Comments on: More Future Volt Competition?: Lotus E-REVs and Solar-Powered Toyotas http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: backpacking gear hiking http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/#comment-159296 backpacking gear hiking Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:50 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1452#comment-159296 Information like the one you cited here will be very useful to me! I will place a link to this page on my blog. I am sure enough my visitors will find that very utilizable. Information like the one you cited here will be very useful to me! I will place a link to this page on my blog. I am sure enough my visitors will find that very utilizable.

]]> By: Amboseli Oliphant http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/#comment-121433 Amboseli Oliphant Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:16:42 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1452#comment-121433 Lets see. We build a quarter million Volts a year and some whacko sets off an EMP generator someplace in California. Volt electronics could get fried. Can you say 40 thousand dollar paperweight? Lets see. We build a quarter million Volts a year and some whacko sets off an EMP generator someplace in California.

Volt electronics could get fried. Can you say 40 thousand dollar paperweight?

]]> By: DaveP http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/#comment-88989 DaveP Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:23:44 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1452#comment-88989 I hope it's basically the Zap-X (Lotus APX body) with a range extender. I'd really love to have ~600hp and AWD (wheel motors) with a third row of jump seats. I'd heard that Lotus had actually built and demonstrated prototypes in Malaysia (where their owners are) so it might very well be possible although I'd never seen any evidence (like photos or video) on the web. And Lotus is kind of pricey, but it's not crazy expensive. Back in the dot-com boom, the Elise was in the mid 30's and there were tons of them around here because it was one of the cheaper, er, flamboyant cars you could get. These days they're in the upper 40's, though, so they've kind of moved up in price. I blame the Boxter for that. :) I hope it’s basically the Zap-X (Lotus APX body) with a range extender. I’d really love to have ~600hp and AWD (wheel motors) with a third row of jump seats. I’d heard that Lotus had actually built and demonstrated prototypes in Malaysia (where their owners are) so it might very well be possible although I’d never seen any evidence (like photos or video) on the web.
And Lotus is kind of pricey, but it’s not crazy expensive. Back in the dot-com boom, the Elise was in the mid 30′s and there were tons of them around here because it was one of the cheaper, er, flamboyant cars you could get. These days they’re in the upper 40′s, though, so they’ve kind of moved up in price. I blame the Boxter for that. :)

]]> By: charlie h http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/#comment-88978 charlie h Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:36 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1452#comment-88978 #11 (and subsequent notes), Arch, You WERE trolling, dropping your triumphant tidbit right out of the blue. And you troll poorly; that article is a half-truth. GLOBAL sea ice hasn't changed much (although it is clearly trending down). Antarctica, as has been pointed out MANY times, is fairly stable (possibly benefitting from increased precipitation). The problem rests in the Arctic Ocean, where loss of sea ice decreases the Earth's albedo, which leads to further warming. For the second year in a row, our sea ice extent at the end of the year is extremely low, compared to the average of the observed record. http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/index.html I notice Asher refers to the NSIDC but does not link to it. That would be easily done, wouldn't it? I'd guess he prefers you not get the full picture but instead wants you to rely on what he has cherry-picked for you. Some people, especially those politically motivated to deride legitimate scientific effort, can be counted on to do that. #11 (and subsequent notes), Arch, You WERE trolling, dropping your triumphant tidbit right out of the blue.

And you troll poorly; that article is a half-truth. GLOBAL sea ice hasn’t changed much (although it is clearly trending down). Antarctica, as has been pointed out MANY times, is fairly stable (possibly benefitting from increased precipitation). The problem rests in the Arctic Ocean, where loss of sea ice decreases the Earth’s albedo, which leads to further warming. For the second year in a row, our sea ice extent at the end of the year is extremely low, compared to the average of the observed record.

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/index.html

I notice Asher refers to the NSIDC but does not link to it. That would be easily done, wouldn’t it? I’d guess he prefers you not get the full picture but instead wants you to rely on what he has cherry-picked for you. Some people, especially those politically motivated to deride legitimate scientific effort, can be counted on to do that.

]]> By: noel park http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/03/more-future-volt-competition-lotus-e-revs-and-solar-powered-toyotas/#comment-88976 noel park Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:28:16 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1452#comment-88976 #69 DaveK: Amen! #69 DaveK:

Amen!

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