Comments on: Bob Lutz Responds to Toyota’s Announcement: Large Volt Test Fleet in 2009 http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:39:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Recent Links Tagged With "announcement" - JabberTags http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/#comment-75878 Recent Links Tagged With "announcement" - JabberTags Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:03:45 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1246#comment-75878 [...] >> announcement Important announcement expected soon Saved by patrickhoefler on Fri 24-10-2008 Bob Lutz Responds to Toyota’s Announcement: Large Volt Test Fleet ... Saved by gcarvelli on Fri 24-10-2008 Obama Selects Self As Running-Mate Saved by raceordie on Sun [...] [...] >> announcement Important announcement expected soon Saved by patrickhoefler on Fri 24-10-2008 Bob Lutz Responds to Toyota’s Announcement: Large Volt Test Fleet … Saved by gcarvelli on Fri 24-10-2008 Obama Selects Self As Running-Mate Saved by raceordie on Sun [...]

]]> By: VOLT-eLectrified http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/#comment-63506 VOLT-eLectrified Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:19:46 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1246#comment-63506 Thank you CM... Mideast......eat sand and suck oil !! GO-VOLT Thank you CM…
Mideast……eat sand and suck oil !!
GO-VOLT

]]> By: CM http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/#comment-63463 CM Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:35:07 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1246#comment-63463 A little friendly competition is good. This rivalry between Toyota and GM will help usher in the Electric era much sooner than it otherwise would. "Life of the battery pack also concerns me. A car battery in this climate lasts 2 - 2 1/2 years versus 5 - 7 years up in Illinois" The typical Lead Acid auto battery is quite different than the NiMH batteries in hybrids and the LiIon batteries proposed for plug-ins like the Volt. Both NiMH and LiIon batteries will last several times longer than lead acid if proper battery management is used. Vijay, I must point out that both the GM Volt and the Aptera will be made in the US. Aptera, like Tesla Motors, has its headquarters in California, and that isn't Japan or the Middle East. A little friendly competition is good. This rivalry between Toyota and GM will help usher in the Electric era much sooner than it otherwise would.

“Life of the battery pack also concerns me. A car battery in this climate lasts 2 – 2 1/2 years versus 5 – 7 years up in Illinois” The typical Lead Acid auto battery is quite different than the NiMH batteries in hybrids and the LiIon batteries proposed for plug-ins like the Volt. Both NiMH and LiIon batteries will last several times longer than lead acid if proper battery management is used.

Vijay, I must point out that both the GM Volt and the Aptera will be made in the US. Aptera, like Tesla Motors, has its headquarters in California, and that isn’t Japan or the Middle East.

]]> By: PeR http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/#comment-63136 PeR Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:01:02 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1246#comment-63136 Prius vs Volt: Competition is healthy and I look forward towards the first "test fleets" of Volts. In the meantime I'm test driving the Prius along with 1 million others. The Prius full scale test shows that the basic concept works very nice and that the vehicle can evolve towards an EV with a range extender - filling it up with batteries and making the ICE smaller. The challenge for GM is to produce small high quality cars and earn money at the same time. Prius vs Volt: Competition is healthy and I look forward towards the first “test fleets” of Volts. In the meantime I’m test driving the Prius along with 1 million others. The Prius full scale test shows that the basic concept works very nice and that the vehicle can evolve towards an EV with a range extender – filling it up with batteries and making the ICE smaller. The challenge for GM is to produce small high quality cars and earn money at the same time.

]]> By: Rman91Bird http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/28/bob-lutz-responds-to-toyotas-announcement-large-volt-test-fleet-in-2009/#comment-62911 Rman91Bird Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:09:14 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1246#comment-62911 take that toyota and shove it up your not-so-low-emmisions tailpipe! take that toyota and shove it up your not-so-low-emmisions tailpipe!

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