is crazy. Well minus the 7500 of tax payers money.
@VARITHMS I concur. With that in mind, why not make the gas powered electric generator on this thing run a little cleaner on diesel as well? I mean if you're just micronizing old locomotive tech anyway, where's the harm?
When GM first announce volt, they made a claim of 230 mpg fuel efficiency. But there was an asterisk to it. The mpg is totally based on mathematical formula. GM says that the actual EPA estimation is still pending because the tech is different from others. But people can do estimation on their own. The extended range of the volt is 310 miles with gas engine. It has a 9.3 Gallon of gas tank. That means the car runs at 34mpg. That is only 15% of the initial claims. Sound like Enron!
@userkc2008 He said in the video that it has a 40 mile range on battery power and then another 300 on gas. I haven't found anything saying the volt will have more than a 9 gal tank so at best these figures say 37.8 mpg not counting what the kW-h will be to put the batteries back to full charge.
Yeah the Nissan Leaf is coming, however if you want to drive a car a distance greater than approximately 100 miles, you will need to carry a generator with a full tank of gasoline to recharge the car along the highway. I do not see battery recharging stations being installed anytime soon along interstates. The Volt has the generator built in so you are not limited on distance.
lol why is everyone downing the volt, most cars that are out now dont have the technology that this car has, its a hybrid that actually looks nice, and gets great gas mileage. and most of all it comes from a company thats right here in america. its a environmentally safer car than most cars. $40k is around the right price for a leap into new technology.
41k for an "Electric car?" If it has a good hp, then it's a good reason, sadly it doesnt. Nissan Leaf is coming, its 100% electric. You hear that GM? 100% E L E C T R IC ! !
For $41k, I think most ppl who can afford it wouldnt buy "volt", they rather buy prius, other hybrids, or luxury cars that cost less or same price.
@DeftonesFan867 lol genius, keep on talking shts I'd like to see u buy this piece of junk they called "future electric" car. Im not gonna argue with u on internet, so u can talk sht all u want if that makes ur sad life happy.
Thanks for proving me right. Even if it was purely electric you would still bash it do it being GM. You're comparing it to other cars when theres no other vehicle out there like this.
I'd rather spend half that money on a Honda Civic. It get's real good gas mileage & doesn't require you to replace the a battery in X'amount of yrs. Good going GM why didn't you focus on maybe making more economic vehicles instead of building this.
@MrHav1k I love Corvettes. Fast, reliable, good on gas even. People getting 30mpg out of them. The only things I don't like about it is the flimsy interior and that it's a two seater.
I swear the god if Chevy stopped making crappy cars and became a niche brand specializing in Corvettes, Camaros, Impalas and other V8 muscle cars they wouldn't have a financial crisis. Their problem is they're maxed out. Too many employees, too much having their fingers crossed people will buy. It's stupid.
@MrHav1k Definitely man, my bud has a 09 SS. It's not the fastest car in the street race meets but stays neck and neck with modified Evo Xs. Handling is not as good as Evo but its firm in turns yet comfy on bumps. He drove a 2011 5.0 and hated it.
It you didn't go for those look at the late 4th gen (00-02) Z28 and TransAm, I'm looking to get one of those myself.
@grkchick: The Tesla Model S is est $57,500USD ($50,000 after tax rebates), compared to $41,000USD ($32,500).
@LHduke and Poopster102: This is by all means more than a "real car": performance features and ride quality match that of any entry-level luxury vehicle. The energy savings means that the price tag of $32.5k is equivalent to a $27k vehicle - think a loaded Camry Hybrid, Altima Hybrid, Fusion Hybrid, HS250h, etc.
NISSAN LEAF is 25,000 AND it can carry up to 5 people
CHEV VOLT in 41,0000 (gov cut price is apply after you apply for a credit of 41K) and it can only carry up to 4 people and is a GM so I dont know if I can trust on the VOLT
@KhyronDesintegrado But the nissan leaf does not have a onboard generator right? That would mean that you need another car for those longer trips (or a lot of time getting there)
Obama takes over GM and they make the Volt. Anyone remember the last AUTO a government had anything to do with??? Answer, THE YUGO… We all remember the “SUCCESS” that venture was… Favorite joke at the time… Do you know why the YUGO comes standard with REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER??? So your hands won’t freeze when you push it. No we have a battery powered car that gets 40 miles on a 12 hour charge. LMAO.
@jcfractal lol look up the EV-1 by GM. it gave more miles per charger than this volt and it was all electric. This was 14years ago. in 1996 when GM crushed the EV-1 they said that ppl would not buy it because toyota will be introducing the Prius and that was the future of transportation, so it took GM 15 years to build something similar to toyota prius; Fail
@LHduke WHat a peice of crap! So all the tax payers are paying $7000 for each car sold? wow how do i get some of my tax money back for not buying a bad product. People produce less than 3 percent of the greenhouse gasses on the planet. Ill stick with my old harley and 55mpg.
@LHduke My brothers old honda gets over 50mpg and its 20 years old. So wheres the advancement in technology? I could put some batteries in the trunk and an electric motor to the rear axle, and WHALA!! $
@californiaisgarbage That is the EPA's old estimates, the new estimates are more accurate and your old honda has probably way worse fuel economy than that I bet. The Volt is a technological marvel, it is very different than the standard car we are used to, everything on the car is carefully thought out unlike your Honda which is a very simple and unsafe car by todays standards.
Except for the price tag, the Volt seems like a great choice. It is the only serious competitor to the Prius because if the marketing is true and the 6 gallon gas tank will get you 300 miles, that is 50 mpg. Combine that with 40 miles of battery only power, and the mpg would increase greatly if driving was limited to 40 miles between charges. The Volt looks better and supposedly drives better than the Prius and drivers averaging less than 40 miles between charges, this car surpasses the Prius.
@poopster102 It has a generator&gas tank too. And guess what - there are plenty of gas stations around the country. So, please cut that crap about the 40 miles limit.
@poopster102 Well, the point it that for most people 40 miles per day is enough. You go home from work and plug you car in the grid and while you sleep it charges on the night tariff. If you drive 30 miles to work, you charge it at the parking lot while working and go the 30 miles back home without gasoline too. If you have to drive more than 40 miles than you use the generator, so you are not limited on mileage and get stuck on the road. Got it?
