zeitgeist57 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 ...but only if it's executed properly. *Great styling *Great quality *Under $25k (THAT'S going to be the hard part...) *I would love a manual transmission option... http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/inside-the-volt-in-video/ See this thread in November, 2010??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Love the idea, but not sure I'd want to be the first to try it out on my dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I would love one..I hope more people hope on the bandwagon and get this moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I predict fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Love the idea, but not sure I'd want to be the first to try it out on my dime. Who's dime? Get rid of it before the warranty runs out if it's a nightmare.......If not, keep it and not buy gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUGT Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I predict fail. I predict oil at 60-80 a barrel and all of us shortsighted people will be buying trucks and SUVs again:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 At a bare minimum, the 1st model year will be a complete and utter failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I predict oil at 60-80 a barrel and all of us shortsighted people will be buying trucks and SUVs again:) My thoughts exactly.. Oil prices will eventually go down once the demand is down from everyone going the, "green" electric vehicle route... good news for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 said on the video that the price will be north of 35k... at what point does that price worth the less gas consumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I am not sure this is true or not but we had the option to buy a used Honda Civic Hybrid for cheap. We had planned on doing it until from what my boss said that battery replacement was 1500 Dollars. I dont know if that was 1 or several. Are the batteries really that expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I am not sure this is true or not but we had the option to buy a used Honda Civic Hybrid for cheap. We had planned on doing it until from what my boss said that battery replacement was 1500 Dollars. I dont know if that was 1 or several. Are the batteries really that expensive. Yes. Used Hybrids are not a great buy. After a few years, the batteries need to be replaced, just like the battery in your laptop or cell phone. Some replacement packs can cost as much as $3000 once the replacement is finished. I'm *very* interested in electric cars and plug-in hybrids. So much so, that I've decided that my next car will be electric or plug-in hybrid. I'm interested in the Volt, but only if they can get the price down. The government needs to reward car companies for making cars like this so the price comes down. At a possible savings of up to $2500/yr for me, it would take a while before it's paid for itself. I'm also considering converting a small econo-box to electric. There are conversion kits out there for around $10,000. That would pay off a lot sooner. But the possibility for headaches is much larger, and there wouldn't be a gas engine to fall back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 You believe that price? There's one born every minute. IIRC that's the cheapest I've seen them say. I've seen numbers from that to $40k thrown out by GM. They've got no fucking clue how much it's going to cost, or if they do, they aren't telling anyone. Bet it will be more than $25k and not come out in 2010 either. I'd buy an aptera plug-in-hybrid as soon as it came out if I felt like another car payment, but I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost face Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I watched some where in the news where a guy in Dayton turned his Honda Del Sol into all eletric.. and I think they do it as a business. Or if your a baller you can buy a Tesla http://www.teslamotors.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/vw-golf-diesel-electric-hybrid-tdi-geneva.php That is the only hybrid I would be interested in. F Plug in vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 My goal in life is to own a F-650 and giggle at gas prices. http://www.jalopnik.com/images/2006/07/f650_xuv.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I predict fail. As per usual GM, they'll price themselves into failure with a gigantic price tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 They can't give a price because they don't know how much the battery is going to cost...That is if they even find one that works. It's a good idea, it doesn't seem that realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mach11647545510 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 At a bare minimum, the 1st model year will be a complete and utter failure. jason, you're just ticked off cause your neon is a failure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 They can't give a price because they don't know how much the battery is going to cost...That is if they even find one that works. It's a good idea, it doesn't seem that realistic. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't Toyota have some sort of rights over the engineering/idea on their Hybrid batteries, and that's what's keeping things back? I know the cost is pretty nasty, as is the manufacturing of the batteries themselves. I mean DAMN. Nasa used it as a training site for astronauts who were going to the moon. http://www.hummerguy.net/wp-content/nickelmineSudbury.jpg http://www.uncorrelated.com/images/Nickel%20Tailings%20Sudbury%20Ontario.jpg The Prius sucks. I hope GM can step it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleskate Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 At least the Volt looks better than the Prius. I have yet to see it but I've heard that Toyota is doing a redesign on the Prius to a 700cc turbo hybrid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiumss Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 As much as I would like to see the VOLT do well for GM, I think GM will rush it to production and it will have quality problems (Battery system) and/or the price will be too high for the average joe. Who knows maybe the marketing department will do well for that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1647545489 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 It will be $35-40k and GM will still be losing a lot of money on every one they sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 It will be $35-40k and GM will still be losing a lot of money on every one they sell. If it's $35k-$40k, then it will flop. People won't pay that much for a car unless it has performance, prestige, or the ability to haul a truckload of brats around while bullying/cutting off everything else on the road that's smaller. The Volt has none of these things. However, because The Big Three are in financial trouble, and the current trend of being "green" factoring into the next election, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the government essentially subsidize the Volt through tax breaks. Or hell, to keep America successful in auto manufacturing, it could be an outright subsidy for plug-in hybrids and the like. The government has bailed out everything else lately. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oo0martelle0oO Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I watched some where in the news where a guy in Dayton turned his Honda Del Sol into all eletric.. and I think they do it as a business. Or if your a baller you can buy a Tesla http://www.teslamotors.com/ I'll take two please better number than the volt and it's 40 miles per charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Anyone see this before? Sweeter than a eletric civic, faster too. Go toyota for selling the most cars, and does anyone else think that it looks a lot like the concept camaros but 4 doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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