would you buy the volt

[iaowings]

If the volt was made the way Chevy says it will be made would you buy it.

[Hisamine]

I dont see whats to lose in buying a volt.

They say it will be around 30,000

For that with a LI-ION battery that will have a callender life of 10 years and at least 5000 cycles, that is great.

Claimed 0-60 is 8 secs.

640 mi range.

40 mi elec. only range.

Can be charged from any outlet.

I would definately buy this (if toyota didn't copy it and make it better with gagets and stuff).

The drawback? IT DOESNT EXIST YET AND IT MAY NEVER (exist :P )

Oh noes!

[Beryl Octet]

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If the volt was made the way Chevy says it will be made would you buy it.
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You should have another choice there, "it depends." Right now, the Volt sounds very interesting, but there are two big questions:

Will it ever be produced?

By the time it is produced, what other PHEVs and other competition will exist?

[Godiva]

I expect it will cost more and be less reliable.

I'll wait for Toyota to offer the Prius with LiI and plug in. There's *my* volt. (Besides, I'm not giving up my hatchback.)

[iaowings]

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You should have another choice there, "it depends." Right now, the Volt sounds very interesting, but there are two big questions:
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Yeah I accidentally clicked on the pole thing and didn’t see how to get rid of it. after I had already posted it I figure out what I did wrong but I guess you cant undo it once its been done.

Basically if at the end of the year it was on the market do you all think it would be worth it?

If they wait to long there will be so many better cars on the market that it will be out dated but that seams to be GM’s thing.

[bgdrewsif]

I need more than a 2 passenger vehicle and no storage space... I'll keep my prius for a long time... then upgrade to a better, more advanced Prius around 2011-12 most likely

I need more than a 2 passenger vehicle and no storage space... I'll keep my prius for a long time... then upgrade to a better, more advanced Prius around 2011-12 most likely

[iaowings]

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I need more than a 2 passenger vehicle and no storage space... I'll keep my prius for a long time... then upgrade to a better, more advanced Prius around 2011-12 most likely

I need more than a 2 passenger vehicle and no storage space... I'll keep my prius for a long time... then upgrade to a better, more advanced Prius around 2011-12 most likely
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I thought it was a 4 seater. Well darn.

[Beryl Octet]

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Basically if at the end of the year it was on the market do you all think it would be worth it?


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If it were available for purchase within the next 12 to 16 months, and with roughly the specs someone outlined above (40 mile EV range, $30K price etc.), I would very seriously consider it. That's a pretty strong statement considering I usually try to keep a car at least 10 years.

[donee]

Hi All,

As I do drive 60 to 65 mph daily for a significant fraction of my commute, I would need a Volt-like car to be aerodynmically configured. The car they presented does not look like it has a low Cd. I think that would be critical for battery life if one is going to do daily highway driving. Besides, the lack of form-following-function of the styling of the Volt prototype just turns my stomach. I mean, a 10 year old with a block of balsa wood could have carved that thing! Give me the aero-hush of the Prius design anyday.

The E-flex concept is first rate though, for a plug-in hybrid car goal. Now if they drop the electric range down to 20 miles at 60 mph, to get the first ones out the door, they will be way ahead!

[robincx]

No. Quality will be poor, and aerodynamics need to work. The Volt looks like another US made Batman styled prototype so polular with our backwards auto industry. I think Henry Ford would defect to Japan or Germany these days.