Comments on: More Details About Chrylser’s Electric Car Plans

By: Michael Jones

Michael Jones — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:38:43 +0000

Keep working, great job!

By: Robert Williams

Robert Williams — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:01:04 +0000

Please, can you PM me and tell me few more things about this?.

By: D Lo

D Lo — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:21:02 +0000

new details about an electric Mini-Cooper. Apparently Chrysler is not the only company jumping on the electric band wagon. It is interesting, though, that most of the other car companies have these silly pilot programs with tiny amounts of cars for lease. If having tiny distribution and complex lease scenarios allowed for successful product, then it is strange we don’t see these programs for gasoline powered cars. At least GM seems to get it now….

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/18/battery-powered-mini-e-revealed/

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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:19:16 +0000

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By: Rashiid Amul

Rashiid Amul — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:41:22 +0000

SImply put…..the more the merrier.

I would want the jeep, but not over the Volt. GM keeps dumbing down the car, but I still like it.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:44:29 +0000

I love it when people throw around statements like “The Volt will get about xx miles at highway speed.” Even with the obligatory “about” stuck in there, I just can’t take these claims seriously. I very much appreciate how people will go through some math to get some rough numbers on Volt performance…that is well within anyone’s rights and can be useful to us all. But I think some people should be careful about sounding too authoritative about the Volt’s exact performance specs. That is how rumors start (and have started and are starting this very instant). Eventually this originally insightful information leads to misinformation by less informed or less careful parties.

In short: float all the numbers you want, but know that some of our questions will not be answered until the Volt is released.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:44:58 +0000

“GM’s David Darovitz, a Volt spokesman, thought it would be “interesting” to see how Chrysler would be able accomplish power management in a car the size of a minivan.”

Here are some hints, based on the Sprinter Plug-In Hybrid Test Vehicles Daimler and Chrysler introduced in September of 2004.

http://www.whnet.com/4×4/pdf/HTR2_04dualdrive_sprinter.pdf
http://www.whnet.com/4×4/pix/hybrid_sprinter_schmatic.jpg
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/5863
http://www.whnet.com/4×4/sprinter.html

By: jabroni

jabroni — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:30:28 +0000

So with GM and Chrysler merging, we have FOUR potential good electric vehicles! 5 counting the Vue plug-in.

By: jbfalaska

jbfalaska — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:24:24 +0000

GM and Chrysler actually makes sense to me. The two pronged attack to build an EV will only help as well. I imagine someday Ford will roll up into a new American General Motors with all three brands in tow.

God Help America – the hey days are gone. I go out of my way to thank the Patriots who insisted it is an American right to buy all things foreign. I have owned 4 Buicks and everyone has been nothing short of a quality car equal to anything overseas.

CHEVY VOLT: American-made, American-FUELED.

By: everything.imp

everything.imp — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:28:57 +0000

I just wanted to ask the question “what is all the put downs about Chrysler over?” I grew up with Chrysler….my mother would buy nothing but Chrysler and the only reason for her loyalty was the fact that she kept having good experiences. She has a Chrysler right now with over 200,000 miles on it and it’s still kicking. Never had any engine trouble or transmission problems. The only con that she can speak of is that the brakes locked up once…for unknown reasons. Chrysler can produce quality vehicles. My guess is that Chrysler’s image hasn’t morphed well with this new age of cars. If you notice…alot of American cars didn’t handle this shift well. I remember people speaking of the Japanese cars as “bubble shaped” ……while American vehicles were more edgy with defined lines….of course now the ball is in the other court and I don’t think Chrysler handled the curves to well. Hopefully it’s time for reinvention of the industry….and I hope it begins with GM and ford, Chrysler/dodge can follow.