Yes but it uses much LESS gas. 75% of Americans drive less than 40 miles a day. If we all drove Volt's and I am not saying we should. as a country we would significantly reduce our fuel consumption and hence our dependency on oil from countries that want to kill us. It is not the perfect car for everybody but it is a step in the right direction.... pure electric drive.
@DeftonesFan867 This car is such a failure that the government has to pay you 8 grand to buy it, what an excellent point. no one will buy this car, this is the worst piece of crap every made.
@poopster102 Is that all you have? You're even dumber than I thought because both the Prius and Leaf also got tax credits. Keep digging your hole even deeper.
@poopster102 I disagree. There are far worse vehicles than this. However the GM's marketing department torpedoed their own vehicle by lying to the public about what it is and what its capabilities are.
It gets right around 50mpg when the engine kicks on. Do the math and you'll see that it averages 90mpg even if you travel 90 miles per day. Most people don't drive more than 40 miles per day and these people will use NO gas at all.
Not worth it, Oh and for you greenies, It causes more environmental harm to build a volt (Battery waste from production alone) than a bmw in its entire lifetime.
for 41000$ we can get a acura texus mercedes bmw jag corvette 41 m16 ak 47 etc.
gm= garbage motor my for 4 gallon gas my acura go for 140 mile then stop buy 4 more gallon go for another 35 per gallon fuk this car fuk obama even tho i voted for him not next election
Electric cars could be good for us and the environment if we can produce clean energy. Thats the bottom line. Now if you have solar panel at home and a electric car, I will give you credit. But if you buy one of this car because you think you are being "green" then you are short sighted. I would encourage would to look up the pro and cons of diesel vs hybrid/electric. Also look up the cost of producing electric and how much fresh water each different type of plant uses to make one megawatt.
People please do your research. Hybrid and all electric cars might reduce your cost at the pump but the emissions are the same and in some cases worse. These cars are at the end, coal powered. How do you think they make electricity. Furthermore, how do you think they get the coal to the power plant? and don't forget about the extraction of coal. Solar and wind is a joke alone with bio-fuel. Diesel is cleaner that gas far as greenhouse gases and you get more MPG. Check out the new diesel jetta
Honda's Clarity hydrogen fuel car gets 240 miles range, 60 mpg, and uses ZERO gas whereas Volt still uses gas. Clarity is also much bigger at 190.3 inches long compared to Volt which is about 177 inches long. Clarity for the win.
What about a price tag? Those statistics don't mean anything if you have to pay 100 grand for the thing and can't send it to your local mechanic. Same goes for the Volt, if the battery systems fail then I don't think your auto mechanic can fix it. If he can, then I bet it'll cost a pretty penny.
@jtoon200 The battery has 8 years warranty, dude. And can be recycled. And there is no oil to change. Well, except the generator but if you are running mainly on electricity it will last for years. This car is not cheap but it sure looks pretty and will satisfy most of the commuters. Don't forget the environmental benefits too - low pollution and noise levels, no wasted fuel on red light and downhill, etc.
Lastly, all pioneering technologies are costly at first. Remember first cell phones? :)
Then people should be eating these things up. But they're not. So, as it stands, feeling good about yourself and a 7000 dollar subsidy aren't enough to coax people into buying these. A small Japanese car can cost a lot less than a Volt and perform the same function.
Lastly, electric cars and cell phones a very different things. Electric cars have been around for the better part of a century and have never been commercially viable.
@jtoon200 Well, the Volt isn't even on the market yet. We'll see how it goes but it has the chance to be a bestseller. Besides, it's not a small Japanese car but quite a normal one and that makes a difference.
My point was that cell phones were very expensive and inefficient at first. Now, as the technology evolved, they are small, have long lasting batteries and everyone has them. EV may have been invented for a long time ago but now we already have the proper batteries and electronics. :)
GM has been runnig an even more involved Hydrogen car program than Honda with its fleet of hydrogen powered Equinox's. Problem with hydrogen is that it doesn't grow on trees. It takes a lot of energy to produce hydrogen. The current method of choice is actually as a byproduct from natural gas production. The other problem is that there is no infrastructure for it. Its gonna be a long time before you can buy hydrogen at your local gas station
This is not an electric car, so quit advertising it is GM! This is nothing more than a hybrid. If you want to call it an electric car, get rid of the internal combustion engine all together and keep it to batteries and electric motors! You don't need an internal combustion to achieve 300+ KMs.
"The price is right"? No, it is not. $41,000 isn't great even with the tax credit. If I had that sort of money, I would not, I repeat, not buy this car. I'd buy something I really wanted (and it ain't electric).
And to that person who opined that this car would fail because "90% of the people" are stupid, no, it'll fail because it's too expensive for most people to buy.
@FiendsInRedSatin1 41k is about half my mortgage. lol. The guy selling a product always thinks his price is right, but that's not up to him. The market decides if the price is right and if they don't sell, it is too high for the product.
All I have to say is if I had 41k to spend it wouldn't be on this. I would get a Lincoln MKz. I like a car you sit in and go...Ahhhhhhh. Oh, and lets not forget after you buy the MKz you sill have 3 to 4k left.
the EV-1 imagine that was an all electric vehicle that came out in 1995 that
GM produced then discontinued..that was the car that could have been the car
that would have saved GM a couple of years ago..imagine what improvements would have been made if the car was being produced to this day...GM really drop the ball on that one....you cant change the past you can only look towards the future...i still think GM still sets the bar for in my opinion today and back then...thumbs up if you agree..
When I come up behind you in my Benz and you are driving a Volt, Telsa, Insight, Prius or Clarity and I flash my lights this is a request so please move the right side of the highway and be a backmarker over there, thank you.
@dkkght46 Tesla has the best driving experience of any car on the market, petrol and electric...
To say that electric cars are slow and have no range is just plain false and mislead. Electric cars have the range of an internal combustion and more power than a high end sports car. The potential is endless!
@dkkght46 0 to 60 in 3.7 Seconds. Enough said. It blows the doors off a Corvette. I don't think your benz is faster than a corvette. Do some research.
@stberry -- What is so groundbreaking about a car like this? The Volt takes premium gas to run a generator back-up.
The 'back-up' generator gives you 300 miles. The Volt battery, just 40 miles. At 41k... should be a bit better than that.
The battery sounds like it should be the 'back up'. lol I wonder what the cost per mile to charge it under 0bama's Energy Plan with no coal to make electricity.
