Comments on: Laugh Break: Bob Lutz on Colbert Nation, Photovoltaic Roof Option Confirmed

By: Subhash Garg

Subhash Garg — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:01:13 +0000

On batteries ..

Lithium ion is SO yesterday…and SO unstable! Those batteries can actually explode if the charging software screws up. They need Lithium ion phosphate batteries .. from A123 or Valence.

By: Subhash Garg

Subhash Garg — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:37:48 +0000

BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID.

I’m SCARED .. that the Volt will have a battery explosion
or something, and it will set back electric car industry by
a decade. In fact, this is almost guaranteed because GM
is totally incompetent when it comes to engineering;
their strength is marketing garbage and making money
from it. A terrible, terrible company to pioneer electric cars.

Remember Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed” which
launched his career? It was about GM. Remember Michael
Moore’s Roger and Me that launched HIS career? That
was about GM too. This is a bad, bad omen for electric cars.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:49:51 +0000

That was hilarious. I think the Volt is super sexy and I wear makeup and shave my legs. I think cars with big engines are for guys with small… Think of how much make-up I could buy at Macy’s while I am waiting for the solar roof to charge my car. But seriously, I think the design looks pretty classy not flashy, which is fine by me.

By: Royce

Royce — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:59:38 +0000

Man, u guys need to get a life, this was a funny show.

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By: dennis

dennis — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:05:52 +0000

Jerry #165 and 166

The jump in efficieny is slight more than double. This increase would be on the order of 500x amount of caputred light into energy.

Surely a 500x increase in efficieny may make a bigger splash to the battery

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By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:09:56 +0000

On the question about getting laid, he should have just said “It worked for me.” Very funny in any case, and anyone who might be insulted by the show shouldn’t be watching it.

I want one – I’m just afraid v1.0 might be above my budget. I hope they can get it below $30 after tax credits. I’ll keep watching though, it looks nice.

By: jerry

jerry — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:52:45 +0000

Richard:

Even if that would work, it would only provide a nominal increase in range. It would do nothing for performance.

Me? Sadly the Volt (esp at 40K) is a nonstarter. I am entertaining the idea of a truck

http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/

buy a diesel generator (so I could use biodiesel down the road) put it in the back and run a cord to the charger. Presto! a Volt with a bed and 2 to 3x the Volts EV range.

Why is this so hard?