Comments on: Massive Breaking News: GM Receives First Chevy Volt Lithium-ion Battery Packs From LG Chem and Expects to Make up to 100,000 Cars in First Year

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:34:29 +0000

Whew ! !
I didn’t think I’d ever finish slogging through through such . . . well, I’ll just call ‘em opinions. Now, after amost a year & a half of, the opinions here, stating, “the volt will be this ….” and, “the Volt will do that …” meanwhile, during the last 1 1/2 years, Lutz and company have nearly driven GM to bankruptcy, with their pathetic quality (though much better than is was, 10-20 years ago), lackluster vision, and underhanded managerial leadership. NOW where is the Volt?!? Hugh? Why hasn’t GM lead the high mpg charge for the last two decades? How can anyone compare a phoney – vaporware concept, to “real” hybrid high mpg cars? You’d have to be a shmuk to believe such claptrap. And what kind of shmuk shows up to Congress with a tin cup in hand, begging for money, only to arrive in a privat jet, while his bankrupting policies are running this once great company aground?. How far past Pluto, can U.S. Corporate leadership get? I use the term “U.S. corporate” liberally, as so much of GM is outsourced to Canada, China, Mexico, that it’s apalling. Now, they don’t even have the funds to make phony flag waving commercials that they used to make!
Please please PLEASE tell me the Volt is real. DON’T let the EV1 be the last car that was 100% U.S. made (INCLUDING THE FUEL) … even though GM was forced to build it. My God, GM is already planning to outsource the theoretical Volt concept car’s batteries !! Before it even becomes (if ever) a real car!!! How does THAT save U.S. jobs!? What hypocracy!! Look, I’ve actually seen / touched the final Volt product … or should I say, ‘what it’ll look like … if it ever gets made’ final product. But I’m SICK of GM’s lies, and false promises, too. Where do we go from here?

By: drue

drue — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:34:50 +0000

I think I’ll wait for the sexy two seater!

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By: wow

wow — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:15:35 +0000

Rashiid, they can throw the system into any body. The drive system has to work first. It is primary.

By: noel park

noel park — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:33:47 +0000

AES, #66:

So the fact that no cooling system is included with the first battery packs is a non-issue, right? Suits me.

Just take a couple of little fans and blow air over/through the pack to cool it?

It sounded like someone was saying that this issue could hold up progress. If not, then so much the better.

By: Rashiid Amul

Rashiid Amul — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:52:38 +0000

Wow, it also matters that people will buy it once it is out. It doesn’t matter how great it works if no one wants to buy it.

By: wow

wow — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:16:47 +0000

I would be allot more concerned about how testing of these battery packs go than with how closely the freaking thing looks compared to the concept. 98% of the point is getting satisfactory EV-mode performance and getting it out first.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:21:37 +0000

OK, OK! Can we get off this “the Prius ain’t ugly, it’s practical” crap.
Let’s get back to some intelligent discussions please. Geez.

By: derek

derek — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:20:23 +0000

[quote comment="12881"]To respond to Luke @ #50, hhhhhhhmmmmmm……. something pretty besides the Prius? How about anything else Toyota puts out, and I really mean ANYTHING. Nuff said.[/quote]
Camry 2007

By: derek

derek — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:09:41 +0000

[quote comment="12794"]Things are certainly moving forward. It would be nice for GM to build a car that is unique like the concepts…Everyone knows what’s under the hood of the ugly Prius.[/quote]
prius ain’t ugly. it’s a family car. not a drift or drag one.