The regressive myopia here gives me a headache. This technology needs to be in a competitive market place in order in to force greater energy efficiency. Just saying "no" to every effort to curve our dependency on foreign oil makes people sound ignorant. We would all still be driving horse cartridges if we listened to all you naysayers.
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I'm not naive to think the auto and oil industry will not look for obscure ways to compensate the loss or plateauing of profits with these types of vehicles and technology..
this is just taking away one problem and adding to another i mean yea less fuel used great but then wat about the electricity and with the economy charging it is gonna cost an arm and a leg maybe car companys should start investing in wind power or solar power so they both reach where they need to be at the same time
Here's the problem with $40k pricepoint. Just do the math. I drive a car that gets 30mpg and cost $10k less than the volt. Assume that gas costs $3/gallon and you would need to drive the volt over 100,000 miles to make up the cost difference. At $5/gallon you would still need to drive 69,000 miles. And that doesn't count the cost of electicity when you charge it...
and I bet that you pay much more for standard maintenance. nobody tells you that the motor oil used for hybrids costs much more than what is used in gas only cars.
actually the cost of electricity to charge it is a tenth the cost of current cost of gasoline.
i drive 20k miles a year, and i live near work. so it would take me 5 years to make up cost, if gas was $5 dollars i would take me 3 years. But if everying still drive gas guzzlers gas would cost more than 5 dollars per gallon. If alot of people are driving volts the price of gas might go down, but i doubt it. Either way wouldnt it be a win win situation. My money would go to americans not terrorists
40 THOUSAND??? WHAT A FRIGGING JOKE. They can do SO much better than that. You can convert your present car for 6 to 15 thousand. Tired of this corporate greed.
Id rather buy a 25000$ car and use the 15000$ in savings to buy a nice couch, tv, food, and the extra gas I'll need. Also, I'll be able to go fast, carry a trunk full of groceries and a few friends.
If I want a commuter car just for going to work why would I buy a 4 seater full size sedan? Why don't they make a small car like the Tata which costs less than 5000$.
Although, you must admit that most Americans wouldn't like to drive small cars like the Tata, which fit perfectly in India's congested roads but not on America's autobahns, I mean I find it hard to fit in the Toyota Prius considering my height :)
I'm afraid it doesn't really help you once consider the money invested into the car and more importantly, that the amount of time it takes to change over the US fleet is greater than the speed we're running out of oil at. You might want to take the 70s energy crisis into perspective. In 1965, we invented in the diamond drill that could reach 25,000 feet, however, we still had the 70s. The drill wasn't actually commercialized until 1981. So really, your example shows an impact too slight.
No, electricity use would sky rocket and they would have to burn more coal and oil to produce electricity not to mention the high use of electricity would sky rocket the price. Throw in cap n' trade + smartgrid and the nation would suffer immensly due to the cost of electricty.
You think that electricity just comes from a magical fairy land? If even 100 million of these things are on the road, think of how much energy is takes just to MAKE the cars... then, think about how everyone will come home between 5pm and 7pm and plug their car into the outlet....
Whats going to happen then?
Going to have to build tons of powerplants and stuff to support all these cars... if of course they are popular... which would create a huge demand for energy to build all whats needed...
The Chevrolet Volt is not 235 mpg. That MPG is given by the guys at the EPA. They have found an error in their calculation. They have corrected it to 125 mpg. And 125 mpg is a whole lot better than 25 mpg we are all getting in our cars right now.
tesla motors is DOA they will never sell in any real quantity because of a basic design flaw in the battery
jesse1779 1 year ago
Two Words: TESLA MOTORS. :-P
The media seriously needs to stop kissing the Chevy Volt's electric you-know-what and look at where the REAL innovation is. :-P
MultimediaJay 2 years ago
With our bailout, the price should not be 40k but $15,000 dollars.
quakepapi 2 years ago
The regressive myopia here gives me a headache. This technology needs to be in a competitive market place in order in to force greater energy efficiency. Just saying "no" to every effort to curve our dependency on foreign oil makes people sound ignorant. We would all still be driving horse cartridges if we listened to all you naysayers.
Foe4Life 2 years ago
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householdcomedy 2 years ago
I'm not naive to think the auto and oil industry will not look for obscure ways to compensate the loss or plateauing of profits with these types of vehicles and technology..
MyOwnPublicRhode 2 years ago
Gov. incentives to purchase should be given from the direct taxation of oil companies. This will lower the cost.
