Comments on: Chevy Volt Generation Two http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:55:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Zero X Owner http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-94435 Zero X Owner Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:27:25 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-94435 Smells like supercapacitors. GM always does a head fake. Smells like supercapacitors. GM always does a head fake.

]]> By: Robert http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93728 Robert Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:18:59 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93728 Please make a Volt or a Volt class car that I can fit inside! I am 6' 5" and you automakers are punishing consumers like me with the sardine can cabin choices you give me. I do not want an SUV....I do not want a monster car, just a regular sized sedan or coupe with decent head and leg room. I looked at the Volt interior stats and am disappointed. Make a coupe that fits only two people perhaps...but gives them both plenty of room. I can count on my hand the number of times in the last 10 years I needed my back seat just to get to work or run chores, and there are many like me in this respect. Please make a Volt or a Volt class car that I can fit inside! I am 6′ 5″ and you automakers are punishing consumers like me with the sardine can cabin choices you give me. I do not want an SUV….I do not want a monster car, just a regular sized sedan or coupe with decent head and leg room. I looked at the Volt interior stats and am disappointed. Make a coupe that fits only two people perhaps…but gives them both plenty of room. I can count on my hand the number of times in the last 10 years I needed my back seat just to get to work or run chores, and there are many like me in this respect.

]]> By: Drew http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93556 Drew Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:10:16 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93556 You know the bad news.... GM will build the car, the demand will be so high that the price eventually will go up, then the price will be much higher than what was said. Then the cost/benifit will be too much for too little. And has anyone seen their sales numbers from last year? Down almost 50%! Let's hope GM at least stays in business long enough to build this car! It seems like GM is going to miss the mark again by not listening to customers. I know SO many people who have owned GM cars who have had nothing but bad experiences. What they should have done was rebuild the EV-1 as a starting point, then begin the process of rolling that technology into a newer and better car. You know the bad news….

GM will build the car, the demand will be so high that the price eventually will go up, then the price will be much higher than what was said. Then the cost/benifit will be too much for too little. And has anyone seen their sales numbers from last year? Down almost 50%! Let’s hope GM at least stays in business long enough to build this car!

It seems like GM is going to miss the mark again by not listening to customers. I know SO many people who have owned GM cars who have had nothing but bad experiences. What they should have done was rebuild the EV-1 as a starting point, then begin the process of rolling that technology into a newer and better car.

]]> By: Nick Yarnes http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93353 Nick Yarnes Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:25:09 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93353 This is the Volt I want. Maybe it can be the Joule, this being: “amount of energy required to perform”. .........Or, perhaps call it the Calorie. This is the Volt I want. Maybe it can be the Joule, this being: “amount of energy required to perform”.

………Or, perhaps call it the Calorie.

]]> By: Nick Yarnes http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93352 Nick Yarnes Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:17:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93352 This car has taken one step forward, and two steps back. People keep saying performance is key, price is key, and its overall look is key. Chevy, you've missed all three. This car has taken one step forward, and two steps back. People keep saying performance is key, price is key, and its overall look is key. Chevy, you’ve missed all three.

]]> By: Laurens Laudowicz http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93331 Laurens Laudowicz Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:55:32 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93331 this is funny: - "Who decides what the future goals are? The way we did it for Gen 2 is we pulled together the Volt executive leadership like Jon Lauckner (VP of global program development) and Frank Weber (Volt vehilce line executive) and sat down with them to get a vision of where we want to take this car. seems awfully awkward AND backward to me. what the heck do we have web 2.0 for if we do not use it for car 2.0? did he ever hear about social / client collaboration? why dont they just ask the people they are apparently building the car for "what they want?" vs. building something an then seeing if it was what "they" wanted.... well...i guess some things are slow to change... aloha laurens this is funny:

- “Who decides what the future goals are?

The way we did it for Gen 2 is we pulled together the Volt executive leadership like Jon Lauckner (VP of global program development) and Frank Weber (Volt vehilce line executive) and sat down with them to get a vision of where we want to take this car.

seems awfully awkward AND backward to me. what the heck do we have web 2.0 for if we do not use it for car 2.0? did he ever hear about social / client collaboration? why dont they just ask the people they are apparently building the car for “what they want?” vs. building something an then seeing if it was what “they” wanted….

well…i guess some things are slow to change…

aloha

laurens

]]> By: Jonathan Cassidy http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93298 Jonathan Cassidy Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93298 This is the Volt I want. Maybe it can be the Joule, this being: "amount of energy required to perform". I would rather wait for a small PHEV suitable to my needs than rush to purchase what is too big for me. This is the Volt I want. Maybe it can be the Joule, this being: “amount of energy required to perform”.

I would rather wait for a small PHEV suitable to my needs than rush to purchase what is too big for me.

]]> By: hate 2 pay http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93296 hate 2 pay Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:15:31 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93296 im not excited about the generation 2 volt because it will not exsist. the gen 1 volt is too expensive at 40k, and gm is betting the farm on a the car. I will pay maybe 50% more for the volt vs a comparable model but when i can buy 4 Nissan's instead,well i won't be buying one till there under 25k, ill just keep straining veggie oil for my 26 year old Benz and ride. I really hate doing ,but not as much as buying gas from the Arabs, it id rather spend my time having fun in my new car instead of dumpster diving for oil but come on GM! Make the car affordable, sell it at COST if you have to at first. breaking even is better than loosing money right? get a customer base going and as you start building more the costs come down and you will see a profit. DOSE ANYONE FROM GM READ THIS STUFF COME ON MAN!!!!!!!! Wake up or die!! im not excited about the generation 2 volt because it will not exsist. the gen 1 volt is too expensive at 40k, and gm is betting the farm on a the car. I will pay maybe 50% more for the volt vs a comparable model but when i can buy 4 Nissan’s instead,well i won’t be buying one till there under 25k, ill just keep straining veggie oil for my 26 year old Benz and ride. I really hate doing ,but not as much as buying gas from the Arabs, it id rather spend my time having fun in my new car instead of dumpster diving for oil but come on GM! Make the car affordable, sell it at COST if you have to at first. breaking even is better than loosing money right? get a customer base going and as you start building more the costs come down and you will see a profit. DOSE ANYONE FROM GM READ THIS STUFF COME ON MAN!!!!!!!! Wake up or die!!

]]> By: OKCVerne http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93288 OKCVerne Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:21:55 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93288 My fully loaded smart convertible cost $18,500 and I've been getting 45mpg city/highway combined. I'll buy a Volt if and when the purchase price and operating costs are equal or less than the smart. So what do I have to wait for, a used 3rd generation Volt??? My fully loaded smart convertible cost $18,500 and I’ve been getting 45mpg city/highway combined. I’ll buy a Volt if and when the purchase price and operating costs are equal or less than the smart. So what do I have to wait for, a used 3rd generation Volt???

]]> By: Randy http://gm-volt.com/2009/01/30/chevy-volt-generation-two-2/#comment-93220 Randy Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:20:11 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1492#comment-93220 Has GM or anyone else thought about making the sunroof a solor panel? I drive 11 miles to work and then the car sits in the parking lot for 9hrs. On a good sunny day the panel could add a little extra, Right? Has GM or anyone else thought about making the sunroof a solor panel? I drive 11 miles to work and then the car sits in the parking lot for 9hrs. On a good sunny day the panel could add a little extra, Right?

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