Comments on: Your Questions For GM http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dean Passini http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-91026 Dean Passini Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:15:20 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-91026 What about those of us that need a 4 wheel drive to get to our homes? What about those of us that need a 4 wheel drive to get to our homes?

]]> By: Septimus http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-91016 Septimus Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:31:27 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-91016 What about LiFePO4 battery technology? What about LiFePO4 battery technology?

]]> By: John in Grand Island http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90573 John in Grand Island Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:41:38 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90573 Ask the MORONS IN CHARGE OF GM why they didn't roll this car out two years ago like Toyota did the Prius. Are they going to correct their "short term focus on the stock price" and start thinking about the long term development like Toyota did? Or are they gonna stay stuck in 1990s economics and waste our federal bailout money? Ask them if they are going to beat up on welfare moms in the future, now that they are welfare schlepps themselves. Ask them. Ask the MORONS IN CHARGE OF GM why they didn’t roll this car out two years ago like Toyota did the Prius.

Are they going to correct their “short term focus on the stock price” and start thinking about the long term development like Toyota did?

Or are they gonna stay stuck in 1990s economics and waste our federal bailout money?

Ask them if they are going to beat up on welfare moms in the future, now that they are welfare schlepps themselves.

Ask them.

]]> By: Mamiro Yoshizawa http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90468 Mamiro Yoshizawa Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:58:03 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90468 Please, ask to know 1 How difficult will be to change Volt to power the utility grid during peak hour? 2 How difficult will be to get hot water during peak power operation, if possible. Gas engine wast heat. Thank you, Mamiro Yoshizawa electric power engineer Please, ask to know
1 How difficult will be to change Volt to power the utility grid during peak hour?
2 How difficult will be to get hot water during peak power operation, if possible. Gas engine wast heat.
Thank you,
Mamiro Yoshizawa electric power engineer

]]> By: LB http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90433 LB Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:39:48 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90433 Sorry - I didn't have time to read all the posts so I hope I didn't duplicate any question. Are there any plans for a EREV convertible and a sports car? Sorry – I didn’t have time to read all the posts so I hope I didn’t duplicate any question.

Are there any plans for a EREV convertible and a sports car?

]]> By: KentT http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90331 KentT Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:03:54 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90331 Hey JEC #38! There is already money, a program and a country (!) [Israel] that is going to implement what is actually a rather old idea of swappable batteries. The company is Better Place (the CEO used to be at SAP a software company like Oracle, the name came from a conference where these executives were challenged with, "How will you make the world a better place?") I think the idea is dead in the water. This site has already been exposed to the reality of the cost of the battery that can power a car and the cost is horrendous. To expect a franchisee to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars just for the batteries let alone, real estate, building and other expenses just seems like a business model with no future. Also, this site has been given an idea of how much the batteries must be SO carefully managed to get reasonable life. I would think just a few lemon batteries would sink a mom-and-pop battery exchange station. Of course that's just my opinion.... Hey JEC #38! There is already money, a program and a country (!) [Israel] that is going to implement what is actually a rather old idea of swappable batteries. The company is Better Place (the CEO used to be at SAP a software company like Oracle, the name came from a conference where these executives were challenged with, “How will you make the world a better place?”)

I think the idea is dead in the water. This site has already been exposed to the reality of the cost of the battery that can power a car and the cost is horrendous. To expect a franchisee to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars just for the batteries let alone, real estate, building and other expenses just seems like a business model with no future. Also, this site has been given an idea of how much the batteries must be SO carefully managed to get reasonable life. I would think just a few lemon batteries would sink a mom-and-pop battery exchange station.

Of course that’s just my opinion….

]]> By: charlie h http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90216 charlie h Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:43:04 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90216 There's a typo in my #170. "Even here, any posters..." should read, "Even here, many posters..." Certainly, some posters on GM-Volt do understand how the car works (although there's still room for arguing the details). Some don't get it at all. #172, &eye, There's no good answer to your question. I can't even think of any funny ones. There’s a typo in my #170. “Even here, any posters…” should read, “Even here, many posters…” Certainly, some posters on GM-Volt do understand how the car works (although there’s still room for arguing the details). Some don’t get it at all.

#172, &eye, There’s no good answer to your question. I can’t even think of any funny ones.

]]> By: &eye http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90211 &eye Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:25:33 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90211 In fact, that's a great question for GM: GM, will you commit to signing a contract with the taxpayers that makes you liable to repay the funds you received from the federal government by 2015? In fact, that’s a great question for GM:

GM, will you commit to signing a contract with the taxpayers that makes you liable to repay the funds you received from the federal government by 2015?

]]> By: &eye http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90209 &eye Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:24:26 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90209 @#2 Charlie H "how are you going to pay back the Federal loans?" ----- I won't accuse you of being poor or of having attended a "liberal" college... ;) But you don't really think GM ever had any intentions of paying back the bailout money, do you? @#2 Charlie H

“how are you going to pay back the Federal loans?”

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I won’t accuse you of being poor or of having attended a “liberal” college… ;) But you don’t really think GM ever had any intentions of paying back the bailout money, do you?

]]> By: miketosh http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/10/your-questions-for-gm/#comment-90194 miketosh Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:56:44 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1462#comment-90194 (caps for noticiablility) WHAT HAPPENS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS, BUT STILL HAVE BATTERY POWER LEFT????? (caps for noticiablility)

WHAT HAPPENS IF I RUN OUT OF GAS, BUT STILL HAVE BATTERY POWER LEFT?????

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