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midnight armadillo
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:24 AM Original message |
GM: Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid electric car |
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Ian David
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Don't care. Chevy is dead to me. They're too late for redemption. n/t |
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DainBramaged
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. So what, you hate them, now go away America hater |
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Pavulon
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Yeah, screw those union jobs that |
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Guaranteed
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. Yeah, don't bother trying to fix it now! nt |
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Drifter
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. Nice ... |
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DainBramaged
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. It's a CONCEPT vehicle, not a PRODUCTION vehicle |
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Toots
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
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Book Lover
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Sun Jan-07-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. It's a hybrid, not pure electric |
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Cobalt-60
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. Theyre stalling |
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DainBramaged
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. You line up the parts suppliers at a reasonable cost |
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dogindia
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. it was ready long ago...EV1 crushers. |
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salin
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
6. very glad to see what is coming down the pike. |
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goddess40
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. If they come down the pike - remember Ford's promise |
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neoblues
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
8. How about a road rocket all electric... |
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Johnny Noshoes
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Damn |
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Johnny Noshoes
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. The Tesla Roadster |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. LOL... you and neoblues beat me to it while I was writing! |
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RC
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Only 250 miles on a charge? How long |
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Johnny Noshoes
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Check post # 14 |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Answers: |
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POAS
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. They claim |
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RC
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Sun Jan-07-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. So I am sitting in the parking lot 150 miles from home with no |
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POAS
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. I just read a review in |
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JNelson6563
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
11. The more the merrier |
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B Calm
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
13. 3 to 5 years to make a battery ready for production. Why so long? |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. They make lots of money from maintenance and auto parts. |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. Honestly, I'm not that impressed. |
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Nay
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Thank you! My 1st Q is why the Chevy battery goes 40 mi, and the |
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Pavulon
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. 90K I will buy something else |
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EmperorHasNoClothes
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yeah, right. I'll believe it when I see it. |
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IDemo
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Sun Jan-07-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
23. Word association is too strong now: "GM" + "electric"......."crusher" |
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Peggy Day
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I would like 0-60 in 4 seconds. |
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IDemo
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. more on the concept |
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Strelnikov_
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. My Preference Has Been A 'Genset' Trailer Approach |
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Gregorian
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
29. People! It's not the car. It's the way we generate power. |
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dogindia
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. yes. yes. yes. new power base is needed. |
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IDemo
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Not entirely true |
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Strelnikov_
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Seconded. |
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Gregorian
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. Large, stationary power plants are an improvement. |
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IDemo
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Sun Jan-07-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. There is another part of the equation that is rarely mentioned in EV articles |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Huge reduction in point sources. Agreed. nm |
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SoCalDem
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
31. Finally.. an efficient car for the masses & the environment.. |
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Ron Green
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. My observation, though, has been that a sizeable percentage of working-class people |
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GaYellowDawg
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. Bingo. |
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Ron Green
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Sun Jan-07-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Right. But part of my point is that Americans need to get a better idea about what a good car is. |
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Atman
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. Why will it take so long to develop a freakin' battery? |
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rpgamerd00d
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
36. Big Question: How much $ does it cost in electricity to charge it each night? |
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lectrobyte
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. The plug-in Prius conversions are getting 100 MPG on the street now. |
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dpbrown
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
42. Vaporware from companies trying to fend off mandatory fuel efficiency increases |
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DainBramaged
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Just another I hate domestic union made car thread (as usual) |
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high density
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. Worst of both worlds |
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eppur_se_muova
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Sun Jan-07-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. I hate Windows(TM), but what do they have against windows ? |
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