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What is the likelihood that the Chevy Volt will hit production on schedule?
There are rumored engine/powerplant delays - what is the truth behind the 2010 release date? Will a big car company in the USA ever really get this going?
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Considering the current state of GM its hard to tell but I sure hope it makes it.
If GM can't get it together, you will probably never see it from them. It is more likely that a start up company will come along with new technology and create a better unit at a lower cost.
Now that oil has dropped in price in the US, this technology becomes more endangered. It will be interesting if the Volt makes the assembly line now with oil under $50 a barrel. Should it be produced, Yes! Will it be... that remains to be seen no car company wants to sink money into a line that won't sell and won't be able to be serviced properly on the road. i.e. charging stations etc.
The construction for the plant that will be used to build the powertrain for the Volt was shut down at the end of 2008.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/12/gm-puts-the-vol.html
They still claimed that they were on schedule, which had to be a bold lie. They were late already, and then they decided to stop building the only factory in the world that is going to be able to build that particular power train.
The only way that car ships on time is if GM takes their bailout money, doesn't touch anything that is draining money and instead goes all the way with the Volt. All or nothing.
If and when it comes out, I'll take two. Even if gas is cheap, for the kind of driving we do in my household, the Volt would need very little gas.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/12/gm-puts-the-vol.html
They still claimed that they were on schedule, which had to be a bold lie. They were late already, and then they decided to stop building the only factory in the world that is going to be able to build that particular power train.
The only way that car ships on time is if GM takes their bailout money, doesn't touch anything that is draining money and instead goes all the way with the Volt. All or nothing.
If and when it comes out, I'll take two. Even if gas is cheap, for the kind of driving we do in my household, the Volt would need very little gas.
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