Spec 150mph top, 0-60 4.5sec, 21Kw battery, 15Kw genset under trunk floor 400 miles on battery, 900 miles combined 80mpg.
No impact on carrying capacity 200kg heaver than standard car.
Total power 480kw 2800nm torque,

Zapp and several others are going down this route, so the Volt is out of date before it even hits the streets and there is better battery technology than A123 coming down the line.

“I totally agree about Japan. In fact former Toyota employees are in many influential position within Japan Government. Over there the Corporations and Government are totally intertwined. Basically, it is one giant Good’ol Boy network with everbody washing each other’s back. Not exactly fair competition.”

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I’ve been trying to make this point for quite some time. It’s amazing to hear all who bellyache about Uncle Sam helping out GM in a time of need when whatever they get would pale compared to what the Japanese Govt has given to their companies like Toyota over the years. Remember also that it’s not as though their market has ever been open to GM, Ford, and Chrysler. They’ve had pretty much a free ride, yet you hear the stupidity of the left on just how great Toyota is.

Free trade is a good thing, but it’s got to be reciprocal. Japan has always been set on protecting it’s market from foreign competition and making absolute sure that it’s companies forsake profits for market share (domination). This is not in dispute, and it never hurt their efforts that our congress is largely “For Sale”.

It’s not like that could ever happen in America. Rice, Bush, Cheney were never involved in private companies and even if they were they wouldn’t be helping those companies reap record profits. No sir.