Is the GM Volt the right risk for the time?
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M$It's also not an EV. It's a hybrid.
It's also not even in production yet.
Who knows if they'll be able to ramp up production, distribution, and sales on this entirely new auto line considering their current financial shape.
They've made too many missteps so far as it is. The fact that the Volt comes with a gas engine and not a diesel one, or at least an option for diesel instead of gas, is an obvious one.
I deal with environmental issues 24/7.. and many resources such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt
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@davepamn - Huh? Your commenting doesn't make any sense. The volt is not a fuel cell vehicle either, and I said nothing about fuel cells.
Wagoner spoke highly of Fuel cells, reasoning they have less parts to assemble the car, and potentially lower prices in the future.
@davepamn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCBc8pL1SGcThe EV1 does 'count' since its actual working electric car. It was leased to customers but GM didn't allow them to be sold. So they crushed the EV1 in an effort to erase them from history.
If GM didn't scrap the EV1. It would still be running today. There is video proof of that. A group of engineers brought back a GM disabled EV1 back to life. When GM found out about it. They weren't happy and threatened them that it was in violation of the contract agreements. GM EV1 cars provided to academic institutions and museums aren't supposed to run as electric cars ever again.
There was nothing wrong with the EV1. GM just didn't like it. So far it is one of their biggest mistakes as a car company.
EV1 doesn't matter because it was scrapped.
I totally agree 100%. This is General Motors Bad Karma for
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFhsrbtQObI1. Killing the electric car - the GM EV1
2. Killing the electric street car
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
http://www.lovearth.net/gmdeliberatelydestroyed.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma