Comments on: Why GM Still Needs More Time to Bring the Volt to Market http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 26 May 2012 00:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: canadian dude http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/#comment-114926 canadian dude Sun, 24 May 2009 04:14:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1608#comment-114926 us$ Elica 300 000$ venturi fetish 400 000$ chevyvolt 30 000$ kind of expensive for a mid class family in a context of recession I think that every car cie wait each other to make the first move for building a mid class car because they dont want to reveal their secret of ingeneiring to competitor for now , they only make publicity because its the ''latest fashion''(176) us$
Elica 300 000$
venturi fetish 400 000$
chevyvolt 30 000$
kind of expensive for a mid class family in a context of recession
I think that every car cie wait each other to make the first move
for building a mid class car because they dont want to reveal their secret of ingeneiring to competitor
for now , they only make publicity because its the ”latest fashion”(176)

]]> By: Larry McFall http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/#comment-114899 Larry McFall Sat, 23 May 2009 20:53:45 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1608#comment-114899 Bring the VOLT to market! To hell with brainy people like Letterman. He is probably like Rush, has money to operate the big machine without thought to anything else. The VOLT is about as brilliant of engineering as I have ever seen. It is on the same concept as the Diesel Engine train with the electric traction motors. With a constant speed of the internal combustion engine driving the electrict (Traction) motors, the combustion engine should just about last for a long, long time. Not to mention the quitness of the vehicle providing the body is designed right. Now don't get crazy with the body design. No chopping and channeling like the new ugly Chyrsler product. Don't need the Sherman Tank look. No gigantic big wheels. Be conservative and just make a nice and pretty vehicle that is functional. I am in line for one providing, not a whole lot has changed as I have read about the Volt. Don't let them young design engineers go crazy and make things complex. We don't want outragous dealership maintenance cost as we have right now. A $150 to just pull the vehicle in the shop and believe me, it don't take much to have to spend a thousand dollars. Bring the VOLT to market! To hell with brainy people like Letterman. He is probably like Rush, has money to operate the big machine without thought to anything else.

The VOLT is about as brilliant of engineering as I have ever seen. It is on the same concept as the Diesel Engine train with the electric traction motors. With a constant speed of the internal combustion engine driving the electrict (Traction) motors, the combustion engine should just about last for a long, long time. Not to mention the quitness of the vehicle providing the body is designed right.

Now don’t get crazy with the body design. No chopping and channeling like the new ugly Chyrsler product. Don’t need the Sherman Tank look. No gigantic big wheels. Be conservative and just make a nice and pretty vehicle that is functional.

I am in line for one providing, not a whole lot has changed as I have read about the Volt. Don’t let them young design engineers go crazy and make things complex. We don’t want outragous dealership maintenance cost as we have right now. A $150 to just pull the vehicle in the shop and believe me, it don’t take much to have to spend a thousand dollars.

]]> By: Bob G http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/#comment-113858 Bob G Tue, 19 May 2009 00:10:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1608#comment-113858 #119 Iceman Says, "Dump the ICE and instantly have LESS parts, LESS maintanance, LESS weight, LESS costs, LESS development time, etc." Data on this site suggests that the current battery pack gives a 40 mile range, costs around $8000, and weighs 400 pounds. Given all the misplaced criticism for the 40 mile range already (e.g., Letterman), I think it is safe to say that very few people would buy a car with only 40 miles total range. This means that GM would need to replace the range extender ICE with enough additional batteries to give much more AER (at least 120 miles, in my opinion). And that would drive a huge increase in cost and weight over the EREV design. It's obvious to me that GM has thought this through very well and arrived at the best possible solution given the current state of technology, infrastructure, and economics. #119 Iceman Says, “Dump the ICE and instantly have LESS parts, LESS maintanance, LESS weight, LESS costs, LESS development time, etc.”

Data on this site suggests that the current battery pack gives a 40 mile range, costs around $8000, and weighs 400 pounds. Given all the misplaced criticism for the 40 mile range already (e.g., Letterman), I think it is safe to say that very few people would buy a car with only 40 miles total range. This means that GM would need to replace the range extender ICE with enough additional batteries to give much more AER (at least 120 miles, in my opinion). And that would drive a huge increase in cost and weight over the EREV design.

It’s obvious to me that GM has thought this through very well and arrived at the best possible solution given the current state of technology, infrastructure, and economics.

]]> By: rex http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/#comment-113408 rex Fri, 15 May 2009 19:08:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1608#comment-113408 I build buildings . Much like cars they've gotten very sophisticated over the years, lots of systems to control. They also have too look good and work well. Clients want what they paid for, to be the latest fashion too. The largest building today can not take more than two years to be designed and built, or the loan to build it will cost too much. 2 years. So when GM-ies say "it's a lot like fashion" I have to agree, and ask, "So why the heck isn't the car out yet? If I spent billions on a building it darn well better be built within 2 years! Someone is lying..... I build buildings . Much like cars they’ve gotten very sophisticated over the years, lots of systems to control. They also have too look good and work well. Clients want what they paid for, to be the latest fashion too. The largest building today can not take more than two years to be designed and built, or the loan to build it will cost too much. 2 years. So when GM-ies say “it’s a lot like fashion” I have to agree, and ask, “So why the heck isn’t the car out yet? If I spent billions on a building it darn well better be built within 2 years! Someone is lying…..

]]> By: Electric Vehicle Owner http://gm-volt.com/2009/05/14/why-gm-still-needs-more-time-to-bring-the-volt-to-market/#comment-113337 Electric Vehicle Owner Fri, 15 May 2009 15:12:33 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1608#comment-113337 . .

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