You claim 40miles isn't enough, even though 80% of the population doesn't drive more than that per day. Soooo, shall we make it even more expensive by adding even more batteries so it will go longer on electric even though that will be a waste 80% of the time? Or shall we just let it burn 1/5 of a gallon of gasoline for that rare instance you need an extra 10 miles.
But the leaf goes 100miles! but it ONLY goes 100 miles. What if you want to take a day trip? notgonnahappen
They have published the studies, you can look them up. The idea is that you only put in a big enough battery to cover what is needed most of the time. The on board generator takes care of things on the rare occasions that you need more. Sure they could have made it go 80 miles on batteries alone, but thats a waste. The car would weigh many hundreds more lbs and cost thousands more. 40 miles is a happy medium, and youve always got the generator to take you as far as you need.
And the actual individual lithium-ion cells (220 of them) are made in Korea by LG Chem, but the entire pack and all its controls are built and assembled in Brownstown Township, Michigan.
FYI, the Volts battery is much more complex than the Leaf's. It has much more controls, safeguards, and management systems than the Leaf's. Its an impressive feat of engineering and will most definitely last the life of the car.
@stberry General Motors had a very good electric car of its time however they terminated the program in favour for the hummer and other models, this is nothing more than a hybrid and is nothing special, the EV1 was something special and industry changing. One of the most groudbreaking cars in todays market would probably be the Tesla Roadster and Model S... sure their costs are higher, but thats the same with anything new.
where can you plug it in to charge it? house current ...I heard you have to buy a converter...what if you are on the road? what a long extention cord...what about the cost of elec.,...I thought bo was going to try to put the coal out of business isnt that how we get some elec.,just a few questions to ponder
The difference in price would buy 8,571.43 gallons of gas. The Civic gets an average of 29 miles to the gallon. That’s 248,581.47 miles on the price difference.
Assuming you drive an average 12k miles a year, & you only drive the Volt on the 40 mile range of its battery, using no gas, you’d have to own the Volt for 20.7 years to justify the price difference in gas.
In the early 1990's GM had an electric vehicle that could get 100 miles per charge, all electric. The vehicles were leased, and believe later collected and destroyed.
Gas engine charges battery? Only 40 miles per charge on battery? GM really needs to improve there engineering group, I am very disappointed. Foreign automakers will easily out do this product. If you really want an innovative thinker, give me a call.
Who cares what it costs? Just have Fannie/Freddie write the loans and then let people default on the loan. The government can then bailout Government Motors or Fannie/Freddie again.
P.S. I know Fred and Fan write and buy bogus home loans, but Obama can pick up his pen and create a GSE car-loan program anytime he wants.
I'd say the government is fucking stupid. We waste $ 255 million per day in Irag and there's only a 7 grand tax cut on this?! These should be FUCKING free! Aside from that I think the Leaf and Tesla Model s will have a better chance.
GM does not fail. Honda Clarity costs $600 per month for its clarity clean car. This will cost $350 per month. I do agree 40 miles on electricity is a shame though.
Only a MORON is going to buy this car which gets worse mileage to pet their egos. The stupidity of this car is that it took millions if not billion of research funds which could have better used to research on finding more sources of petro or on improving the efficiency of fuel. Only a certifiable loon and simpleton, like Obama, believes that this is a viable option.
A question to highlight the stupidity...It only goes 40 miles on battery, and takes over 12 hours to charge?
The Chevrolet Volt will be one of the most advanced cars on the road. It only costs $4.00 to fully charge. Pollution free and gets you over 600 miles.
Sorry to rain on your parade but it costs $1.50 to fully charge and that gets you 40 miles. Assume you never drive more than that. An average American drives 4000 miles a year. That means if you never use the gas it will cost $1.50 to charge for an entire year. Not a bad trade off for efficiency and eco friendly car i my opinion
Toyota was able to do most of the R & D for the Prius and still put out a product that is in the low $20,000 US price range. This car can be modified and go farther on battery power. GM is for GM and is not in the market to change the car industry. The fact is it will be behind all other car manufacturers and now others are coming to market with green cars. The season of change is on the horizon, if GM doesnt make affordable cars now many will flock to other car companies. 41,000 is to much
m715fm 5 months ago
fuck this shitty ass car. Just buy a normal car. that new nissan is like 10k.
jfn1103 5 months ago
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n the next 5 years the electirc market is going to take over. Why would you spend more feeding your car than you do feeding your family? If a new car payment with $0 down was was less than your monthly gas bill wouldnt you buy an electic car too? Or would you just keep feeding the already rich oil companys witch are basically over pricing oil to profit or make us mondern slaves to our gas pumps? If you live off grid (solar or wind power) shes free to charge only oil change 1yr
tinderinc 9 months ago
Man, they have 3cyl diesel VW Lupos in europe that cost under $15k that get 70mpg. Why don't they bring them over here? Fuck the volt
spasm027 10 months ago
The fact is that you could buy a less expensive car and probably buy gas for the lifetime of the car with the money from the price difference.Yeah Yeah i hear you say but what about the environment. When your average person has to chose between that kind of money and the environment, money will always win.
1clevername 10 months ago
GM has priced out 90% of humanity. $41,000 is a price that middle America will not be able to afford even with the government rebate. At this price few people will buy and may end this car line. GM should price the car at the mid 20 thousand dollar range and then GM will rise up and be a leader again. An affordable green car for the people.
m715fm 1 year ago
@m715fm In the future when tech prices come down the cost will also come down. $41,000X10,000volts= alot of $ for gm to make a better design and a lower price for 2012-2013
tinderinc 9 months ago
no I am correct, 50mpg with an old 4cyl honda. If I put some batteries in the trunk and an electric motor tied into the rear wheels with a straight axle I would still be into it under 5 grand. Well under 40 thousand. I wouldn't call that a marvel
californiaisgarbage 1 year ago
buy a cheap car and save $30,000+ for gas?
PhatH0tG33k 1 year ago
@PhatH0tG33k average car cost $3000 a year min to run on gas $3000X10 years?= $30,000 the you BURNT UP didnt get any depreceating asset for. $30,000 that you donated to the already rich oil companys? $ 30,000 that you could used to buy a brand new car with an 8 year warenty.... if the cost of fuel out ways the cost of a new car wouldnt you be stupid to keep your current car?
tinderinc 9 months ago
Because of the Unique Engineering BababaBullsh!T Where gonna make you pay the same price as a Cadillac CTS and go half as far!
stillatrucken 1 year ago
No idea where this sped got $41,000 from. Says $32,000 on their website!
chevymudder86 1 year ago
does any one knows how long to recharge until the batteries are full
crazyhead217 1 year ago
for $41K i can buy a Liftetime worth of bus or train yearly Pass
plus no parking fees, no maintenance fees, no insurance fees, no car wash fees, an additional $5K savings a year no one can't beat the savings riding public transportation
emforty2 1 year ago
grats to Chevy for releasing the Volt for 2011. The car has a weird look to it but its refreshing to hear some good news coming from GM.
