Comments on: Voltec Could go Mainstream in 5 to 6 Years http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/ 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: CS Guy http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122935 CS Guy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:26:46 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122935 Not really the same topic but nice link anyway. The point I made is that there is no point in using the electricity and natural gas required to make a gallon of gas when simply putting that initial energy into your vehicle drives you the exact same number of miles. You either have A to B to C to D to E to F (extract oil, transport to refinery, use electricity to start refining, use natural gas to heat the oil to proper temperature to produce gas, etc., then distribute, then dispense and burn in your engine) or you have A to B (make electricity, plug in and drive) Which one would you choose? Not really the same topic but nice link anyway.

The point I made is that there is no point in using the electricity and natural gas required to make a gallon of gas when simply putting that initial energy into your vehicle drives you the exact same number of miles.

You either have A to B to C to D to E to F (extract oil, transport to refinery, use electricity to start refining, use natural gas to heat the oil to proper temperature to produce gas, etc., then distribute, then dispense and burn in your engine)

or you have A to B (make electricity, plug in and drive)

Which one would you choose?

]]> By: wwskinn3 http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122895 wwskinn3 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:36:20 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122895 How about an affordable 2 seater convertible. How about an affordable 2 seater convertible.

]]> By: k-dawg http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122685 k-dawg Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:18:31 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122685 Oops.. i typed the octane instead of the price. It was 20 roulbles/liter. Just got back today (after 24 hours of travel) Oops.. i typed the octane instead of the price. It was 20 roulbles/liter.

Just got back today (after 24 hours of travel)

]]> By: Dunder Mifflin http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122640 Dunder Mifflin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:35:42 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122640 “in 5 or 6 years.” delay, delay, delay !!! “in 5 or 6 years.”

delay, delay, delay !!!

]]> By: jonboinAR http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122599 jonboinAR Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:18:24 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122599 Will a much smaller battery function properly as a buffer and still have a long lifespan? Will a much smaller battery function properly as a buffer and still have a long lifespan?

]]> By: jonboinAR http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122595 jonboinAR Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:58:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122595 Is GM somehow tied or committed to their current battery supplier for a couple or more Voltec generations (no pun)? Is GM somehow tied or committed to their current battery supplier for a couple or more Voltec generations (no pun)?

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122512 N Riley Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:20:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122512 Do you use an 8-foot truck bed as a work truck or do you just haul personal items that need a long bed? Do you realize how long a crew cab truck with an 8-foot bed would be? I sure would not want to parallel park that dude. But more power to you. I am one person who believes that each and every individual has the right to want a vehicle to his or her liking. And hopefully there would be one manufactured that would meet that need at a cost that person would consider adequate for them. More power to the individual and less power to the government. It always works better that way. As long as someone is watching them, of course. Do you use an 8-foot truck bed as a work truck or do you just haul personal items that need a long bed? Do you realize how long a crew cab truck with an 8-foot bed would be? I sure would not want to parallel park that dude. But more power to you. I am one person who believes that each and every individual has the right to want a vehicle to his or her liking. And hopefully there would be one manufactured that would meet that need at a cost that person would consider adequate for them. More power to the individual and less power to the government. It always works better that way. As long as someone is watching them, of course.

]]> By: Noel Park http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122464 Noel Park Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:43:52 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122464 Or how about a 2 mode Silverado at a price somebody actually wants to pay? Make it an option all the way up the line, from Work Truck to whatever it is now. BTW, the crew cab with the 6 ft. bed does not work for me. I need a crew cab with an 8 ft. bed. I would even try the 2 mode with the 6.0 in a 2500, if that's what it took to get an 8 ft. bed. Or how about a 2 mode Silverado at a price somebody actually wants to pay? Make it an option all the way up the line, from Work Truck to whatever it is now.

BTW, the crew cab with the 6 ft. bed does not work for me. I need a crew cab with an 8 ft. bed. I would even try the 2 mode with the 6.0 in a 2500, if that’s what it took to get an 8 ft. bed.

]]> By: Newport1980 http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122444 Newport1980 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:08:24 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122444 How about a Voltec Silverado? That would blow the doors off of the pickup competition. How about a Voltec Silverado? That would blow the doors off of the pickup competition.

]]> By: Noel Park http://gm-volt.com/2009/06/28/voltec-could-go-mainstream-in-5-to-6-years/#comment-122370 Noel Park Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:03 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1732#comment-122370 Amen! Amen!

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