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By: Jon P.

Jon P. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:21:01 +0000

#8GM Toyota or should i say
MichagantoDIEfor

Thanks,

Due to your ridiculos statements lyle has created a new forum, where users will have to be held accountable for their statements. I’m sure most of the die-hard gm-volt posters will register for the new forum, i just hope all the 1st time viewers, or passer byers will register and join the community.
Here’s the link: http://www.gm-volt.com/forum/
Please get over their quickly and start spouting your garbage so lyle can block your user account.
For the rest of us this is a open forum where all you have to do is post, and put a made-up name and email address at the bottom. If you want to be inclusive, or exclusive you’ll need to migrate over to it. Until then all Lyle can do is delete post, and maybe block the ip address.
But remember opposition opinions keep us grounded, and motivated. I actually find it quite refreshing to be reminded that this is something were going to have to fight for. So when the Volt is released i’m going to try to buy the 1st one. Not wait for ver 2.0, or 40k puts it out of my price range. What is 5k in the face of the security of our future? You think this guy is bad, what kind of negative media blitz do you think Big Oil is gonna put out when it becomes a reality that these things are coming out. I can see it know commercials of electric cars on fire. “news reports” about batteries in thermal runaway.
I will be ready, because of guys like him!

By: David Morris

David Morris — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:37:52 +0000

I have an idea to make the Volt quite a bit cheaper. How do I get ahold of someone important that makes the Volt car? Is it General Motors?

By: Van

Van — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:02:06 +0000

The inability to build enough generation capacity to handle the hybrid load is not technical or financial, but political. The Cave people prevent the construction of any and all types of generation. Lets say a hybrid uses 1 Kwh every hour. So 1000 hybrids would add 1 Megawatt.

By: Grizzly

Grizzly — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:55:40 +0000

nasaman #89

I agree, and it would be like the effect of Air Conditioning on the grid in the late 40’s and throughout the 50’s etc. Except that AC was run throughout the day. Nonetheless it didn’t happen overnight and there was plenty of time to plan and upgrade.

By: nasaman

nasaman — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:25:22 +0000

87Pete

You have a valid concern, but it’s not a near-term problem for power companies (except for long range planning purposes) because….

1) MOST plug-in E-REVs will be charged during the night when air conditioning loads (and other electrical demands) in homes & businesses are much lower than during working hours, and

2) Even if most of the world’s automakers started selling plug-in E-REVs in 2011, the number sold in the first 5 years, say, would still be only a tiny fraction of the vehicles in operation

….So the nation’s power companies will experience only a very gradual increase in demand, which will be primarily at night, and they’ll have ample time to respond (by offering to install “demand” type meters that sell electricity at much lower rates at night, etc).

By: Rashiid Amul

Rashiid Amul — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:21:39 +0000

Larry Parylla, #86, I remember those long lines. I was too young to drive but I remember sitting in the back seat of the parent’s car waiting for it to be our turn. Sometimes that never came.
My brother-in-law is a little older than me and we was working at a gas station at the time. One of his jobs was to put a sign on one of the cars in line that read, “Last Car”. Everyone after that car had to leave and find gas elsewhere. He tells me that people were swearing and cursing at him, but there was nothing he could do. Back then, No Gas meant No Gas. Today, I drive 100 miles round trip. Having a gas crisis like that one again would be real bad for everyone.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:57:18 +0000

Wondering can our power suppliers provide the juice needed in the summer when every one runs thier air conditioners and we all plug our autos in?

By: Larry Parylla

Larry Parylla — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:19:58 +0000

I love my Lexus but I think there will come a time when a hybrid will not be enough. I lived though the long gas lines when gas wasn’t available at any price. I think that when we again have gas shortages it will be a necessaty to have some kind of plug in Volt type vehicle as transportation that will allow us to be gas-less that will at least get us to the grocery store and hopefully back an forth to work. I just hope this things are read to be sold and I have one before there are gas shortaqges. It all happened without warning before. One day you could get gas and the next there were lng lines and signs that said out of gas.

By: noel park

noel park — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:02:10 +0000

Southern California guys. This is where it is all happening. There is a reason why all of the Japanese companies have design studios here. If you can get market penetration here in the face of Japan, Inc., you can get it anywhere.

By: noel park

noel park — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:18:50 +0000

55 Mark in WI:

My project for yesterday afternoon was to send e-mails to my Senators and US Rep. saying basically the same thing you said about tax credits for the Volt. You comment is right on target. I strongly urge you, and others, to send it via e-mail to your representatives in DC. GM lobbyists are fine, but grass roots static is even better.

Hey GM, how can we coordinate this effort with you?