What Do You Think of the Chevy Volt?

I totally agree with kent beuchert. Rob get off your butt and learn something about a subject before giving a so call “expert opinion”.

U know i hope that glass roof top is pretty thick. Were im from its mostly hills gravle’s and curve. Basically small town Iowa. If one of those cars were to roll over in a ditch i hope everyone is wearing a seat belt cause man it would suck to loose that glass roof. So i hope chevy does a good job on that car.

I’m a 2007 Prius owner and the first car company that puts out a plug-in electric hybrid vechile (PEHV), I’m there! If Chevy beats out Toyota or even Honda, so beat it. The estimated 40 miles w/o using gasoline is probably during “normal” driving standards. Same with the Prius so-called 60 MPG that everyone claims they can’t get. Now that my Prius is past the 10,000 miles break-in period, I AM getting in the low 60’s for each and every tank. You just drive the car as intended and not as a Corvette. Meaning if you drive the Volt caustiously w/o jack rabbit starts, anticipation for traffic, only using the A/C when necessary, etc., I would think you could get 20 to 25% more range w/o using gas.

When can I get one?
I don’t most people understand how revolutionary PHEV’s are. With a 40 mile electric range, they will operate as an electric car most of the time, but will still be able to travel long distances when necessary. I have been reading incessantly about energy for about a year now, and I am convinced that PHEV’s absolutely are the answer to reducing our dependence on oil.

Its about time that the domestic car OEMs beat their competition to the market with something more innovative than mp3 players !!!

I’ve worked in the automotive industry for several years and still have many relatives working for the Big Two. And, we all agree that this is LONG overdue.

plans are that it will be able to go about 40-50 miles on electric power alone, and then with the help of a small turbocharged motor, it will be able to run up to 640 miles on a 12 gallon tank. So, basically, a regular work-day commute could be totally emission free.

kent has a lot of pent up anger. kent, relax. no need to get so excited. I mean geez what is wrong with you. no one said they were an expert. its what you think.

lol looks crappy…i like chevy, but that car looks stupid

but its still a chevy

I like the Volt concept. I’d love to own one too. Of course, like everything else, the cost of these vehicles will be sky-high upon original release. Like the morons that paid over a grand for the I-Phone, or the Xbox 360, etc, etc, etc. I am skeptical that they will be able to produce 60,000 units by 2010. While I hope they can do even better, I doubt that they will even reach that benchmark. One suggestion for you Kent, since you are so full of advice for everyone else… Before you get up on a soap box and preach, check your spelling and grammar. The force of your arguement was lost while I tried to translate your gibberish. Another problem with your line of thinking is that they are still in the testing phase of finding a suitable battery pack… That means quite a bit more trial and error before they are even ready to start building the damn things. Anyone who has ever worked in a production environment knows what that means… Delay after delay after delay while engineers scratch their heads, and purchasers scramble to find the necessary resources. 2010 isn’t THAT far off, and there is A LOT to be done. I am on GM’s side though, and I hope they can do it. The real question though is what will Toyota have pulled out of their hat by then?

I think it’s a totally radical design and think it will do really really well. If I could afford one I would get one.
I hope GM really does well with this entry into the hybrid market.

_Evan

I think it’s wonderful that you have an opinion about when the VOLT will launch, and that it won’t be 2010. I love listening to the ignorant provide opinions about subjects they know nothing about.
Even better is when such people ask to hear the opinions of their
clueless readers. If you actually want to know what’s going on go read the many articles at http://www.gm-volt.com – an unofficial website run by Lyle. I guarantee that you’ll quickly change your opinion about the VOLT’s launch date whuch, for all you folks who are in the dark, is also the launch date for its Opel sibling. GM Europe head last wel declared that the Opel version of the VOLT (with diesel range extender motor, will launch 2010. Guarantted. Bob Lutz two days ago also expressed full confidence that the car will launch in 2010, especially since BOTH candidate battery suppliers (A123 Systems and LG) have said they will deliver a battery pack for testing in October and GM will begin its own testing in the Spring.
Both battery teams have expressed supreme confidence that their battery packs meet GM’s specs. Wise up, Rob, and get off your butt and learn something about a subject before honoring us with your
“expert” opinions.

Haha well apparently we have the same opinion.

I wouldnt be caught dead driving that retarded thing. Thats just an opinion of mine.