The Chevy Volt

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What if it were made available to the masses. The folks that make under 25,000 a year. By a government program wherein they would subsidize half of the 41000 dollar cost and then also provide the public with interest free financing.

The people that would benefit most from not having to buy so much fuel would get a new car. GM would get another boost from our Government and soon the roads would be filled with cars that leave almost no polution.

We should do this with any American company that will build an electric vehicle. Let's make our taxes work for us.

[fishbulb703]

1. Electric cars are a stop-gap at best. As long as the grids are powered by hydrocarbons,

the problem remains. We should be focusing on distributed wind and solar power generation. If every roof in America had solar panals on the roof, we would be able to power our nation without hydrocarbon power plans; as nuclear, wind farms, tidal harnesses etc could make up the rest of the municipal power needs. Then we could run our cars off gasoline cheaply and for a long time to come.

[still_one]

3. You are correct. What they never talk about is the fuel source for most power plants

Also, when you have a car that has limited electric motor range, and about 35 MPG internal combustion engine for 40K, and after tax credits about 32K plus tax and license, why would anyone go for that when they could buy a hybrid car such as the civic or prius, get 50 mpg, and pay around 20K? Or save even more and even buy the smaller SUVs from GM and others, non-hybrid, get about 32 mpg, and pay about 25K

For most people this technology costs too much, and is too restrictive.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Makes too much sense; therefore, it won't happen

Meanwhile, tax breaks are reserved for the überconsumer who buys a Hummer or a Cadillac Escalade (or at least until that travesty got reversed).