Comments on: GM Has Ten Volt Prototype Battery Packs – Picture of A123/CPI Pack

By: Peteski

Peteski — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:27:22 +0000

You cannot buy a fwd thinking vehicle NOW. So, you lose. And so does GM. In a few more years, you’ll still be saying “I may not be able to buy a Volt for a few years”. Lose now, lose tomorrow – ’sgreat.

By: CS

CS — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:36:07 +0000

Forget deposits. Let GM roll this vehicle out however they want. We’ll all get a chance eventually.

I may not be able to buy a Volt for a few years. But I will reward GM for its innovation with the Volt and millions more Flex Fuel vehicles now on the road by purchasing my next car from them. It may be smaller and cheaper but hopefully flex fuel capable. I encourage all of you to do the same. For those of you who can afford to buy a Volt my hat’s off to you. For the rest of us, we must reward GM for their forward thinking and vision when all the other big car companies have been sitting on their hands protecting their short term profits.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:55 +0000

Thanks to all you VoltHeads that responded to my March 21st trial balloon about encouraging GM by placing deposits for the Volt a couple years before it hits the showroom floor. Obviously we are a diverse and opinionated group – and that’s a good thing!

By: jbfalaska

jbfalaska — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:11:51 +0000

GM, if this is an added incentive, I’m in a van pool that just started up when gas hit $3.25 a gallon here in Denver CO. All of us own American brand, American made vehicles. None of us are in our own cars, none drive much anymore. None will drive again until electric cars, not powered by Mid-East hatred Gasoline. All of us are retired military from one branch or another. All of us are watching the Volt develop.

By: jbfalaska

jbfalaska — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:08:14 +0000

Dear Volt addicts, I too am an American, retired US Air Force, tired of seeing my friends and neigbhors kids now taking turns at dying in the Middle-East for Oil. I pray this car comes soon and proves a hit.

Dear GM, I’m standing by with my deposit check for $10,000. Ready. Able. Hopeful.

By: Grizzly

Grizzly — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:50:48 +0000

It’s the chrome and the reflections in the photo above that gave me trouble seeing the battery. Particularly the top of the "T" on the right which appears to be reflecting colors off the ceiling.
It actually looked to me like a container with colored rags in it.
And of course the fronts of the two main packs are reflecting something just below the camera.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:28:31 +0000

Now I understand Lutz’ comment that the production battery packs would NOT be chrome plated. From where I was standing I could not see the pictures but could hear his comments. The video of Lutz showing these pictures (this is one of the shots he showed) posted to this blog later includes his "chrome plated" comment.

By: banjoez

banjoez — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:22:26 +0000

"#29 Banjoez, keep your money in your pocket, Buy the car you want, If you have fears then WAIT . A couple of years from now the e-flex system takes off then buy one. banjoez, n0 body is forcing you to buy a Volt. I guess the question is, What’s your Point ?"

Jeff J: My point? Common Sense.

By: Grizzly

Grizzly — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:45:19 +0000

Sure hope so. I’d like to know what the final interior will look like and hopefully they’ll ditch those stupid paddle shifters. There is nothing wrong with a familiar time tested short throw stick like the Ev-1 had. Am I wrong on this??

I’m also hoping that the interior is more pleasing than that awful white in the concept vehicle. I am encouraged by the slightly higher ride and more trunk space.

Let’s see the final (frozen) design!

By: mmcc

mmcc — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:14:04 +0000

Quoted from Green Car Congress…
“In the next few days”, revealed Weber, “we will be signing off on the final production design of the Volt. It is the highest priority project that this company has.”

So are we going to see the final design soon?