Here we are at the beginning of the release of the Chevy Volt to consumers across the country and GM is apparently already looking ahead.
Many of us fans of the Volt have long expressed a desire to have an extended range electric crossover, and a car that could at least seat five.
GM has always listened carefully to this site’s community and many of the decision makers review our comments closely and regularly.
In April, at the Beijing Auto Show, GM unveiled the Volt MPV5 Crossover concept which looked a lot like a taller Chevy Volt. More recently GM’s head of Europe, Nick Reilly, said in an interview that the company had plans to bring such a car to production by 2015, at least in Europe.
Today a new report surfaced in Car and Driver indicating GM may soon be unveiling the US version of the 5-seat Voltec crossover vehilce.
The report notes that GM recently bought the domain names Chevyamp.com and Chevroletamp.com and that the car will thus be called the Chevy Amp.
The report also goes on to suggest GM will reveal the vehicle perhaps in production form at the Detroit Auto Show this coming January.
We have seen other great EREVs show before that never came to be, such as the Cadillac Converj.
But a solidly performing high-tech larger utility sized Voltec vehicle that significantly reduces gas use could certainly sell in volumes though.
I’d add a third row.
Guess we’ll have lots to talk about the next four years.
Source (Car and Driver)
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Dec 14th, 2010 (3:46 pm)Leaving of course the Chevy Ohm to finish out the triumvirate.
Domain names snapped up in 3 … 2 … 1 …
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Dec 14th, 2010 (3:48 pm)Well, this is one the wife would definitely like very much! She will be happy I am only in a 3 year lease with TOV (The Original Volt). But then again maybe we’ll have both …
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Dec 14th, 2010 (3:52 pm)“Chevy Surge” – a 300 hp EREV two seater would be nice to compete against the Tesla Roadster.
These cars have potential!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (3:53 pm)Maybe thats why they aren’t planning to make more volts, because instead they have other cars they will be rolling out as well.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (3:58 pm)What a great looking vehicle, and I like the name. Chevy Amp. The additional seating and cargo area will make this model very popular.
With years of Voltec engineering completed, a second generation Volt design in progress, the successful completion of hundreds of Volts, and a new GM, it’s going to be so much easier than the last few years. The wind tunnel and 5th seat design will be a bit challenging, but excellence does take time and GM has proved that they can and will do it.
This would have been a first choice if available now, but I look forward to the Chevy Volt and years of driving pleasure knowing that the foundation of the future is in the 2011 Car of the Year today.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:00 pm)Just because the register the chevyamp domain name doesn’t really mean anything. The similarity to the chevyvolt name would make it prudent that GM register it before someone else does. They could just be keeping their options open. Did any check to see who owns chevywatt or chevy ohm.
I hope that the C&D story is true though. An electric crossover would be a cool thing to have.
Dec 14th, 2010 (4:02 pm)A lot of people will be happy to see an MPV5 crossover EREV. I just can’t get behind the looks of it. No offense to anyone who likes it or would have a slot for it to fill–it just doesn’t thrill me.
I’m still mourning the loss of the Converj, (wipes tear).
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:03 pm)2015 eh?
That’ll give me 5 years of driving a Volt to sell the Amp to my wife!
Chevy what?
No not Watt, Amp!
Oh no!
No not Ohm, Amp!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:12 pm)The Amp and the Volt: You can drive it to work, and charge it up at Ohm!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:16 pm)More utility. Less Bling. Good.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:18 pm)It would do a number on aerodynamics and efficiency, but it would be really nice to see an all-wheel-drive EREV crossover with enough ground clearance to make it a really good winter vehicle for us in Canada.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:20 pm)Could the chassis possible allow a larger battery?
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:23 pm)Chevy should figure out how to make it four wheel drive, then it would be an excellent SUV. With all the $$ invested in Voltec, it makes sense to share it across various platforms. I’m sure the competition is nipping at GM’s heels, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see the timetable sped up a little bit.
Great Job GM, Keep it coming!
Anixiously awaiting delivery of VIN63, now on the truck!!
Dec 14th, 2010 (4:27 pm)AMP – http://www.ampelectricvehicles.com/equinox.aspx
Chevy AMP also ?
