Comments on: The Production Chevy Volt Has One Charging Port, and Unnamed Object Identified

By: Adam Chen

Adam Chen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:28:04 +0000

>8kWh needed, 6-8 hours to charge.

goes 40 miles, so 200 watts a mile? Sounds incredible since the headlights by themselves take almost 100 watts.

By: Eric E

Eric E — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:31:04 +0000

I remember when we used to get only a few comments each day…

Now I’m #208 ?!

Wow, this is going to be a long 2+ years.

Hey Lyle, why don’t you take a break and come on out to Montana for some fishing.

By: InTheFuture

InTheFuture — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:32:49 +0000

Altairnano had their battery tested with fast rate chargers c440Volt and charge time of under 10 minutes. We can look forward to recharge stations where it will take only 5 minutes/ Look at the news on battery development. What I wonder is, will the arrangement GM uses prevent us from using the upcoming technology for really fast charging? As far as CO2 emissions, have you’ll looked at T. Boone Pickens Plan for an Energy Independence Plan to get us of Foreign oil? We can generate much of our electricity through wind power. Large Solar Farms are also being considered by the government. What we need is Congress to pass plan to replace the aging transmission grid with up to date technology. All of this means tremendous economic growth! A rebirth of manufacturing in America; new jobs for the good of America. No more $700 billion to foreign countries that will kill our economy for sure. The wind corridor from west Texas to North Dakota, and the solar corridor form west Texas to California provides us with a cost efficient sources of electricity. Clean coal technology development will also insure a vast reduction of CO2. Natural Gas burns cleaner and we have an abundant supply of it. With Natural Gas, we can bridge the time it takes to build nuclear plants. Get with the program; its the only way this country will survive!

By: Shaft

Shaft — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:37:42 +0000

Agreed!

By: Jackson

Jackson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:44:28 +0000

My tongue was only partly in cheek.

I believe that truth will show that global warming is false, but reality is that it’s followers will be dislodged from their power base only with great difficulty. You’ll find truth falling on a lot of deaf ears. The efforts will be made, and money wasted, but there’s nothing at all we can do about it right now except stay aware of which way the wind is blowing, to see if some good can be wrung from it, and wait for the political storm to pass.

They’ve demanded an end to inquiry, while I only asked you politely.

I just don’t want the Volt to be hurt by the shrapnel, is all I’m saying.

For what it’s worth, I think the Volt will do better than gasoline in the CO2 department.

Even though Lutz is right on Global Warming, there’s still ‘good old fashioned’ Air Pollution which is a reality in urban areas (where most people live), and the Volt will surely help actual air quality, there.