Comments on: New PHEV Consortium Bashes the Chevy Volt http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Janelle Hayden http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-37786 Janelle Hayden Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-37786 devonite undividedness acquaintance siphonate helleborein melittologist hospitable veranda
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]]> By: Allan H http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-19178 Allan H Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-19178 Sorry, that was for the guy working off your comments. My response to you is I don’t know where you get 17% as the efficiency of charging a battery. The ICE running at steady state, especially if it is bio-diesel is way above that.

If your assumption is correct then the ICE generator would only be able to generate about 12.5 mpg instead of the 50 claimed by GM. Not to be insulting, but since this is a make or break deal for them I will accept their numbers until the EPA guides prove otherwise.

]]> By: Allan H http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-19175 Allan H Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:44:36 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-19175 GripperDon – Hey guy. You’re wrong the ICE is used only to charge the batteries. The Chevy Volt is a “Serial Hybrid”. This means that the electric motors are the ONLY motive device in the vehicle. When the battery level dips below 20% the ICE comes on, runs at steady state optimum efficiency and is ONLY a generator to recharge the battery.

Therefore the rest of your argument is null and void.

]]> By: Oil Jihadi http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-11761 Oil Jihadi Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:17:49 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-11761 Jeff M. said: “Regardles, I’d rather have a plug-in EV and save money, reduce use of foreign oil (which supports terrorism), and reduce GHG emissions.”

I’m glad to see others with this opinion. If driving a Volt cost me MORE money, I’m still going to do it. I don’t care if it’s the equivalent of $4.50 a gallon, I’m going to do it because my gas money is supporting Saudi and Iranian backed terrorists. I want to see their economies (and Russia & Venezuela’s) destroyed.

Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) did not have air conditioning, modern medicine, etc. We should assist them in their desire to return to their roots and rid their societies of evil western influences, by not buying their oil, thus they can go back to burning camel dung in their tents at night, chopping each others heads off during the day, and dying from splinters in their toes because of a lack of (evil western) antibiotics.

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]]> By: Devin AGM http://gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-11376 Devin AGM Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:42:41 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/09/30/new-phev-consortium-bashes-the-chevy-volt/#comment-11376 I’m not completely sure about this. But my last energy bill here (northern Ontario, Canada) was 5.8 CAD/KWH.
We already plug in our cars to run block heaters using some amount of electricity. Why not the charge the actual engine.

I’m very excited about the volt.
I think it will save money and save the environment at the same time.

Have they said anything about how the Volt will manage in 10F to 30F weather?

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