PaladinHludwig 1 year ago
can the batteries be recycled? If not where does all the lead, acid and mercury go? Yes this is a real question. I know that the battery in non hybrid cars can be recycles, I have no knowledge of the lithium battery world.
VARITHMS 1 year ago
Fuck the environment; i'm getting a BMW lol
TattooGuru777 1 year ago
@TattooGuru777 335d - "d" for diesel. Very fast and almost 40mpg. for only 4K more than the volt.
VARITHMS 1 year ago
ITS not an electric car. Its a hybrid, just like the prius.
Tamayo1980 1 year ago
@Tamayo1980 No, the Prius Drives Electric and Gasolone driven the Volt drives purly electric until the battery is Empty and then switches to a gasoline engine to power up the battery.
But the Volt (in my opinion) is ugly and with ith's 4 cylinder Engines it lies behind when it comes tto efficiency compared to the Audi A1 E-tron using Wankel Engine as range extenshion.
Raffix394 1 year ago
@Raffix394 OK to make it simpler for you. The Volt has a tail pipe that spews out CO2 right? No matter how you wanna put it; the volt is not and electric car its a Hybrid, just a smarter version of the of the prius. The e-tron is a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. The lithium-ion battery provides a truly use able energy to enable a range of approximately 248 kilometers or 152 miles and does not use any GAS. personally i would get a Tesla model s for 50k.
Tamayo1980 1 year ago
@Tamayo1980 The Volt is electric with a gasoline range extenshin drives a certain distance purly electric and then switches to a gasoline 4 Cylynder engine, so you can drive purly electric for quite some time most peoeple don't drive more then 40 miles a day. And the Audi A1 E-Tron uses the same prinicipal purly electric for a certain distance and then recharces the engine with a gasoline driven Wankel Engine.
What you mean is the Audi R8 E-Tron thats a 200'000€ Sportscar.
Raffix394 1 year ago
The Prius is more of a competitor then the Leaf is.
The Leaf is all electric, no on board "range extender".
SirTragain 1 year ago
Why is the charging plug-in on the left side of the car? If they ever get those street charging stations that means people would have to have a cord hanging over the car... The Nissan leaf plugs in on the front, so it will work parking on either side of the street. The volts sorta big...or big looking.. and frankly its kind of ugly.. it looks like they tried to hard to make it look cool and now it just looks sorta silly and cheap...
musubi69 1 year ago 6
@musubi69 yup it will fail.
Tamayo1980 1 year ago
@musubi69 Isnt most of the energy produced made in coal plants? i dont get it, just burn fuel somewhere else is better?
californiaisgarbage 1 year ago
@californiaisgarbage Well you still would emit less CO2 fully charging the car than you would burning a full tank of gas, so it's still cleaner. In states like mine, Washington, a lot of our power is mostly hydro electric. So it's even more cleaner. I think it's a good idea. It just needs to be done right... and I don't think the Chevy volt is right...
musubi69 1 year ago
@musubi69 Hey they did put an asian in the promo to make it look tiny and jappy so it would apeal more to the frail bisexual crowd that is interested in government handouts for purchases
californiaisgarbage 1 year ago
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@californiaisgarbage What the fuck is your problem?
iDiggMGL 1 year ago
@musubi69 theres a plug on both sides dumbass just because they used that one in the video doesnt mean thats all there is why is this a high rated comment?
dt24 1 year ago
@dt24 The electrical plug is on the left. The gas fill up is on the right on the rear....
musubi69 1 year ago
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dt24 1 year ago
@musubi69 okay so the leaf looks like it was made out of tin and they threw it together in a few months.
quacker6637 1 year ago
@musubi69 So, when you run out of gasoline and I presume "electons" too, is AAA set up to handle this sorta thing?
zobcity01 1 year ago
@musubi69 Agreed I work for onstar & have seen these cars. Way overpriced & GM is talking about increasing the cost of them because they aren't making any money on them. Funny thing is GM did have an electric car called the EV-1 that was a very good car & maybe if they didn't kill it back then we would see more better electric vehicles on the road. But the funny thing is you know the fuel industry(aka BP, Exxon, Etc.) probably have ties to all that & ties to this & any other alternative fuel.
DrWeird74 1 year ago
@musubi69 well u are one of those kinds of retards that want a gays aass small vehicle for fags
BallerSkier 1 year ago
@BallerSkier oh ok lol
musubi69 1 year ago
@BallerSkier this
also loled@the parking thing, what a dumbass
HealzKoronis 1 year ago
@musubi69 its the same as normal gas cars except its in the front not the back. coord hanging over the car? not if their smart and pull up on the left side. you dont pull up on the right side if your gas tank is on the left do you?
Mojave706 9 months ago
Do you know how long the battery will last? The 40 miles you get should last at least 5 years (75,000 miles) before showing signs of depletion. That's on pure electric range alone.
heartlessvietboy 8 months ago
GM claims an affordable alternative powered car. GM claims volt costs 41K. Can I Say the F word now?
JcmMagNoo 1 year ago
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you still have to put gas in it? so its just another hybrid, POS! I use to have a VW Jetta TDI that gave me 50ish mpg's and i got more boost out of it through tubing and a intake kit/ exhaust. it hauldazz! i ran a 14.2 at 106mph 1/4mile at the track. add TIEN suspention and a set of BBS LM wheels....whooo i love that car.... but im a supercharged e39 ///M5 guy now...FUK TREES!
dickcheese663 1 year ago
It is the same as a diesel locomotive but with batteries for on demand power. Trains use a diesel generator to power electric motors. Very old technology from the 1920's. 40k for this is crazy. Well minus the 7500 of tax payers money.
VARITHMS 1 year ago
@VARITHMS I concur. With that in mind, why not make the gas powered electric generator on this thing run a little cleaner on diesel as well? I mean if you're just micronizing old locomotive tech anyway, where's the harm?
