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Does anyone know when the volt will be available for sale? And what will the MSRP be?
You cruel bastard! I wanna hear everything now (foot stamp).ME! Totally awesome experience, with a HUGE turnout. Since the drive home took 6 hours (traffic and fog) I'll post more tomorrow.
THANKS LYLE!!!!!
OK, OK, it was only GREAT. How's that? (lol)You cruel bastard! I wanna hear everything now (foot stamp).![]()
Why does GM have to tease us with that picture. I bet that lump of clay was more like 20% done. GM well know should have took the final clay close up. The interior mock-up is too dark to see some hint as well. I'm not complain that you show me the picture.First and foremost, the body style --> The clay model in this image is the shape of the new, more aerodynamic volt body.
The foreground of the picture is the interior mock-up. Interior goal is for the everything to feel like a snug suit with all controls within easy reach. Overall size goal is to be between compact and mid-size so that it has maximum appeal in all worldwide markets.
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View my photo album at http://picasaweb.google.com/tlellenb/PicturesOfTheVoltNationTownHallMeetingAtTheNewYorkAutoShow
The Tesla Roadster costs $95K. The Volt will (hopefully) cost closer to $35K. The 60K difference buys a heck of a lot of battery technology.Why can a small company such as Tesla develop a performance vehicle that can get a 220 mile range while a large corporation such as GM can only give us a vehicle with a 40 mile range? They seem to use the same battery technology. Why can't we get a usable, affordable vehicle with a reasonable electric range?
http://www.teslamotors.com/
Buzz,Wrong,Buzzsame battery technology, lithium-ion, just more flash and style. I just want better range in an affordable vehicle.
That is because they built less than 1200 by hand. If they had built 100,000 on an assembly line, the price would have been more like $25,000.remember, if the EV-1 had been for sale, it would have cost about $85K. we're fighting a cost/performance curve for batteries. i think this'll go down in a few years when electric cars catch on in the mainstream--and they'd better!!
The FIGHT is over; and has been FOR 10 YEARS. The EV-1 needed 1000lbs of batteries to get 140mile range, but a 40-mile Series-Hybrid PHEV sill has enough capacity to totally eliminate gasoline consumption on most days for most drivers. The curious thing is that GM had showed a 40-mile plug-in EV1 at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show (presumably 300 lbs of batteries instead of 1000lbs), so they HAD it, but instead of switching over to the hybrid configuration they killed the whole product line?!?!??! If you've missed the point so far I'll state it clearly; if 1000lbs of batteries cost $30,000 then 300 lbs of batteries $9000 and that makes the PHEV-40 much more affordable than a pure EV.remember, if the EV-1 had been for sale, it would have cost about $85K. we're fighting a cost/performance curve for batteries. i think this'll go down in a few years when electric cars catch on in the mainstream--and they'd better!!
If they had built more than 1150 and they had been mass produced instead of hand built, they would have cost less than $25,000. You can not spred $500,000,000. R&D and worthless ads across 1200 vehicles and get the cost down.remember, if the EV-1 had been for sale, it would have cost about $85K. we're fighting a cost/performance curve for batteries. i think this'll go down in a few years when electric cars catch on in the mainstream--and they'd better!!