Comments on: The Electric Car Race is Underway, Who Will Win?

By: Ross Nicholson

Ross Nicholson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:18:41 +0000

GM needs to make a stripped down millivolt for young people to ride. Hold the amenities. It should be mostly enclosed and get 1000 miles per gallon equivalent.

GM should allow for regular household generators to be carried by the Volt instead of having their own fixed internal combustion engine on board. Downsize the car until it works.

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:00:30 +0000

Wygra wyścig i my będziemy rozdawać karty Przyłączymy się do tych, którzy rozpoczną najtańszy samochód elektryczny o masowej produkcji nasz wkład to nowe urządzenie, które pozwoli tym samochodom na nieograniczony zasięg, to nie tylko samochody, ale autobusy samochody ciężarowe to będzie nowy kierunek światowego rozwoju

By: sharyn

sharyn — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:53:50 +0000

i thank its great

By: David L

David L — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:07:56 +0000

I believe the winner should be the consumer.

I don’t think the Volt will provide adequate transportation without requiring families to have an additional vehicle (gas) for both size and distance reasons.

I believe an Extended Range EV should target the size of the 7 passenger Buick Rendezvous with middle and back seats folding down. With the right focus on safety it would be the ideal vehicle for a much larger market than the Volt. This would also be applicable to the Fuel Cell.

Also I don’t feel safe in any small vehicle.

By: Ken Grubb

Ken Grubb — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:39:13 +0000

Of course there’s room for all of them. Hybrids, plugin hybrids and pure EVs.

Some people are gonna resist plugging in for a while, and unplugged full hybrids like the Prius and Fusion will continue to do well.

Others, like me, are gonna willingly plug in, but still harbor some range anxiety so we’ll opt for PHEVs, E-REVs, and other plugged in hybrids–be they serial or parallel.

Finally, some are already driving NEVs so it’s a fairly easy sell to add 100 miles of range and highway speed capability.

By: Paul A

Paul A — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:02:10 +0000

Has everyone forgotten the Volvo Recharge?

It was a concept car that came out a couple of years ago that used a series hybrid design (very much like the Volt), but was driven by electric motors in the wheels themselves. They’ve been quiet for a while now, but they might come out with something a couple years from now.

I could see them having major success with it.

By: Mark Z

Mark Z — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:07:58 +0000

No range anxiety is a major selling point for VOLT. Unless a BEV has a huge surplus of power (ie: Tesla model S w/ 300 mi option) E-REV is critical.

Segway helped my range anxiety when switching from 10 mile NiHM to 24 mile Li-ion. Having double the power required allows for full speed operation at all times with no concern about walking home!

By: EVO

EVO — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:35:43 +0000

A commercial plane travels that very long distance much faster (about one sixth the time), so based on your fastest wins criterea both your Subaru full gasser and a ER EV are total failures.

True enough, the BEV owner would be at a resort in the hot tub after a pleasant dinner, getting ready to soundly sleep, knowing the way their vehicle works, while a valet in white kid gloves is recharging it overnight for the next day’s scenic meander. Don’t forget to live while you’re alive.

Look, I’m not trying to bash ER EVs but please realize that every single attempt to bash BEVs will backfire if you apply the bashing logic used to all vehicles. Please just stick to promoting ER EVs if you like them. I like them too.

Go, Volt.

By: EVO

EVO — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:36:58 +0000

Jim I’s claimed response here that first time with a gasser stick shift trying to start going up from a stop halfway up a steep hill, from the Nissan thread, would have been to state “the car is supposed to work for me, not the other way around”, put on the parking brake and walk off, leaving the gasser stranded on the steep hill.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:55:26 +0000

I think that until there’s a charge station at every street corner and recharge can be done in less than 10 minutes, “range anxiety” will be a factor for the average consumer. I also think that gas companies are well-aware of this and guess what? Those charge stations will probably be situated… right beside the gas pump. That’s the way I’d do it if I owned a gas station. What? you don’t think gas companies are gonna move back to wherever they came from with their tails between their legs do you!?! They’ll just charge double the going rate for electricity which will still be a lot less than gas. What? You think you’ll be plugging-in for free at work? Guess again. Still, I got my name on one of those babies as soon as they are availble in my neck of the woods… for less than $35K.