Shinhaquro 1 year ago
When GM first announce volt, they made a claim of 230 mpg fuel efficiency. But there was an asterisk to it. The mpg is totally based on mathematical formula. GM says that the actual EPA estimation is still pending because the tech is different from others. But people can do estimation on their own. The extended range of the volt is 310 miles with gas engine. It has a 9.3 Gallon of gas tank. That means the car runs at 34mpg. That is only 15% of the initial claims. Sound like Enron!
userkc2008 1 year ago
@userkc2008 He said in the video that it has a 40 mile range on battery power and then another 300 on gas. I haven't found anything saying the volt will have more than a 9 gal tank so at best these figures say 37.8 mpg not counting what the kW-h will be to put the batteries back to full charge.
SirTragain 1 year ago
Yeah the Nissan Leaf is coming, however if you want to drive a car a distance greater than approximately 100 miles, you will need to carry a generator with a full tank of gasoline to recharge the car along the highway. I do not see battery recharging stations being installed anytime soon along interstates. The Volt has the generator built in so you are not limited on distance.
sidney58659 1 year ago
@sidney58659 yes im completely a chevy fan but.. now its a disappointment the nissan leaf is much better if u compare it :( no fair
TheHm3 1 year ago
We can build conversion for under 10K, with same range, ha ha...
1dashEVdotCOM 1 year ago
@1dashEVdotCOM ...with a a gas gen making it able to 300 miles?
Go spam someplace else you POS.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
lol why is everyone downing the volt, most cars that are out now dont have the technology that this car has, its a hybrid that actually looks nice, and gets great gas mileage. and most of all it comes from a company thats right here in america. its a environmentally safer car than most cars. $40k is around the right price for a leap into new technology.
xay207 1 year ago
41k for an "Electric car?" If it has a good hp, then it's a good reason, sadly it doesnt. Nissan Leaf is coming, its 100% electric. You hear that GM? 100% E L E C T R IC ! !
For $41k, I think most ppl who can afford it wouldnt buy "volt", they rather buy prius, other hybrids, or luxury cars that cost less or same price.
KevinKishimoto 1 year ago
@KevinKishimoto i can buy an evo with opinions
zjumps33 1 year ago
@KevinKishimoto Can the LEAF keep going after the batteries are dead?
God damn you're an idiot.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
@DeftonesFan867 lol genius, keep on talking shts I'd like to see u buy this piece of junk they called "future electric" car. Im not gonna argue with u on internet, so u can talk sht all u want if that makes ur sad life happy.
KevinKishimoto 1 year ago
@KevinKishimoto That's all you have to comeback with?
Thanks for proving me right. Even if it was purely electric you would still bash it do it being GM. You're comparing it to other cars when theres no other vehicle out there like this.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
thirty-three-five-hundred-thousand-dollars
NickoMcbrainRules 1 year ago
I'd rather spend half that money on a Honda Civic. It get's real good gas mileage & doesn't require you to replace the a battery in X'amount of yrs. Good going GM why didn't you focus on maybe making more economic vehicles instead of building this.
DrWeird74 1 year ago
@DrWeird74 Battery warranty is 8 years.
Dumbass.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
They should also make Transformers "Jolt" edition in Electric blue!
djw3sly 1 year ago
At $41k, I think GM wants the VOLT to fail. They just refuse to build a frigging E-car for the masses. GM assholes.
CirrusCopernicus 1 year ago
At that price, I'm looking at the BMW, Mercedes, and Audi. Not friggin chevy.
MrHav1k 1 year ago
@MrHav1k I'm looking at a Corvette.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
@wildbloodydragon
I forgot they were in the price range too. I don't like Corvette that much though
MrHav1k 1 year ago
@MrHav1k I love Corvettes. Fast, reliable, good on gas even. People getting 30mpg out of them. The only things I don't like about it is the flimsy interior and that it's a two seater.
I swear the god if Chevy stopped making crappy cars and became a niche brand specializing in Corvettes, Camaros, Impalas and other V8 muscle cars they wouldn't have a financial crisis. Their problem is they're maxed out. Too many employees, too much having their fingers crossed people will buy. It's stupid.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
@wildbloodydragon
Accurate assessment. The Camaro is crazy cheap. I might get one once I graduate and actually have money for it.
MrHav1k 1 year ago
@MrHav1k Definitely man, my bud has a 09 SS. It's not the fastest car in the street race meets but stays neck and neck with modified Evo Xs. Handling is not as good as Evo but its firm in turns yet comfy on bumps. He drove a 2011 5.0 and hated it.
It you didn't go for those look at the late 4th gen (00-02) Z28 and TransAm, I'm looking to get one of those myself.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
@grkchick: The Tesla Model S is est $57,500USD ($50,000 after tax rebates), compared to $41,000USD ($32,500).
@LHduke and Poopster102: This is by all means more than a "real car": performance features and ride quality match that of any entry-level luxury vehicle. The energy savings means that the price tag of $32.5k is equivalent to a $27k vehicle - think a loaded Camry Hybrid, Altima Hybrid, Fusion Hybrid, HS250h, etc.
defcondradis 1 year ago
if you have the money to just throw down 40k then you should buy a tesla - 100% electric and way better than the volt.
grkchick 1 year ago
The generator runs on gas so its effective electric range is really 40 miles! Did I hear that correctly or am I missing something?
zakychamas 1 year ago
@zakychamas Well, first you plug it in and charge it, then you get 40 miles on batteries, after that the generator kicks in.
el6milonguero 1 year ago
NISSAN LEAF is 25,000 AND it can carry up to 5 people
CHEV VOLT in 41,0000 (gov cut price is apply after you apply for a credit of 41K) and it can only carry up to 4 people and is a GM so I dont know if I can trust on the VOLT
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
@KhyronDesintegrado But the nissan leaf does not have a onboard generator right? That would mean that you need another car for those longer trips (or a lot of time getting there)
el6milonguero 1 year ago
@el6milonguero
Liste, I will still need a second car because maybe I have a family of 5 members!! and the Volt has 4 spaces!
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
it will pay for its self in the future where gas is going to be $20/gallon
XmojotronX 1 year ago
@XmojotronX no it won!, because you only get 40 miles on batteries. At some point you might going to need to use the little generator.
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
Obama takes over GM and they make the Volt. Anyone remember the last AUTO a government had anything to do with??? Answer, THE YUGO… We all remember the “SUCCESS” that venture was… Favorite joke at the time… Do you know why the YUGO comes standard with REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER??? So your hands won’t freeze when you push it. No we have a battery powered car that gets 40 miles on a 12 hour charge. LMAO.
dkkght46 1 year ago
The Volt will be the Yugo for GM.
dkkght46 1 year ago
For 41k, might as well get a Mercedes!
