Comments on: Detroit 3 Viability Plans Go To Congress Today: GM’s CEO Will Drive to DC in Hybrid Malibu http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/ 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: M1EK http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/#comment-83926 M1EK Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:36:37 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1401#comment-83926 "The fact is, people who buy hybrid vehicles want to be seen for buying them. So the Insight failed because the hybrid version looked the same as the conventional version, just cost more. For this reason GM should scrap the conventional Malibou and only sell the Hybrid version." More lies and FUD. At least get your names straight next time. The Prius whooped the tar out of the CIVIC HYBRID because it's bigger, much more useful, and gets better mileage. The Civic Hybrid is a compact car with a short trunk and a rear seat that can't even fold down. The Prius is a midsize with a hatch. Huge difference in both rear leg room and in cargo space (seat folds down too). The INSIGHT looked radically different, got great mileage, but wasn't very useful, and sold accordingly (worse than the Civic Hybrid). “The fact is, people who buy hybrid vehicles want to be seen for buying them. So the Insight failed because the hybrid version looked the same as the conventional version, just cost more. For this reason GM should scrap the conventional Malibou and only sell the Hybrid version.”

More lies and FUD. At least get your names straight next time.

The Prius whooped the tar out of the CIVIC HYBRID because it’s bigger, much more useful, and gets better mileage. The Civic Hybrid is a compact car with a short trunk and a rear seat that can’t even fold down. The Prius is a midsize with a hatch. Huge difference in both rear leg room and in cargo space (seat folds down too).

The INSIGHT looked radically different, got great mileage, but wasn’t very useful, and sold accordingly (worse than the Civic Hybrid).

]]> By: john1701a http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/#comment-83887 john1701a Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:03:50 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1401#comment-83887 <i>The Volt will get much better milage than 100mpg. Using a typical yearly driving patern of: • 30 days at 8 miles per day • 50 days at 16 miles per day • 240 days at 30 miles per day • 30 days at 60 miles per day • 3 days at 450 miles per day</i> _______________________________________ Where did those numbers come from? 11,390 miles per year is a strange value. The Volt will get much better milage than 100mpg. Using a typical yearly driving patern of:
• 30 days at 8 miles per day
• 50 days at 16 miles per day
• 240 days at 30 miles per day
• 30 days at 60 miles per day
• 3 days at 450 miles per day
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Where did those numbers come from?

11,390 miles per year is a strange value.

]]> By: wwskinn3 http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/#comment-83885 wwskinn3 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:51:53 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1401#comment-83885 124. Cautious Fan Says to #120 wwskinn3 - "Sarcasm my friend." You're right. Out of place here. My apologies for not trusting our politicians to keep us out of bankruptcy as well. 124. Cautious Fan Says to #120 wwskinn3 – “Sarcasm my friend.”

You’re right. Out of place here. My apologies for not trusting our politicians to keep us out of bankruptcy as well.

]]> By: NZDavid http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/#comment-83822 NZDavid Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:41:37 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1401#comment-83822 146 M1EK, the fact is, Toyota <b>did</b> make something and GM and Chrysler didn't & Honda screwed it up. The fact is, people who buy hybrid vehicles want to be seen for buying them. So the Insight failed because the hybrid version <b>looked</b> the same as the conventional version, just cost more. For this reason GM should scrap the conventional Malibou and only sell the Hybrid version. 146 M1EK, the fact is, Toyota did make something and GM and Chrysler didn’t & Honda screwed it up.

The fact is, people who buy hybrid vehicles want to be seen for buying them. So the Insight failed because the hybrid version looked the same as the conventional version, just cost more. For this reason GM should scrap the conventional Malibou and only sell the Hybrid version.

]]> By: NZDavid http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/02/detroit-3-viability-plans-go-to-congress-today/#comment-83820 NZDavid Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:33:11 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1401#comment-83820 Statik: But those forward projections are CRITICAL. IE when they fall short (surprise) they all get to say "how could we know things would be so bad?" Then GM et al. get to ask for more money. (another 25B please (cough, cough.)) Well its worked for AIG so far! / Dripping with sarcasm. Statik:

But those forward projections are CRITICAL. IE when they fall short (surprise) they all get to say “how could we know things would be so bad?”

Then GM et al. get to ask for more money. (another 25B please (cough, cough.)) Well its worked for AIG so far!

/ Dripping with sarcasm.

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