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:31 pm)(click to show comment)
Dec 14th, 2010 (4:33 pm)I can see it now, Pepsi buys a whole fleet of them and clad them in vinyl for their Amp Energy brand. Hey, whatever puts GM vehicles and EREVs on the road! Could be a great marketing idea GM, are you listening??
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:38 pm)Drool
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:40 pm)needs 4WD! And that should be interesting.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:47 pm)(click to show comment)
Dec 14th, 2010 (4:49 pm)The AMP is a great idea. It will have quality and innovation as seen in the Volt. But it will come down to price.
I rode in a GM hybrid SUV at the Detroit Auto show a few years ago. It was great and the mileage was significantly higher. But the 75K price tag was just too high back then… and would be also be now. So again, now matter how cool, price will be an issue. Let us hope GM will be be reading these posts to help them deliver a great car at a price drivers will want and can afford to pay.
:+}
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:54 pm)Now we’re talking. Probably about the size of a CR-V.
I do need a truck though with my work. An open bed 1/2 ton would be delicious. Ford is getting close with their Transit EV, but I need an open rear end.
Hey Ichen – we get it! The Volt and Amp use a little bit of gas! We accept that tradeoff! We wouldn’t be wasting our time here if we didn’t! You may consider going back to your spot under the bridge and settling back to sleep for another 15 years. Thanks to the Volt and its eventual offspring, I guarantee you’ll wake up much happier than you find yourself at present.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (4:54 pm)(click to show comment)
Dec 14th, 2010 (5:01 pm)“The report also goes on to suggest GM will reveal the vehicle perhaps in production form at the Detroit Auto Show this coming January.”
That would be very cool. I probably would have waited for such a vehicle, but I don’t regret ordering a Volt, not for a second.
Dec 14th, 2010 (5:03 pm)They’ve been doing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Equinox for quite some time. How hard would it be to put in Voltec or dual-mode into Equinox?
Heck, make it a BEV. Then all ya gotta do is replace the fuel cell with more battery.
GM’s got so many irons in the fire it’s hard to guess what they’ll have at the show in January much less what they’ll have in production in 2015.
/btw. I have on my calendar that Thursday 12/16 is the day for announcements of finalists for COTY and TOTY for that show.
Dec 14th, 2010 (5:05 pm)Geez, maybe this is to cool off demand for the Volt. If there is TOO much demand for them to deliver you can get really irritated customers (GM has had enough of that). By having more choices then people may take their time deciding. Hope not too much time though.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:09 pm)There is no whois record for chevywatt.com or chevyohm.com.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:10 pm)Ditto on the 3rd row seating
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:14 pm)Well now were getting somewhere!
As readers here probably know, I LOVE the Voltec concept.
It is pure genius and solves more problems than we have time to count.
However, a VOLT “car” just won’t work for my lifestyle, as much as I like it.
But an AMP, expecially a 4-wheel-drive AMP…
well, I might wind up owning one of these babies one day!
(Especially given that it may be a few battery generations away.)
Keep up the good work GM,
And GO VOLTEC!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:14 pm)They also filed for trademark rights. Did ya even read the source story?
“December trademark filings by General Motors show applications for Chevrolet Amp and Chevrolet Strobe, in addition to the recently announced Sonic, née Aveo.”
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:16 pm)Hey Lyle,
You may have to change the name of the site to “GM-Voltec.com”.
Dec 14th, 2010 (5:20 pm)OT.
FORTY MINUTES LEFT….
http://volt.charitybuzz.com/
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:20 pm)I would like to see the Volt in the above “Ice Blue” color.
And I hope they stick with design for the Amp just as it looks above.
When that gets confimed, my wife will be TOTALLY sold on a Chevy Voltec…!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:39 pm)Got another Q:
Why there is no fuel cell efforts which can use Natural gas or Petrol other than or hydrogen and use in Range extender. Some article was saying new GM fuel cell uses less than 2 grams of platinum which is same as in most catalistic converters.
So short trips – grid power
Long trips – range extender. I remember some one saying the efficency of fuel cell is 65% min.
If its 65% efficient then for sure we will have 100 mpg at CS mode wont be much problem.
Dec 14th, 2010 (5:39 pm)OT, just got the release. First Volt delivery to NY/NJ is not to Lyle in Englewood, but to Gearhart Chevrolet in Denville, Wednesday morning.
