Comments on: E-Flex Cadillac Next? http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:55:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: john1701a http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-62762 john1701a Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:52:32 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-62762 #117 Forget to also mention the <b>LED BRAKE</b> lights. #117

Forget to also mention the LED BRAKE lights.

]]> By: TCook http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-62000 TCook Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:09:10 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-62000 Rockyroad Says: If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile … they don’t have to be concerned about the cost of fuel. *************************** It isn't all about being concerned about the cost of fuel. I have a couple +$50,000 vehicles in my driveway. For me it is about reducing our dependancy on oil reserves, changing the way we think about how we are damaging the earth and finding a way to make sure that my children, their children, and all the generations to come, have a world that is clean, beautiful, and a place that they are proud to call home. It could be a battery driven car, hydrogen fuel cells, bio fuels, natural gas, or something that our engineers haven't even considered yet, it doesn't matter how it is changed as long as the change happens. We don't know what the future will hold. I just know, that I am going to do whatever I need to do, to make sure that the future is there for my family, no matter what it costs! Rockyroad Says:
If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile … they don’t have to be concerned about the cost of fuel.
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It isn’t all about being concerned about the cost of fuel. I have a couple +$50,000 vehicles in my driveway. For me it is about reducing our dependancy on oil reserves, changing the way we think about how we are damaging the earth and finding a way to make sure that my children, their children, and all the generations to come, have a world that is clean, beautiful, and a place that they are proud to call home. It could be a battery driven car, hydrogen fuel cells, bio fuels, natural gas, or something that our engineers haven’t even considered yet, it doesn’t matter how it is changed as long as the change happens. We don’t know what the future will hold. I just know, that I am going to do whatever I need to do, to make sure that the future is there for my family, no matter what it costs!

]]> By: CM http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61949 CM Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:09:11 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61949 There is a rapidly growing market for fuel efficient luxury cars, as Toyota already realized. The customers in this market aren't as worried about the fuel costs, they are worried about balance of trade and petrodollars going to hostile nations, they are worried about the economic problems caused by high oil prices, and they love the "green cachet". Of course, they don't object to saving money, either! An E-Flex Caddy is a wise move, it should get far better fuel economy and sell far better than the Escalade. There is a rapidly growing market for fuel efficient luxury cars, as Toyota already realized. The customers in this market aren’t as worried about the fuel costs, they are worried about balance of trade and petrodollars going to hostile nations, they are worried about the economic problems caused by high oil prices, and they love the “green cachet”. Of course, they don’t object to saving money, either!

An E-Flex Caddy is a wise move, it should get far better fuel economy and sell far better than the Escalade.

]]> By: Nixon http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61890 Nixon Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:41:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61890 GM -- Throw the doors open! Give us e-flex Caddies, GMC's, Saturns, Opals, Chevy's, Holdens, Pontiacs, what ever you've got. Give us expensive e-flex luxury SUV's, cheap e-flex 4-door sedans, e-flex 2-door convertibles, e-flex work vans. Give us e-flex from the top of your product line straight down to the bottom. Because there are people out there who have bought vehicles from every one of your products lines that want e-flex for various reasons. Bring them ALL on, just as fast as you can get each one to market. GM — Throw the doors open! Give us e-flex Caddies, GMC’s, Saturns, Opals, Chevy’s, Holdens, Pontiacs, what ever you’ve got.

Give us expensive e-flex luxury SUV’s, cheap e-flex 4-door sedans, e-flex 2-door convertibles, e-flex work vans. Give us e-flex from the top of your product line straight down to the bottom. Because there are people out there who have bought vehicles from every one of your products lines that want e-flex for various reasons.

Bring them ALL on, just as fast as you can get each one to market.

]]> By: Jackson http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61753 Jackson Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:28:41 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61753 <i>"If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile … they don’t have to be concerned about the cost of fuel."</i> ... not unless "Greener than Thou" becomes the new "Keeping up with the Joneses." Or, should I say, the new cliche. ;-) “If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile … they don’t have to be concerned about the cost of fuel.”

… not unless “Greener than Thou” becomes the new “Keeping up with the Joneses.”

Or, should I say, the new cliche. ;-)

]]> By: psklenar http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61746 psklenar Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:07:30 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61746 #120 nasaman Thank you very much fo rthe article! An interesting read that I'm going to share with a buddy of mine who's also been following the Volt (albeit with less rigure than I) and with my father who hasn't been. :) I believe both will find it just as interesting a read as I did. #120 nasaman

Thank you very much fo rthe article! An interesting read that I’m going to share with a buddy of mine who’s also been following the Volt (albeit with less rigure than I) and with my father who hasn’t been. :) I believe both will find it just as interesting a read as I did.

]]> By: Statik http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61730 Statik Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:25:04 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61730 #123 RB "#95 Statik said “Construction of the Flint plant is expected to begin in 2008 and be completed by 2010, ” The plant is not yet fully approved. The chances that this plant will open in time to make engines for the Volt in 2010 are zero. By the way, whatever happened to the battery contract?" ------------- Just to clarify, hehe. I strictly cut and paste from that article, kind of sounds like I was doing commentary on it...but everything was taken from the article...I was just passing along some info. There is this quote in the article, would make me believe it is for Volt support/expansion,-- "If the technology takes off, the most logical place to expand the operations is here."--George Schneider, regional tax manager for General Motors Who knows about the battery contract, eh? #123 RB

“#95 Statik said “Construction of the Flint plant is expected to begin in 2008 and be completed by 2010, ”

The plant is not yet fully approved. The chances that this plant will open in time to make engines for the Volt in 2010 are zero.

By the way, whatever happened to the battery contract?”

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Just to clarify, hehe. I strictly cut and paste from that article, kind of sounds like I was doing commentary on it…but everything was taken from the article…I was just passing along some info.

There is this quote in the article, would make me believe it is for Volt support/expansion,– “If the technology takes off, the most logical place to expand the operations is here.”–George Schneider, regional tax manager for General Motors

Who knows about the battery contract, eh?

]]> By: Rockyroad http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61726 Rockyroad Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:05:53 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61726 If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile ... they don't have to be concerned about the cost of fuel. If the buyer can afford a +$50,000 automobile … they don’t have to be concerned about the cost of fuel.

]]> By: JEC http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61657 JEC Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:00:37 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61657 124 RB Ok, I thought that their was a good reason why they would build another plant to build the same engine. Thanks! 124 RB

Ok, I thought that their was a good reason why they would build another plant to build the same engine.

Thanks!

]]> By: RB http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/25/e-flex-cadillac-next/#comment-61656 RB Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:51:22 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1242#comment-61656 #122 JEC regarding the 1.4L engine Earlier comments said that the 1.4L engine was European, and said that there was an existing factory there. Presumably GM might import some for a while. #122 JEC regarding the 1.4L engine

Earlier comments said that the 1.4L engine was European, and said that there was an existing factory there. Presumably GM might import some for a while.

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