LHduke 1 year ago 19
@LHduke Ha! You could only get a C class for that price and that's the K Mart version of Daimler Benz..
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
@LHduke its 33k and if you only drive 50 or so miles a day..never again put gas in your car..Try that with a Mercedes..PLUS its AMERICAN!!!
jcfractal 1 year ago
@jcfractal lol look up the EV-1 by GM. it gave more miles per charger than this volt and it was all electric. This was 14years ago. in 1996 when GM crushed the EV-1 they said that ppl would not buy it because toyota will be introducing the Prius and that was the future of transportation, so it took GM 15 years to build something similar to toyota prius; Fail
Tamayo1980 1 year ago
@LHduke WHat a peice of crap! So all the tax payers are paying $7000 for each car sold? wow how do i get some of my tax money back for not buying a bad product. People produce less than 3 percent of the greenhouse gasses on the planet. Ill stick with my old harley and 55mpg.
californiaisgarbage 1 year ago
@LHduke My brothers old honda gets over 50mpg and its 20 years old. So wheres the advancement in technology? I could put some batteries in the trunk and an electric motor to the rear axle, and WHALA!! $
californiaisgarbage 1 year ago
@californiaisgarbage That is the EPA's old estimates, the new estimates are more accurate and your old honda has probably way worse fuel economy than that I bet. The Volt is a technological marvel, it is very different than the standard car we are used to, everything on the car is carefully thought out unlike your Honda which is a very simple and unsafe car by todays standards.
CDTbossy 1 year ago
i agree with poopster
spirit0989 1 year ago 2
Damm these stupid ads are getting longer and longer.
genYprogressive 1 year ago
Power seats are NOT even available on a 40k+ car? Bad decision GM. WE decide. You dont.
brett2100 1 year ago
Disappointing price.
xxAO2012xx 1 year ago
Except for the price tag, the Volt seems like a great choice. It is the only serious competitor to the Prius because if the marketing is true and the 6 gallon gas tank will get you 300 miles, that is 50 mpg. Combine that with 40 miles of battery only power, and the mpg would increase greatly if driving was limited to 40 miles between charges. The Volt looks better and supposedly drives better than the Prius and drivers averaging less than 40 miles between charges, this car surpasses the Prius.
dontlietoo 1 year ago
Oh.
I just remembered the 'Chevy Volt' song and dance at the motor show debut.
(gag, choke...puke!)
the82spartans 1 year ago
Someone buy me one!
AstoundedAtheist 1 year ago
GM KILLED THE FIRST PRACTICAL CAR.. THE EV1!! Tesla rules.
mre2u2 1 year ago
whats the point of paying 41k if you can only go 40 miles, what a piece of shit.
poopster102 1 year ago
@poopster102
My god, you people are hopeless. People like you are why the US is in trouble.
stberry 1 year ago
@stberry I'll stick with a real car thanks.
poopster102 1 year ago
@stberry NO, poeple like GM CEOs got American in trouble!
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
@poopster102 Its a Chevy
gangsta28ny 1 year ago
@poopster102 It has a generator&gas tank too. And guess what - there are plenty of gas stations around the country. So, please cut that crap about the 40 miles limit.
stberry is right.
VBioreactorBydlo 1 year ago
@VBioreactorBydlo So its electric. but uses gas. what's the point then, why not buy a real car for instead of throwing away 41k?
poopster102 1 year ago 2
@poopster102 Well, the point it that for most people 40 miles per day is enough. You go home from work and plug you car in the grid and while you sleep it charges on the night tariff. If you drive 30 miles to work, you charge it at the parking lot while working and go the 30 miles back home without gasoline too. If you have to drive more than 40 miles than you use the generator, so you are not limited on mileage and get stuck on the road. Got it?
VBioreactorBydlo 1 year ago
@poopster102 You're an idiot
TheFrequency2 1 year ago
@poopster102
Yes but it uses much LESS gas. 75% of Americans drive less than 40 miles a day. If we all drove Volt's and I am not saying we should. as a country we would significantly reduce our fuel consumption and hence our dependency on oil from countries that want to kill us. It is not the perfect car for everybody but it is a step in the right direction.... pure electric drive.
kens97sto171 1 year ago
@poopster102 Will that car go anywhere on electricity solely?
Not to mention that after tax credits it's more like 33k.
Nice try tho.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
@DeftonesFan867 This car is such a failure that the government has to pay you 8 grand to buy it, what an excellent point. no one will buy this car, this is the worst piece of crap every made.
poopster102 1 year ago
@poopster102 Is that all you have? You're even dumber than I thought because both the Prius and Leaf also got tax credits. Keep digging your hole even deeper.
DeftonesFan867 1 year ago
@DeftonesFan867 Digging my hole? What are you 12? Go ahead, by the car and waste 33k.
poopster102 1 year ago
@poopster102 I disagree. There are far worse vehicles than this. However the GM's marketing department torpedoed their own vehicle by lying to the public about what it is and what its capabilities are.
Shinhaquro 1 year ago
@Shinhaquro Ya I guess its not the worst... you always have the Trabant.
poopster102 1 year ago
So what is the MPG equivalent of the gas generator?
eurohim 1 year ago
@eurohim
It gets right around 50mpg when the engine kicks on. Do the math and you'll see that it averages 90mpg even if you travel 90 miles per day. Most people don't drive more than 40 miles per day and these people will use NO gas at all.
stberry 1 year ago
now go drive the shit off a cliff
The6000Sabre 1 year ago
Not worth it, Oh and for you greenies, It causes more environmental harm to build a volt (Battery waste from production alone) than a bmw in its entire lifetime.
darkmaster388 1 year ago
@darkmaster388 where did you get that information from?