Release says it coincides “with four other simultaneous deliveries on the same day throughout the United States.”
No mention of who the lucky customer is.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:43 pm)Paul – when I got over to my daughter’s school, about 90% of the vehicles are mini-vans and SUVs – this is exactly the market Chevy needs to hit for higher-efficiency vehicles. Soccer moms with good disposable income tend to spend money more than us “effiency hounds”. If they can find a nice, efficient SUV or larger vehicle that also is energy efficient, they’d probably go for it. Many “soccer moms” need EREV since they do a lot of stop and go driving but in many cases, don’t cover more than 40-50 miles in a day.
We need efficient commuting vehicles but don’t underestimate this secondary market tied to high-spend upper-middle class.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (5:59 pm)OT: LESS THAN 7 MINS LEFT —BID IS NOW $215,000
“CHARGEON” IS THE WINNING BIDDER AT $225,000!
Dec 14th, 2010 (6:06 pm)Looks like ChargeOn got the no. 2 Volt for $225,000. What a bargain!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:11 pm)(click to show comment)
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:13 pm)The Volt bid ended at $225,000. Wow!!
Raymond
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:14 pm)Don’t be afraid to exaggerate the benefits of a truck design in the new Voltec model. On demand 4WD. With the lower front body section and lower sides rounded and turned slightly upward. Ground clearance at 8″ and battery clearance at 12″. Include a tube design heavy duty snap-n-place roof rack (standard). With a snap-n-place “Ohm-Bolt” solar roof flat panel for recharge (optional). Displays should be basic. Controls should be sealed to prevent dust intrusion and easily adjusted during heavy jarring.
=D-Volt
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:14 pm)I would assume it was the Escalade Hybrid. Way overpriced.
I am very happy with the Tahoe Hybrid. It runs around $50K. Yeah, still expensive, but it saves a lot of gas and if you need something in this category (off road capable large SUV), it is a real nice option. I get overall 24 mpg in mine.
I watched a head to head competition between conventional Silverado and Tahoe Hybrid and they pretty much ran even- until they got to towing. Guess who won? The Tahoe Hybrid- because it had to pull the Silverado out of the mud. Thanks to high torque (from electric motor) at low rpm, Tahoe Hybrid pulled the load from dead stop in muddy field while Silverado just spun its wheels.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:17 pm)Thanks for this comment, John! I’ve HARPED about the importance of the SUV/CUV/Minivan market
to GM for years —starting with saying it face-to-face to Bob Lutz (and giving him my 2-pg treatise on
a Voltec CUV) in March 2008, and including Bob Boniface, when I saw him in NYC this past March. Bob replied,“I agree and we’re working on it”!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:18 pm)(click to show comment)
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:35 pm)Yeah. It was easier to convince your spouse to blow me.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:35 pm)Voltec proliferation, suuweeet!!!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:43 pm)Now GM is really getting into the vehicle that will replace my Buick CUV…
Think of utility… back seats that come out which makes for huge cargo area … tough suspension … dont’ forget the things that make GM vehicles superior.. like galvanized body stainless steel exhaust…
My Buick that is over 9 years old (100K miles) runs and looks like new.. $124 total in repairs … that’s what sells for me.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:47 pm)Don’t care for the looks. Like the looks of the Equinox or SRT better. Remember the Provoq? Why recreate the wheel on the exterior ?
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:48 pm)looking forward to that crossover bigtime
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:50 pm)very exciting, I actually like the looks of the crossover more than the volt
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Dec 14th, 2010 (6:59 pm)Just a little patience and he’ll be -1 to oblivion.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:08 pm)Hey! What happened to the Drive Log!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:12 pm)Bring the batteries…
Dec 14th, 2010 (7:17 pm)Link still works. No update for yesterday’s data. If any.
http://gm-volt.com/chevrolet-volt-driving-log/
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:24 pm)Loboc,
Thanks for the info… I know it’s probably a chore to keep up but it really is interesting data… MPGs unheard of until this car.. 3 times the best to date…. that is amazing. Thanks for keeping the data current Lyle.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:30 pm)I to think the drive log is important I would like to know how much fuel is actually purchased though as the the amount has all-ways varied quite a bit on the Prius that buy the way has averaged 36 mpg the last 3 tanks here in Chicago.
