Comments on: The Chevy Volt http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/ Here are snippets from the three most-recent postings. Click an article title below to read more. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.D. Adams http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/comment-page-1/#comment-55954 J.D. Adams Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:40:47 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/#comment-55954 Interesting comment. I think GM has learned their lesson. I blogged on this subject a while back: http://blog.onwardoregon.org/murder-mystery-of-the-ev-1/#more-400. The affair was rather mysterious, and several parties were involved. The Prius also is a trendsetter. Good luck with the conversion kit. Interesting comment. I think GM has learned their lesson. I blogged on this subject a while back: http://blog.onwardoregon.org/murder-mystery-of-the-ev-1/#more-400.
The affair was rather mysterious, and several parties were involved. The Prius also is a trendsetter. Good luck with the conversion kit.

]]> By: Allen Hallmark http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/comment-page-1/#comment-55948 Allen Hallmark Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:43:50 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/#comment-55948 Let's hope that when the Chevy Volt goes on the market, it stays on the market and doesn't go the way of the GM Impact, also known as the EV-1. There were about 1,100 EV-1's built for the California market between '96-'99 and were leased not sold. There were problems with the battery packs in the first version, but these were corrected. However, as the wonderful documentary film, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" chronicled, GM decided to recall all of the EV-1's and destroy them because they figured they couldn't make a profit on electrics and it would be less expensive to lobby to get California to reduce its restrictive exhaust emission laws. I own a 2007 Toyota Prius, which is a marvelous vehicle, and I hope to get a conversion kit that should allow it to do pretty much what the Chevy Volt is supposed to do, if it comes out in 2010. I won't be rushing out to buy a Volt. GM's conduct in destroying the EV-1 was reprehensible. Let’s hope that when the Chevy Volt goes on the market, it stays on the market and doesn’t go the way of the GM Impact, also known as the EV-1. There were about 1,100 EV-1′s built for the California market between ’96-’99 and were leased not sold. There were problems with the battery packs in the first version, but these were corrected.

However, as the wonderful documentary film, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” chronicled, GM decided to recall all of the EV-1′s and destroy them because they figured they couldn’t make a profit on electrics and it would be less expensive to lobby to get California to reduce its restrictive exhaust emission laws.

I own a 2007 Toyota Prius, which is a marvelous vehicle, and I hope to get a conversion kit that should allow it to do pretty much what the Chevy Volt is supposed to do, if it comes out in 2010. I won’t be rushing out to buy a Volt. GM’s conduct in destroying the EV-1 was reprehensible.

]]> By: J.D. Adams http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/comment-page-1/#comment-55924 J.D. Adams Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:19:31 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/#comment-55924 An electric van would be cool, but the first wave of electric vehicles will be sedans that have a low coefficient of drag, to maximize the mileage. Justify the sleek lines of the Volt to your spouse by emphasizing the environmental benefits. An electric van would be cool, but the first wave of electric vehicles will be sedans that have a low coefficient of drag, to maximize the mileage. Justify the sleek lines of the Volt to your spouse by emphasizing the environmental benefits.

]]> By: Russell http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/comment-page-1/#comment-55915 Russell Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:23:09 +0000 http://blog.onwardoregon.org/the-chevy-volt/#comment-55915 The images in the links you provided were the first I'd seen of the volt. It doesn't look like it will be all that practical for a family car. Bummer. The images in the links you provided were the first I’d seen of the volt. It doesn’t look like it will be all that practical for a family car. Bummer.

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