Comments on: GM CEO: “Chevy Volt is a Go”, Production Schedule Approved by the Board and Design Shown Publicly in the “Very Near Future” http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jon http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-48583 Jon Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:56:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-48583 Come on Chevy!!! Keep it up; today I put in $40 gas in my truck and only got 1/4 tank. Do the math. The sooner the better for the Volt!!! Come on Chevy!!! Keep it up; today I put in $40 gas in my truck and only got 1/4 tank. Do the math. The sooner the better for the Volt!!!

]]> By: Tim http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-46511 Tim Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:23:46 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-46511 I think this is great. But it should have happened a long time ago. This proves that corporate america is only interested in their bottom line and not truly the environment! If the oil companies found more oil than they could ever use and the price of gas droped to 1$ per gallon then the cars and trucks would be getting bigger and more wasteful than ever! Change is good and I hope the oil companies kill themselves through gread. The only good that can come from this is a cleaner environment and that is all that is what is really needed. Its all good. I think this is great. But it should have happened a long time ago. This proves that corporate america is only interested in their bottom line and not truly the environment!
If the oil companies found more oil than they could ever use and the price of gas droped to 1$ per gallon then the cars and trucks would be getting bigger and more wasteful than ever! Change is good and I hope the oil companies kill themselves through gread. The only good that can come from this is a cleaner environment and that is all that is what is really needed. Its all good.

]]> By: Rob http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45898 Rob Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:35:32 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45898 Some Malibu test mule pics can be seen here: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=34&article_id=6852 Some Malibu test mule pics can be seen here:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=34&article_id=6852

]]> By: Greenman http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45625 Greenman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:36:07 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45625 We saw this drivetrain at the RZ stockholder's meeting 5/28/08 in Utah.........all I can say is WOW!!!!!! We saw this drivetrain at the RZ stockholder’s meeting 5/28/08 in Utah………all I can say is WOW!!!!!!

]]> By: Tagamet http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45621 Tagamet Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45621 The Raser Technologies and FEV webite hasn't posted anything since 11/07? Greencarcongress.com posted the "latest" announcement with the word YAWN after the title. The Raser Technologies and FEV webite hasn’t posted anything since 11/07? Greencarcongress.com posted the “latest” announcement with the word YAWN after the title.

]]> By: Tagamet http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45617 Tagamet Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:22:36 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45617 Greenman, Does that mean that they may win the X-Prize? Tag Greenman,
Does that mean that they may win the X-Prize?
Tag

]]> By: Greenman http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45608 Greenman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:05:47 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45608 Good morning TexasJack, Your wish is about to come true! Raser Technologies and FEV will introduce an SUV drivetrain in July that will enable a Hummer size vehicle to achieve over 100 MPG...yahoo!!! Is it possible that RZ and GM may meet some day?? Greenman Good morning TexasJack,
Your wish is about to come true!
Raser Technologies and FEV will introduce an SUV drivetrain in July that will enable a Hummer size vehicle to achieve over 100 MPG…yahoo!!!
Is it possible that RZ and GM may meet some day??
Greenman

]]> By: TexasJack http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45557 TexasJack Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:06:45 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45557 One thing that seems to get lost in all the Volt excitement is what are the plans for the larger vehicles that ARE needed to make ALL of our lives possible. What technologies/plans are The Big Three developing for us? What about electric trucks? Living in Texas and ranching being my business I can't survive without a truck. The Volt will get 40 miles to a charge........Heck, I drive 40 miles to my mailbox and don't think I can get very many hay bales in the Volt's backseat. Plus the dilemma of where to put the hitch for the trailer! :) So just remember smaller cars aren't the answer for EVERYONE. One thing that seems to get lost in all the Volt excitement is what are the plans for the larger vehicles that ARE needed to make ALL of our lives possible. What technologies/plans are The Big Three developing for us? What about electric trucks?

Living in Texas and ranching being my business I can’t survive without a truck.

The Volt will get 40 miles to a charge……..Heck, I drive 40 miles to my mailbox and don’t think I can get very many hay bales in the Volt’s backseat. Plus the dilemma of where to put the hitch for the trailer! :)

So just remember smaller cars aren’t the answer for EVERYONE.

]]> By: Paul-R http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45516 Paul-R Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:31:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45516 Hi Todd. Unless Rick Wagoner pissed on your shoes, you might be blaming the wrong person. Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wagoner Most of the cars developed during Rick's reign have been pretty successful, so you're pretty much blaming him for the mistakes of those before him. It takes a while to correct the damage from 20 years of bad management. I won't debate your point about salaries though. IMHO, almost all corporate execs make WAY more than they deserve. Hi Todd. Unless Rick Wagoner pissed on your shoes, you might be blaming the wrong person. Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wagoner

Most of the cars developed during Rick’s reign have been pretty successful, so you’re pretty much blaming him for the mistakes of those before him. It takes a while to correct the damage from 20 years of bad management.

I won’t debate your point about salaries though. IMHO, almost all corporate execs make WAY more than they deserve.

]]> By: Todd http://gm-volt.com/2008/06/03/gm-ceo-chevy-volt-is-a-go-production-schedule-approved-by-the-board-and-design-shown-publicly-in-the-very-near-future/#comment-45503 Todd Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:43:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1099#comment-45503 It should have been Rick Wagoner CEO GM that was a "go". He and his executive peers at GM have one thing that has been constant for years - errors in judgment and priorities. They make the wrong cars at the wrong time without a true emphasis on quality. Their electronics suppliers are without a doubt not nearly as reliable as what are used in the Japanese cars. They come up with these retro cars that appeal to a small segment of the population. The height of their arrogance is shown when they increase their compensation to obscene levels while closing plants, and losing money and shareholders are being crushed. Had they made quality their number one priority and innovation with improved fuel economy, they could be gaining market share. Wrong headed decisions by the wrong people. The executive staff should have been replaced years ago. It should have been Rick Wagoner CEO GM that was a “go”.

He and his executive peers at GM have one thing that has been constant for years – errors in judgment and priorities. They make the wrong cars at the wrong time without a true emphasis on quality. Their electronics suppliers are without a doubt not nearly as reliable as what are used in the Japanese cars.

They come up with these retro cars that appeal to a small segment of the population. The height of their arrogance is shown when they increase their compensation to obscene levels while closing plants, and losing money and shareholders are being crushed.

Had they made quality their number one priority and innovation with improved fuel economy, they could be gaining market share. Wrong headed decisions by the wrong people. The executive staff should have been replaced years ago.

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