Tom
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:32 pm)+3
Dec 14th, 2010 (7:42 pm)Maybe the Chevy Amp would be about the size of my Pontiac Vibe. Really like the Vibe and was very disappointed with the ending of Pontiac and the end of the Vibe. Having a replacement based on Voltec powertrain would be a very big hit. Only of course they would need to get the price range low enough. But if it is based on Gen II, maybe it could be low enough price and even better technology. GM, build it and I will be a customer of the crossover.
Dec 14th, 2010 (7:45 pm)You sure it wasn’t “Stay tuned”?
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:50 pm)Better be careful, CV guy, UP’s spouse is probably a “cross-over.”
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Dec 14th, 2010 (7:53 pm)Dear GM,
Nissan and Renault are currently working on at least four new EV models so now is not the time to do one-at-a-time. The electrification of transportation should be embraced with gusto.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (8:15 pm)Could be worse. GM could have embraced the reciprocal to resistance, known as conductance. That would have produced the “Chevy Mho.”
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Dec 14th, 2010 (8:24 pm)A Voltec Crossover is right up my alley. Ditch my Escape that I have now…
The only thing I wonder is the price – how are they going to sell this? Assuming it’ll be around $50,000 before any tax credits, thats a ton of money. IMO, GM would do well to bring the cost of batteries and drive train first and not release any other Voltec models until they can get the Volt price down close to a high-end Prius (27.5K?) after federal rebates.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (8:28 pm)That could be fun! They could follow it up with the “Chevy Larry” and the “Chevy Curly”
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Dec 14th, 2010 (8:40 pm)“I’d add a third row” +1 to that Lyle!!!
Dec 14th, 2010 (8:48 pm)Funniest thing I’ve heard in weeks. Back on topic, this would be perfect for me. I’ve been following this site since the beginning but don’t post much. I have been trying to figure out how to afford the Volt, but just found out my wife and I are expecting our second child. Five seats and more storage.
Dec 14th, 2010 (8:51 pm)If Chevy has a VOLT and an AMP (and maybe an OHM as was suggested above), then they really need a *powerful* roadster to compete with Tesla, to be called the WATT.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:06 pm)GM service: Hello, this is GM service how may I assist you?
Driver: My WATT needs to be worked on.
GM service: Okay, what needs to be worked on?
Driver: Yes, that’s right.
GM service: Sir? You will drop the vehicle off with us? Okay, so what will we be servicing?
Driver: WATT.
GM servicing: I’m sorry, we don’t have a very good line here.
Driver: Can you work on it or not?
GM service: Of course we can. But we need to start by knowing what you drive and what the problem appears to be.
Driver: WATT you idiot!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:11 pm)Here’s a few more names to consider –
Chevy Current
Chevy Surge
Chevy Transformer
Chevy Circuit
Chevy Intensity
Chevy Lumena
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:19 pm)Right on the money GM. Have to say, there’s plenty of ignorance still out there. An article on USATODAY shows the original Volt, vehicle 1 sold at auction for $225,000. The comments – absurd – “without oil this car is useless” “this is crazy, doesn’t electricity cost more than gas.” Unreal. A long way to go to introduce this concept.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:41 pm)I thought Watt was on second base.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:46 pm)GM has been there and done that. One word : EV1. More than 10 years ago.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (9:59 pm)(click to show comment)
Dec 14th, 2010 (10:01 pm)But who’s Watt is whose?
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Dec 14th, 2010 (10:15 pm)I’d really like the extra utility of the MPV5/Amp but it’s a little too long and wide for my garage (as long as there’s also a motorcycle in there). The Pontiac Vibe showed how to get tremendous cargo/passenger utility in a package several inches shorter than the Volt — a foot shorter than the MPV5. Oh well, I guess you gotta put the battery somewhere.
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Dec 14th, 2010 (10:20 pm)I thought GM goal was to make cars that people want to buy, no matter how useless/stupid/overblown. We have already seen *millions* of four wheel drive SUVs sold into places like Southern California that have never seen dirt. I guess they should ignore that market.