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
for 41000$ we can get a acura texus mercedes bmw jag corvette 41 m16 ak 47 etc.
gm= garbage motor my for 4 gallon gas my acura go for 140 mile then stop buy 4 more gallon go for another 35 per gallon fuk this car fuk obama even tho i voted for him not next election
cooltu2000 1 year ago
Electric cars could be good for us and the environment if we can produce clean energy. Thats the bottom line. Now if you have solar panel at home and a electric car, I will give you credit. But if you buy one of this car because you think you are being "green" then you are short sighted. I would encourage would to look up the pro and cons of diesel vs hybrid/electric. Also look up the cost of producing electric and how much fresh water each different type of plant uses to make one megawatt.
amanitephalloide 1 year ago
@amanitephalloide
Couldn't agree more...
solar, wind, hydro, thermal... those could maybe, if combined ,replace dependency on fossil fuels,
Xelastic 1 year ago
People please do your research. Hybrid and all electric cars might reduce your cost at the pump but the emissions are the same and in some cases worse. These cars are at the end, coal powered. How do you think they make electricity. Furthermore, how do you think they get the coal to the power plant? and don't forget about the extraction of coal. Solar and wind is a joke alone with bio-fuel. Diesel is cleaner that gas far as greenhouse gases and you get more MPG. Check out the new diesel jetta
amanitephalloide 1 year ago
@amanitephalloide
I hear fusion power is coming. Mini Sun, unlimited energy ho ya!
JeremyFuhenstasser 1 year ago
Honda's Clarity hydrogen fuel car gets 240 miles range, 60 mpg, and uses ZERO gas whereas Volt still uses gas. Clarity is also much bigger at 190.3 inches long compared to Volt which is about 177 inches long. Clarity for the win.
JeremyFuhenstasser 1 year ago
@JeremyFuhenstasser
What about a price tag? Those statistics don't mean anything if you have to pay 100 grand for the thing and can't send it to your local mechanic. Same goes for the Volt, if the battery systems fail then I don't think your auto mechanic can fix it. If he can, then I bet it'll cost a pretty penny.
jtoon200 1 year ago
@jtoon200 The battery has 8 years warranty, dude. And can be recycled. And there is no oil to change. Well, except the generator but if you are running mainly on electricity it will last for years. This car is not cheap but it sure looks pretty and will satisfy most of the commuters. Don't forget the environmental benefits too - low pollution and noise levels, no wasted fuel on red light and downhill, etc.
Lastly, all pioneering technologies are costly at first. Remember first cell phones? :)
VBioreactorBydlo 1 year ago
@VBioreactorBydlo
Then people should be eating these things up. But they're not. So, as it stands, feeling good about yourself and a 7000 dollar subsidy aren't enough to coax people into buying these. A small Japanese car can cost a lot less than a Volt and perform the same function.
Lastly, electric cars and cell phones a very different things. Electric cars have been around for the better part of a century and have never been commercially viable.
jtoon200 1 year ago
@jtoon200 Well, the Volt isn't even on the market yet. We'll see how it goes but it has the chance to be a bestseller. Besides, it's not a small Japanese car but quite a normal one and that makes a difference.
My point was that cell phones were very expensive and inefficient at first. Now, as the technology evolved, they are small, have long lasting batteries and everyone has them. EV may have been invented for a long time ago but now we already have the proper batteries and electronics. :)
VBioreactorBydlo 1 year ago
@VBioreactorBydlo .... I think the warranty is only 5 years
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
@JeremyFuhenstasser
GM has been runnig an even more involved Hydrogen car program than Honda with its fleet of hydrogen powered Equinox's. Problem with hydrogen is that it doesn't grow on trees. It takes a lot of energy to produce hydrogen. The current method of choice is actually as a byproduct from natural gas production. The other problem is that there is no infrastructure for it. Its gonna be a long time before you can buy hydrogen at your local gas station
stberry 1 year ago
@JeremyFuhenstasser
True! but they have not designed a way for the car to crash and not to explote like an airplane going into one of the twin towers
KhyronDesintegrado 1 year ago
This is not an electric car, so quit advertising it is GM! This is nothing more than a hybrid. If you want to call it an electric car, get rid of the internal combustion engine all together and keep it to batteries and electric motors! You don't need an internal combustion to achieve 300+ KMs.
brycecampbel 1 year ago
$41,000 hmmmmmmm can I think about it?
paulfur21 1 year ago
"The price is right"? No, it is not. $41,000 isn't great even with the tax credit. If I had that sort of money, I would not, I repeat, not buy this car. I'd buy something I really wanted (and it ain't electric).
And to that person who opined that this car would fail because "90% of the people" are stupid, no, it'll fail because it's too expensive for most people to buy.
FiendsInRedSatin1 1 year ago
@FiendsInRedSatin1 41k is about half my mortgage. lol. The guy selling a product always thinks his price is right, but that's not up to him. The market decides if the price is right and if they don't sell, it is too high for the product.
eurohim 1 year ago
Spontaneous fires at no extra charge...
DrMotorDude 1 year ago
All I have to say is if I had 41k to spend it wouldn't be on this. I would get a Lincoln MKz. I like a car you sit in and go...Ahhhhhhh. Oh, and lets not forget after you buy the MKz you sill have 3 to 4k left.
Lithonion1 1 year ago
The HeartBeat of America, HAHAHA!!! Goverment Motors at its best!!!
22reTOYOTA 1 year ago
the EV-1 imagine that was an all electric vehicle that came out in 1995 that
GM produced then discontinued..that was the car that could have been the car
that would have saved GM a couple of years ago..imagine what improvements would have been made if the car was being produced to this day...GM really drop the ball on that one....you cant change the past you can only look towards the future...i still think GM still sets the bar for in my opinion today and back then...thumbs up if you agree..
gmo8492 1 year ago
When I come up behind you in my Benz and you are driving a Volt, Telsa, Insight, Prius or Clarity and I flash my lights this is a request so please move the right side of the highway and be a backmarker over there, thank you.
dkkght46 1 year ago
@dkkght46 Tesla has the best driving experience of any car on the market, petrol and electric...
To say that electric cars are slow and have no range is just plain false and mislead. Electric cars have the range of an internal combustion and more power than a high end sports car. The potential is endless!
brycecampbel 1 year ago
@dkkght46 Yeah sure you're going to beat a Tesla with a Benz. The Tesla will blow the Benz's doors off. Do some research before you post BS!!
whatitis99 1 year ago
@whatitis99 Tesla vs SL....Ok, anyday battery boy. Bet it could not even see the plate on the old ladies M3!
dkkght46 1 year ago
@dkkght46 0 to 60 in 3.7 Seconds. Enough said. It blows the doors off a Corvette. I don't think your benz is faster than a corvette. Do some research.
whatitis99 1 year ago
@whatitis99 $109,000 MSRP price for a Tesla, I will stick with the Benz and BMW family. No thanks I will pass...
dkkght46 1 year ago
@dkkght46 OK, stick with the Benz but please don't flame on the electric car. :)
/watch?v=UAYrsEOxqYc
VBioreactorBydlo 1 year ago
This car will fail just because people are so stupid. 90% of the population isn't smart enough to understand why this car is groundbreaking.
stberry 1 year ago
@stberry -- What is so groundbreaking about a car like this? The Volt takes premium gas to run a generator back-up.