Roonskii 2 years ago
this is just taking away one problem and adding to another i mean yea less fuel used great but then wat about the electricity and with the economy charging it is gonna cost an arm and a leg maybe car companys should start investing in wind power or solar power so they both reach where they need to be at the same time
exodussandman 2 years ago
at least if you invest in wind and solar, your investing in america.
right now oil is costing us an arm and a leg, but the money is going to terrorist countries who are trying to blowing up our arms and legs
rocketman10owen 2 years ago
Here's the problem with $40k pricepoint. Just do the math. I drive a car that gets 30mpg and cost $10k less than the volt. Assume that gas costs $3/gallon and you would need to drive the volt over 100,000 miles to make up the cost difference. At $5/gallon you would still need to drive 69,000 miles. And that doesn't count the cost of electicity when you charge it...
xXTOLOMITEXx 2 years ago
and I bet that you pay much more for standard maintenance. nobody tells you that the motor oil used for hybrids costs much more than what is used in gas only cars.
xXTOLOMITEXx 2 years ago
actually the cost of electricity to charge it is a tenth the cost of current cost of gasoline.
i drive 20k miles a year, and i live near work. so it would take me 5 years to make up cost, if gas was $5 dollars i would take me 3 years. But if everying still drive gas guzzlers gas would cost more than 5 dollars per gallon. If alot of people are driving volts the price of gas might go down, but i doubt it. Either way wouldnt it be a win win situation. My money would go to americans not terrorists
rocketman10owen 2 years ago
GM sucks! they should just give it up! Honda and toyota do a btter job at saving gas!
Koomo0069 2 years ago
anybody remember the ev?
vectorw2 2 years ago
40 THOUSAND??? WHAT A FRIGGING JOKE. They can do SO much better than that. You can convert your present car for 6 to 15 thousand. Tired of this corporate greed.
sliver727 2 years ago
If that thing really gets 200+ MPG then thats like the auto industry admitting we have all been dicked in the ass for the last 50 years.
linuxguy2009 2 years ago
Id rather buy a 25000$ car and use the 15000$ in savings to buy a nice couch, tv, food, and the extra gas I'll need. Also, I'll be able to go fast, carry a trunk full of groceries and a few friends.
If I want a commuter car just for going to work why would I buy a 4 seater full size sedan? Why don't they make a small car like the Tata which costs less than 5000$.
wendy2212 2 years ago
You have a very good and honest point.
Although, you must admit that most Americans wouldn't like to drive small cars like the Tata, which fit perfectly in India's congested roads but not on America's autobahns, I mean I find it hard to fit in the Toyota Prius considering my height :)
Daritto7117 2 years ago
230? , lol and the guy says "it will be at least 3 digits", so i dont expect that high really.
guilleman9 2 years ago
i will believe it when i drive it
and see the mpg for myself.
john123wayne 2 years ago
doesn't solve the energy crisis
thereallurker 2 years ago
If everyone drove it and it actually does get 200+ MPG then that would mean...
((200MPG-20MPG)/200MPG)*100=90% Reduction in Oil Use.
So yeah it would make a HUGE impact.
linuxguy2009 2 years ago
I'm afraid it doesn't really help you once consider the money invested into the car and more importantly, that the amount of time it takes to change over the US fleet is greater than the speed we're running out of oil at. You might want to take the 70s energy crisis into perspective. In 1965, we invented in the diamond drill that could reach 25,000 feet, however, we still had the 70s. The drill wasn't actually commercialized until 1981. So really, your example shows an impact too slight.
thereallurker 2 years ago
No, electricity use would sky rocket and they would have to burn more coal and oil to produce electricity not to mention the high use of electricity would sky rocket the price. Throw in cap n' trade + smartgrid and the nation would suffer immensly due to the cost of electricty.
new01 2 years ago
You think that electricity just comes from a magical fairy land? If even 100 million of these things are on the road, think of how much energy is takes just to MAKE the cars... then, think about how everyone will come home between 5pm and 7pm and plug their car into the outlet....
Whats going to happen then?
Going to have to build tons of powerplants and stuff to support all these cars... if of course they are popular... which would create a huge demand for energy to build all whats needed...
wendy2212 2 years ago
Thats a lot of what if's
FluxCapacitor2008 2 years ago
The Chevrolet Volt is not 235 mpg. That MPG is given by the guys at the EPA. They have found an error in their calculation. They have corrected it to 125 mpg. And 125 mpg is a whole lot better than 25 mpg we are all getting in our cars right now.
heartlessvietboy 1 year ago