Is a $75K SUV silly? YES! But I see them all the time picking kids up at the local elementary school (Cayenne, Lexus, Escalade (OK it’s a GM), Range Rover, BMW X3,5) So why should GM make a Voltec SUV?
I however would rather leverage the existing platform into other 2-wheel drive models first. If you are going to be production limited, don’t invest huge amounts of money to make a 4-wheel drive model that you will have a hard time getting the return on your engineering dollars.
Dec 14th, 2010 (10:50 pm)unknown poxy’s spouse is a guy…..
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Dec 14th, 2010 (11:05 pm)You may have a point, but then again we’ll have generations of Volts that will need attention, too.
This place could become the Baskins and Robbins of GM’s Voltec flavors!
Such mixed feelings about that. It’s great to have *some* of the wind at our backs, but that “journey of a thousand miles” is starting to look like a long, long way (around here we say it’s a “fur piece” to go yet).
I guess we’ll need to “stay tuned”.
Be well and believe,
Tagamet
Let’s Just Get Enough VOLTEC Wheels On The Road!!
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Dec 14th, 2010 (11:18 pm)Maybe instead of “Super Sport” they could go for Super-conductor. Its very essence is *way* cool! I’m guessing that we need to avoid most of the “collider” terms though. A Chevy Hadron dies have a nice “ring” to it… Racing around the track at 99.9999991% the speed of light.
Be well and believe,
Tagamet
Let’s Just Get Enough VOLTEC Wheels On The Road!!
Dec 14th, 2010 (11:28 pm)Hey Doc, please at least say “fake” fur piece! I have personal knowledge that there’s a few harmless little creatures in the Pennsylvania woods that too often meet an untimely end just to provide some human or other even just a small sample of their real “fur”!
- Punxsutawney Phil
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Dec 14th, 2010 (11:29 pm)That’s uncalled for and uncharacteristic of your usual quality of posts. Even as dimwitted as unknown poxy’s comment was, that response doesn’t belong in this forum.
Dec 15th, 2010 (12:04 am)Entire post self-redacted. No point in perpetuating the absurdity.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (12:23 am)Give Chicago’s finest a Chevy Taser crossover and they’ll be good to go.
They’re calling 6″ of fresh tomorrow here in Vail, so it’s time for bed. Later.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (1:41 am)Some days you can ignore unwarranted attacks, and some days you just have to fight back. This was one of those days. No offense intended to anyone except the attacker.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (2:14 am)I wonder if the GM plugger-inner domain name is gone ?
Dec 15th, 2010 (2:19 am)Dave K.,
great chart, thanks. any comments on why the ev miles are so good ?
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Dec 15th, 2010 (2:26 am)I noticed Letterman was trashing the Volt ev mileage again. I’m surprised an old lefty like him wouldn’t promote a green car like the Volt.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (3:51 am)A great post from a different thread deserves your votes and/or comments. Go back to the previous thread FIRST before voting.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (4:09 am)Not enough edit time. Here is the direct link to statik’s post:
http://gm-volt.com/2010/12/13/chevrolet-volt-customer-deliveries-have-begun/#comment-254227
Please click the above link FIRST to vote or make comments.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (5:44 am)This is Lyle’s chart. Don’t forget, many drive less than 40 miles to work. Recharge on site and drive home gas free. This is why you see 59.3 EV miles using no gas. And this is why going with a 240V J1772 16amp recharge over the slower 120V 8amp can pay off over time.
=D-Volt
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Dec 15th, 2010 (7:08 am)Mark,
Crossover = Stupid =
Really, do we need a “crossover” electric car? What the hell is a crossover good for? Oh yeah it’a a 5 door hatch that has a higher center of gravity (worse handling), more weight (worse performance and efficiency) so it can go over uneven terrain (speed bumps?). Seriously leave the silly crossovers and even SUV’s (let’s face it 99% of people don’t need it, a wagon or hatch would work just as well) to the morons. We want practical cars. Sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons. If you really need and SUV for off-roading or towing then buy one with a gas engine. But that is a very small niche market.
…..
Get back to me when you have a few more years under your belt and your knees and back are aching. Then you might understand why some prefer to slide into a higher seet and have more headroom.
