Bob Lutz shows of the Chevy Volt on David Letterman MAY 20th 2009

Had me right up to the 'it will be made in the USA and exported world wide'... haha GM will have a sales flop on their hands. US designed and built cars are very unpopular for mainstream vehicles in the rest of the world, exceptions being... nissan murano and Jeep did quite well for a bit in the 90's

@Questionssm so yes you need to lubricate the bearings in the motor (sealed units will last many many tens of thousands of miles) and you need to lubricate the CV joints on the driving wheels and things like the hinges, apart from that no, there's no need to oil anything in an EV car. The volt is an odd step as it has all the problems of a Gas car thrown in.

Nicely said my friend. Speaking of the Bravo, I rented one of those in Italy and drove the Autostrada - I agree, it's a hell-of-a-car, I think it was up around 120 KmPH in a snap.

so how are you going to lubricate the moving parts without oil?

lubrication is so minor that it doesn't even enter into the equation when one thinks about the amount of Gasoline and motor oil we use on an annual basis. Lots of oil ends up in the storm drains too.

I guess not if we were all living in your fantasy land.

I guess you're some kind of Pro-oil Industry Insider. Well good luck with that.

yeah I am, that or I understand that your electric car fantasy is unobtainable without lubricants to prevent metal on metal contact, friction, and over heating.

yeah, that or I understand that lubrication is hardly "minor" as you claim. oil is vital to prevent metal on metal contact, reduce friction and keep things cool. but you wouldn't know that. you don't consider motor oil as a lubricant and assume that your electric cars are going to magically operate without lubrication.

ignorance can be fixed, work on it.

There was a petition of people wanting to buy their leased EV1's. Mr. Lutz, please don't lie to us.