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Old 01-09-2012, 12:26 AM   #31
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Default Re: GM to halt Volt production for five weeks

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Tesla is coming out with an electric SUV.
Tesla was a genius, bluetooth electricity in the early 1900 s
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Old 01-09-2012, 12:40 AM   #32
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Default Re: GM to halt Volt production for five weeks

i have devised an invention that will revelutionise electric car ownership.
i can also see that such an invention is not needed for quite a few more years.
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Old 01-09-2012, 06:42 PM   #33
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pfttttt electric car enough said
feel sorry for the kids of the future having to drive these things
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:43 PM   #34
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Default Re: GM to halt Volt production for five weeks

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There is an Australian company which has converted a Commodore to be all electric.
There is a mob here in melbourne that converts Terri's to be all electric as well.
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:14 PM   #35
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Default Re: GM to halt Volt production for five weeks

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Practical?
The thing is so bloody expensive, you could by nearly three Cruze diesels to one Volt.

Toyota and Ford's next gen plug in hybrids will make Volt look less flash...
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Most Volt users in the USA ar reporting to GM that they only need to refuel their vehicles at arond 900 miles (1440 km)
It's great technology no doubt but GM is suffering from being an early adopter of tech that's not ready for
widespread sale at reasonable cost, it's only going to be fleets and greenies that buy it.

I think Ford and Toyota have much better Plug in hybrid tech coming at much lower price and that's what will kill Volt.
As much as I detest GM product for being cheap and nasty. And the Volt for being dead ugly with 90's Honda styling. The Volt is a fantastic car.

Range extended EV's are the way to go at present. Hybrid's will be phased out in favour of EREV's I'm sure. And GM will be at the forefront of this in the mass market because... they've already done the R&D/shakedown work and fixing the issues inherent to them.

Yes they cost a lot now. But as the technology improves for batteries, and the costs come down, GM may find their persistence paying off.

If I were in this market, I'd be partnering with Fisker, and other EREV Manufacturers to co-develop the technology, and reduce R&D. Fisker's use GM engines so perhaps they already do.
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