The 'back-up' generator gives you 300 miles. The Volt battery, just 40 miles. At 41k... should be a bit better than that.
The battery sounds like it should be the 'back up'. lol I wonder what the cost per mile to charge it under 0bama's Energy Plan with no coal to make electricity.
the82spartans 1 year ago
@the82spartans
You claim 40miles isn't enough, even though 80% of the population doesn't drive more than that per day. Soooo, shall we make it even more expensive by adding even more batteries so it will go longer on electric even though that will be a waste 80% of the time? Or shall we just let it burn 1/5 of a gallon of gasoline for that rare instance you need an extra 10 miles.
But the leaf goes 100miles! but it ONLY goes 100 miles. What if you want to take a day trip? notgonnahappen
stberry 1 year ago
@stberry -- 80% of the US driving populous has less than a 40 mile round trip commute to work?
Do you have a source?
I don't know about you but 40 miles round trip is nothing to hang your hat on.
BTW, the batteries for the Volt are made in Korea because it is a 'dirty' industry.
the82spartans 1 year ago
@the82spartans
They have published the studies, you can look them up. The idea is that you only put in a big enough battery to cover what is needed most of the time. The on board generator takes care of things on the rare occasions that you need more. Sure they could have made it go 80 miles on batteries alone, but thats a waste. The car would weigh many hundreds more lbs and cost thousands more. 40 miles is a happy medium, and youve always got the generator to take you as far as you need.
stberry 1 year ago
@the82spartans
And the actual individual lithium-ion cells (220 of them) are made in Korea by LG Chem, but the entire pack and all its controls are built and assembled in Brownstown Township, Michigan.
FYI, the Volts battery is much more complex than the Leaf's. It has much more controls, safeguards, and management systems than the Leaf's. Its an impressive feat of engineering and will most definitely last the life of the car.
stberry 1 year ago
@stberry -- OK but it seats 4 people, and I don't it will sell well here in America despite the Volt's 'innovative' engineering.
the82spartans 1 year ago
@stberry General Motors had a very good electric car of its time however they terminated the program in favour for the hummer and other models, this is nothing more than a hybrid and is nothing special, the EV1 was something special and industry changing. One of the most groudbreaking cars in todays market would probably be the Tesla Roadster and Model S... sure their costs are higher, but thats the same with anything new.
brycecampbel 1 year ago
where can you plug it in to charge it? house current ...I heard you have to buy a converter...what if you are on the road? what a long extention cord...what about the cost of elec.,...I thought bo was going to try to put the coal out of business isnt that how we get some elec.,just a few questions to ponder
meltdown53 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Lets do some math:
Chevy Volt: $41,000 (True Cost)
Honda Civic: $20,000
Difference: $21,000
Gas: $2.45/gal (in Oklahoma City)
The difference in price would buy 8,571.43 gallons of gas. The Civic gets an average of 29 miles to the gallon. That’s 248,581.47 miles on the price difference.
Assuming you drive an average 12k miles a year, & you only drive the Volt on the 40 mile range of its battery, using no gas, you’d have to own the Volt for 20.7 years to justify the price difference in gas.
bosszeroboss 1 year ago
In the early 1990's GM had an electric vehicle that could get 100 miles per charge, all electric. The vehicles were leased, and believe later collected and destroyed.
Gas engine charges battery? Only 40 miles per charge on battery? GM really needs to improve there engineering group, I am very disappointed. Foreign automakers will easily out do this product. If you really want an innovative thinker, give me a call.
000dqn 1 year ago
Who cares what it costs? Just have Fannie/Freddie write the loans and then let people default on the loan. The government can then bailout Government Motors or Fannie/Freddie again.
P.S. I know Fred and Fan write and buy bogus home loans, but Obama can pick up his pen and create a GSE car-loan program anytime he wants.
soundsliketruck 1 year ago
$41.000 for 40 miles of range.. seems worth it to me /sarcasm
urban1337 1 year ago
For 41,000 I'll rather get a Tesla Model S..
khamvongsa09 1 year ago
$41,000? Yeah, well after you add destination fees, plates, and taxes, you can expect that $41,000 to be $45,000 or more, out the door.
I wonder what insurance would cost to insure it for a year.
dahur 1 year ago
I'd say the government is fucking stupid. We waste $ 255 million per day in Irag and there's only a 7 grand tax cut on this?! These should be FUCKING free! Aside from that I think the Leaf and Tesla Model s will have a better chance.
thepibbxman 1 year ago
GM does not fail. Honda Clarity costs $600 per month for its clarity clean car. This will cost $350 per month. I do agree 40 miles on electricity is a shame though.
strife2xlr8 1 year ago
great car.. american ingenuity...
ivezaj5 1 year ago
This car looks awesome. 90% of the time I dont drive more than 20 miles anyway.
olychris 1 year ago
WTF? 33,500 after the tax credit?
40 miles on electricity? More with a 'generator'... What a piece of crap.
the82spartans 1 year ago
Only a MORON is going to buy this car which gets worse mileage to pet their egos. The stupidity of this car is that it took millions if not billion of research funds which could have better used to research on finding more sources of petro or on improving the efficiency of fuel. Only a certifiable loon and simpleton, like Obama, believes that this is a viable option.
A question to highlight the stupidity...It only goes 40 miles on battery, and takes over 12 hours to charge?
dkkght46 1 year ago
The Chevrolet Volt will be one of the most advanced cars on the road. It only costs $4.00 to fully charge. Pollution free and gets you over 600 miles.
heartlessvietboy 1 year ago
Sorry to rain on your parade but it costs $1.50 to fully charge and that gets you 40 miles. Assume you never drive more than that. An average American drives 4000 miles a year. That means if you never use the gas it will cost $1.50 to charge for an entire year. Not a bad trade off for efficiency and eco friendly car i my opinion
tzbnks 1 year ago
Looks pretty cool though
razorgarf 1 year ago
oh no way! especially given it's lack of reliability in testing.... once again GM overshoots its hand....
bbbbmer 1 year ago