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By: S

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:15:07 +0000

Thank you Lyle, and thank you GM for reading this site.
Here are my 5 cents regarding the car and its competition:
- Your competition is the new Prius and Honda Insight Hybrid. Both cars reportedly start under $20,000. Having a low price is more important than all the options.
- My main insight: people who claim to be “green” are “cheap” because it sounds better to be “green” than to claim to be “cheap”.
- My second insight: it has to be “fashionably green”: This is the reason Prius sells well, but Honda Civic Hybrid does not.
- I will consider buying the Volt because it is more “fashionably green” than the Prius and because I hope you can make it well under $30K to justify the “more fashionable” premium. If it were just about the price, I would buy the new Prius. But, at over $30K, it is hard to justify the premium.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:09:30 +0000

One thing that must be included is a fuel age indicator ever had fuel go bad from age I can see a slew of warranty claims all ready.
Tom

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:56:19 +0000

After driving my Prius for 3 years I find that a ICE temp gauge would be VERY helpful in northern ILL to prevent unnecessary running of the ICE just to get heat The climate control system settings can have an enormous affect on fuel mileage 15 mpg or more.
In cold weather the ICE is the source of heat so in the Volt a full recharge at night is going to wast energy when the ICE will start just for heat it will be a waste if the battery’s are full. Possibly if only a small amount of heat is required waste heat from the electric motor could be used. Showing the driving range lost by running the air conditioning is also helpful around town on 70 degree days with the air on or the windows open.
The other things that would help would be tips and tricks for more effective use of power. The more obscure the better.
Tom

By: Dianne

Dianne — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:15:51 +0000

How about solar panels on the roof so it can trickle charge the battery while you’re at work or just running about? Why bother having to plug it in if you can get power for ‘free’?

By: Casadore

Casadore — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:16:49 +0000

First it is most inportant to get the Volt as good as possible. Take all the time needed.
I am all for the idea of leasing the battery to keep the cost of the car down, and paying so much a month for battery use and a new one if necessary.

By: DWW

DWW — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:25:48 +0000

The Volt should be dependable – not like the Prius problem with it stopping and having to be towed to a dealer for repair. The car should have a 100,000 mile warranty. Cost of the car should definitely be below $30,000. If possible, the range should be longer than 40 miles on a charge. So much is riding on this car that GM has to build it right the first time.

By: Phil Alexander

Phil Alexander — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:20:23 +0000

The most important factor in getting public acceptance is competitive price. I would spend in the 20s, which is what most new vehicles with no frills cost. I would not spend $40,000 no matter how much I am trying to fight global warming. Building a car that is double the price of an internal combustion vehicle is no way to get the skeptics and the non-environmentally conscious over to our side.

So sure, I wouldn’t mind getting e-mail information, but it isn’t worth paying for. I drive one mile to work, four times a day (to work, home for lunch, back after lunch, then home).

By: J D Burch

J D Burch — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:05:42 +0000

I hope the engineers do not have to follow the old big corporate guide line of keep it proprietary so they have to come to us. If you want this car to be a big hit…think modular..standardised…remove and replace…industry standard electrical connectors….make the combustion engine not only easily R/R but also changeable by others..not just GM factory only stuff. Make the battary bank user servicable and modifiable..not just GM only stuff. If the engine/generator goes belly up have a high amperage external plug available for roadside service techs. Think open architecture like IBM…not closed architecture like APPLE. The aftermarket people will come up with new gadgets and ideas and make the car an all time winner because all can buy the new gadgets to customize thier car to their liking…or…just leave it like it is…simple and servicable. You dont have to put all of those fancy things in the car..just make the car gadget friendly so the consumer and the aftermaket people can have a field day customizing it.

By: CS

CS — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:10:11 +0000

… sort of trailed off there on #3: standard connection points mate the skateboard to the shell, identical on all models, to provide physical and electrical connection between them.