Comments on: Bob Lutz Says Tesla Motors Spurred GM to Build the Volt

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:14:08 +0000

I’m centered now on making an attempt to be in a position to jump higher

By: mykallb

mykallb — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:58:43 +0000

# ug Says:
December 26th, 2007 at 12:01 am Quote

“Tesla has always had the higher volume $30,000 sedan in their sites, but it’s impossible for such a small company to start there.”

Depends on whether you start from scratch or not. Witness the pending Miles Javlon.

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I think Tesla has come to the sobering realization that the “short term” plans of survival take precedence over the “over confident” Musk’s seat cushion plans for successive models.

By: ug

ug — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:01:06 +0000

“Tesla has always had the higher volume $30,000 sedan in their sites, but it’s impossible for such a small company to start there.”

Depends on whether you start from scratch or not. Witness the pending Miles Javlon.

By: kent beuchert

kent beuchert — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:59:03 +0000

Count on Newsweek to distort history in the name of a catchy blurb : Lutz didn’t resurrect the electric car – he reinvented the electric car; as a serial hybrid.

By: Dave G

Dave G — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:39:46 +0000

Tom #27 Says:
“The Volt is going to have a more powerful motor than the EV1 and the batteries seem like they should be able to charge and discharge at least as fast…”

The EV1 had batteries that would go up to 150 miles per charge (MPC). That’s 3 times the batteries of Volt, so that’s why the EV1 could do 0-60 in 7 seconds.

lkruijsw #32 Says:
“If you have a full BEV, then power isn’t a problem…”

This assumes that a pure battery EV would have larger batteries for more range, which is usually true, but not always.

By: Jim I

Jim I — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:49:41 +0000

I don’t really care if the inspiration came from watching a Road Runner cartoon.

I am just glad that the Volt is on the way to be a real production vehicle by a real auto maker!!

Merry Christmas To All!!!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:34:26 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!

By: OhmExcited

OhmExcited — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:25:47 +0000

Who Killed the Electric Car, unfair as it, was, and Tesla Roadster, braindchild of Martin Eberhard, ultimately applied the pressure that resulted in the Volt program. GM should hire Martin, after ungrateful Tesla Motors threw him down the stairs.

Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, everything else, all.

By: lkruijsw

lkruijsw — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:37:37 +0000

The key that makes the Volt possible, is the higher power of the new generation batteries.

If you have a full BEV, then power isn’t a problem, but if you reduce the pack, for a plugin-hybrid, then you come in trouble with the power.

By: Dave G

Dave G — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:32:45 +0000

rayo,

A larger, heavier car with the same batteries and motor will definately accelerate slower. If you make the batteries bigger to compensate, then it will cost significantly more.

Also, I’m pretty sure that even on level roads at constant speed, heavier cars will be less efficient due to the increased friction on the tires. Regenerative breaking only works when you’re breaking.

Now, if you somehow make a little larger car and keep the weight roughly the same, that would be great.