Comments on: 100 Silicon Valley Executives Pledge to Drive Plug-in Hybrids by 2008 http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Bordon http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-160412 Chris Bordon Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-160412 Hello Admire your post a lot! I My mother told me about your blog. Cool! Hello Admire your post a lot! I My mother told me about your blog. Cool!

]]> By: Tom http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8596 Tom Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:56:46 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8596 I'm sick of this plug-in hybrid crap. What good is a plug-in Prius? Great, you can go for a handful of miles as long as you don't step on the accelerator too hard or exceed 35 MPH. These plug-in Prius people are ruining the image of electric cars by making them look like they're only for granola hippies who think golf carts are as good as real cars. I’m sick of this plug-in hybrid crap. What good is a plug-in Prius? Great, you can go for a handful of miles as long as you don’t step on the accelerator too hard or exceed 35 MPH. These plug-in Prius people are ruining the image of electric cars by making them look like they’re only for granola hippies who think golf carts are as good as real cars.

]]> By: omegaman66 http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8594 omegaman66 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:26:44 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8594 One man is hooked on phev and the rest simply want to keep their jobs. No news here other than the "breaking news" about how an over zealous boss is controling the lives of those that work beneath him. One man is hooked on phev and the rest simply want to keep their jobs. No news here other than the “breaking news” about how an over zealous boss is controling the lives of those that work beneath him.

]]> By: Steven B http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8559 Steven B Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:35:08 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8559 Plug-in cars are about getting off of petroleum. The benefits of reduced emissions are ancillary. It will be some time before plug-in cars are "green" like renewable energy sources, but it is an important in terms of ending our nation's oil addiction and allowing ourselves to evolve our economy away from oil, and soon enough natural gas, then coal, and then nuclear power until we only use the power from the sun, wind, waves, and earth. But those are future issues and it forces ideas that are not necessarily linked to the technology. The execs aren't going to get rid of their private jets because they have places to go, and they're going to keep they're giant homes because they want to. They're also going to drive plug-in hybrids and EV's because they want to contribute to the development of a technology that is going to protect our economy and our citizens from continued dependence on a nonrenewable energy resource controlled by people that we both don't like and don't like us. Plug-in cars are about getting off of petroleum. The benefits of reduced emissions are ancillary. It will be some time before plug-in cars are “green” like renewable energy sources, but it is an important in terms of ending our nation’s oil addiction and allowing ourselves to evolve our economy away from oil, and soon enough natural gas, then coal, and then nuclear power until we only use the power from the sun, wind, waves, and earth. But those are future issues and it forces ideas that are not necessarily linked to the technology. The execs aren’t going to get rid of their private jets because they have places to go, and they’re going to keep they’re giant homes because they want to. They’re also going to drive plug-in hybrids and EV’s because they want to contribute to the development of a technology that is going to protect our economy and our citizens from continued dependence on a nonrenewable energy resource controlled by people that we both don’t like and don’t like us.

]]> By: Special K! http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8552 Special K! Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:22:12 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/24/100-silicon-valley-executives-pledge-to-drive-plug-in-hybrids-by-2008/#comment-8552 It's not a question of reducing emissions, it's about spreading the word. Imagine it this way, if 100 top execs drive PHEV's, wouldn't that help to send a message to other company execs, the employees below them, the suppliers, the government... others might start thinking about PHEV's. And another thought, if execs have them, they might be more willing to adopt a 'front-and-center' parking policy with outlets just for plug-in cars. :) Wouldn't that be more encouraging to the working man/woman. Don't just think adding up emissions per person, think on the scale of society as a whole! Afterall, we all live on this planet together! It’s not a question of reducing emissions, it’s about spreading the word. Imagine it this way, if 100 top execs drive PHEV’s, wouldn’t that help to send a message to other company execs, the employees below them, the suppliers, the government… others might start thinking about PHEV’s.

And another thought, if execs have them, they might be more willing to adopt a ‘front-and-center’ parking policy with outlets just for plug-in cars. :) Wouldn’t that be more encouraging to the working man/woman.

Don’t just think adding up emissions per person, think on the scale of society as a whole! Afterall, we all live on this planet together!

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