Comments on: Bob Lutz: GM Has Discovered the Right Formula with the Volt http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BluesBrian http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/#comment-71159 BluesBrian Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:07:20 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1291#comment-71159 In the audio-book version of his work "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?", Lee Iacocca makes the claim that GM has never had a profitable quarter with the Saturn division. Why not convert the entire Saturn division to work the Volt drive-train into a variety of cars that people will want? In the audio-book version of his work “Where Have All the Leaders Gone?”, Lee Iacocca makes the claim that GM has never had a profitable quarter with the Saturn division.

Why not convert the entire Saturn division to work the Volt drive-train into a variety of cars that people will want?

]]> By: mien green http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/#comment-70719 mien green Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:21:52 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1291#comment-70719 I assume it'll be per GPS positioning and your home and/or destination you enter in. I assume it’ll be per GPS positioning and your home and/or destination you enter in.

]]> By: igotzzoom http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/#comment-70717 igotzzoom Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:18:41 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1291#comment-70717 I'm a little confused about how it can calculate how far you are from home. Based on prevailing driving patterns, or real-time geographic proximity? I'd be a little nervous if you routinely did your 40-mi round-trip commute, and then had to run some errands, and the battery decided to poop out on you. Guess we'll have to wait & see on further details. I’m a little confused about how it can calculate how far you are from home. Based on prevailing driving patterns, or real-time geographic proximity? I’d be a little nervous if you routinely did your 40-mi round-trip commute, and then had to run some errands, and the battery decided to poop out on you. Guess we’ll have to wait & see on further details.

]]> By: law http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/#comment-70565 law Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:18:54 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1291#comment-70565 #88 are you really that ignorant? GM has been claiming 40 miles all electric from day one and then a switch to gasoline or other alternative source for a range extender. "It seems now, they’ve retracted the former explanation,and now say that after the 40-ish mile electric capability is over, all battery powered power is over.Done." Yes this is the real world, once a battery is out of electricity, that's it no more electricity. It switchs to the generator after the battery runs out but you don't want the generator to charge up the battery because you'll burn gas to charge up the battery when you could just charge up later at home. The range extender's job is to just keep you going and use as little gasoline as possible until you get home. "This is going to be a big debacle for the General, not it’s saviour as advertised. My Prius will run a 1,000 mile trip and transfer between ICE and electric power based upon load and charge. The Volt will go 40 miles on all electric then burn gas all the rest of the 960 miles to my destination. Sorry GM, please go back to the drawing board." Look, I drive a prius also but I'm not a dumb prius groupie like you. Who drives 1,000 miles? Tell me who does that. Maybe taxi drivers but normal people drive around 35 miles per day. That is a fact and I actually drive a bit less, so as soon as I trade in my PRIUS for a new VOLT I will cut my gasoline consumption down by about 80 percent. The volt is going to be a much better car than the prius and will allow most people to eliminate ALL of their gasoline consumption. The prius will still be one of the best cars on the road, but it will not be the best anymore. "The moral of the Volt story is just what Grandma taught us all: If it looks too good to be true-IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE." The moral of the story you just taught us is that, illegal DRUGS ARE BAD AND THEY FRY THE BRAIN. #88 are you really that ignorant?
GM has been claiming 40 miles all electric from day one and then a switch to gasoline or other alternative source for a range extender.

“It seems now, they’ve retracted the former explanation,and now say that after the 40-ish mile electric capability is over, all battery powered power is over.Done.”

Yes this is the real world, once a battery is out of electricity, that’s it no more electricity.

It switchs to the generator after the battery runs out but you don’t want the generator to charge up the battery because you’ll burn gas to charge up the battery when you could just charge up later at home. The range extender’s job is to just keep you going and use as little gasoline as possible until you get home.

“This is going to be a big debacle for the General, not it’s saviour as advertised. My Prius will run a 1,000 mile trip and transfer between ICE and electric power based upon load and charge. The Volt will go 40 miles on all electric then burn gas all the rest of the 960 miles to my destination. Sorry GM, please go back to the drawing board.”

Look, I drive a prius also but I’m not a dumb prius groupie like you. Who drives 1,000 miles? Tell me who does that. Maybe taxi drivers but normal people drive around 35 miles per day. That is a fact and I actually drive a bit less, so as soon as I trade in my PRIUS for a new VOLT I will cut my gasoline consumption down by about 80 percent.

The volt is going to be a much better car than the prius and will allow most people to eliminate ALL of their gasoline consumption. The prius will still be one of the best cars on the road, but it will not be the best anymore.

“The moral of the Volt story is just what Grandma taught us all: If it looks too good to be true-IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.”

The moral of the story you just taught us is that, illegal DRUGS ARE BAD AND THEY FRY THE BRAIN.

]]> By: agroni http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/23/bob-lutz-gm-has-discovered-the-right-formula-with-the-volt/#comment-70559 agroni Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:16:38 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1291#comment-70559 a good article GM recharges for the future http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080925.whGMmain0925/BNStory/specialGlobeAuto a good article

GM recharges for the future

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080925.whGMmain0925/BNStory/specialGlobeAuto

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