Dec 15th, 2010 (7:28 am)Tuesday December 14, 2010, 11:22 pm EST
First Chevy Volt sells for $225,000.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/First-Chevy-Volt-sells-for-cnnm-469895008.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=8&asset=&ccode=
=D-Volt
Dec 15th, 2010 (7:38 am)I prefer hatchbacks, wagons, sedans, and other low center of gravity vehicles (like Tesla Roadster). I always drive on paved roads also.
Not everyone has these same preferences. I don’t want them to force me to drive an ungainly SUV.
It is only fair that we don’t force them to drive what we want.
GSP
Dec 15th, 2010 (7:44 am)Chris C.
A futile attempt.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (9:08 am)I’d be more than willing to give up a little AER if it meant AWD and more utility. Styling should still be focused on aerodynamics as much as possible. If I wanted a flying brick, I’d purchase the GMC version.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (9:38 am)Agreed, I am considering a move to alaska, and an AWD Erev with a bit higher groung clearance would be very beneficial up there.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (10:04 am)It appears the trolls are out in extra force. Apparently Akerson’s comments a couple days ago about the Prius has upset a few people so they’re going to be annoying for a few days before they get bored of it. Or perhaps it’s just one guy using multiple names. The posts sound similar.
Of course, the first rule involving trolls is “Don’t feed the trolls.” They want people to get upset and especially like to see their own posts quoted later on.
Dec 15th, 2010 (11:02 am)This sounds like my ideal vehicle – please GM build it.
Also please GM announce a production date.
Dec 15th, 2010 (11:07 am)and you reference Tesla? I am glad they dont cram you into a limited option line..There is the “roadster, and then there is the red roadster, and the grey roadster, and black roadster…tons of option like you listed (hatch, wagon) from Tesla…oh wit..I believe they also have the low center of gravity.
I have an Equinox, and anyone who thinks the center is high and makes for a poor performance vehicle, drive one…handles better than many cars I have owned…
Dec 15th, 2010 (11:17 am)Let’s see now. GM has exhausted the names Volt and Amp. Watt has to be next, then perhaps
impedance. Resister is probably a no-go. Shock would be a natural, if only GM had a brand
whose name starts with an “S”. But Chevy starts with an S sound. Close enough. So there you have it – the next Chevy EV – the Chevy Shock. A sporty car or an odd-looking one.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (11:26 am)Sorry Phil (both of you), but folks got to put food on the table. Not much sense to waste the fur.
Be well and believe,
Tagamet
Let’s Just Get Enough VOLTEC Wheels On The Road!!
Dec 15th, 2010 (11:31 am)Impedance. Don’t think anyone will ever grab on to that one. During my EE courses, I came to realize that asian-tongued professors pronounced this closer to ‘impotence’ and that is a definite non-starter in any product line.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (1:35 pm)Maybe someone else has asked, but why does it take another 4 years to produce this car that is so closely related to the Volt? They should be able to have this vehicle on the road by mid-to-late-2012. I mean, all the major work is done with the Volt. We are talking about mostly a little change in body style and software. I just don’t see the 4 year delay. Can’t be to “develop” the technology for the vehicle. IMO.
Dec 15th, 2010 (4:31 pm)For the high performance variant …
Chevy Lightning!
.
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Dec 15th, 2010 (8:41 pm)bee out for a few days & just saw this article – chevy amp will be my next car – nuf said.
Dec 18th, 2010 (5:17 am)Please GM do it. Plus take that chance to INCREASE the battery to at least 35KWH so one charge every 2 x days is enough for average commuters and extended commuters can do their longer dayly commutes all on electric and limit petrol dependence to few vacation trips per year. Plus also improve the power of the generator so it can recharge the battery as well as feeding the electric engines on the motoway, so we can arrive at vacation location with a fully recharged battery.
And announce it in Europe before 2012 starts, as I need to replace my beloved BMW 530DA by 2012, and I lost patience with my prefferred German Brands to announce a competitive Plug In Hybrid SUV with extended range by then.
Dec 18th, 2010 (3:45 pm)This AMP looks just like the vehicle I want…
Make it with rear seats that can be removed like a mini van.. this will leave more cargo room and reduce weight when not needed.
Make a utility version …no frills .. tough suspension… roomy no frills interior … traction control.