Comments on: GM delays Volt to save cash

By: Supercujo

Supercujo — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:51:17 +0000

Btw, does any global market want this car?

I’d have one. The problem is the price. The early adopters are going to get screwed.

The concept of using a series hybrid allows the manufacturer to save on architecture and technology changes into the future. Because the car runs solely on electric power with no mechanical connection between the wheels and engine, it opens up a range of on board charging options: Hydrogen fuel cell, gas turbine, petrol engine, tiny turbo diesel, stirling engine, etc.

By: Horse

Horse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:10:22 +0000

Btw, does any global market want this car?

I want one!!

By: max

max — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:20:30 +0000

Its a circus, thats for sure

By: WVB

WVB — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:08:37 +0000

Actually, boiling it down,
you have a economically dysfunctional administration bailing out an economically untenable industry……perfect.

By: WVB

WVB — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:54:24 +0000

A new volt engine plant is announced in September, insolvency in November, engine plant on hold in December. Mmmmmmmm hello!
If I were the steel supplier etc I’d be getting all monies up front & cleared before even smelting it!!
Hopeless, inept, short sighted, ignorant, arrogant, pigheaded, presumptuous, contemptuous………….thesaurus exhausted.
I nominate GM’s management for the Gold Dilbert of the Year awards

Btw, does any global market want this car?

By: Frontman

Frontman — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:21:25 +0000

As far as the shut down factory here, build factory there mentality. It does have some merrit. A brand new highly automated factory will require less employees. Les over priced (comapartively) wages, less health plans and less retirement benefits. As to the old factory, if it shuts down, then you can get rid of a lot of the UAW contracts.

By: Crouchy

Crouchy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:06:23 +0000

This to me seems like an attempt to wake up the US government. As if to say “give us the money or no electric car”.

Perhaps they think the government will be too scared of the backlash if the electric car never gets going again. I mean come on, the world hates them as it is… could it get any worse?

By: nix

nix — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:02:17 +0000

Andrew I suspect FO was talking about the price more than the actual quality of the car. What makes you think there will be a Volt anyway?

If there is no Volt, the asian car wins easy

By: Myke

Myke — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:20:39 +0000

GM should release to Volt earlier to make some cash…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:10:11 +0000

F-0 you are such an idiot. How long do you think oil will remain this cheap for? Already OPEC are planning massive cuts to production to jack the price back up. Its that sort of short term thinking that got GM in trouble in the first place.

And that Chinese electric car. You have no idea if its superior to the Volt, and given the standard of chinese cars thus far, I’m going to assume it’ll be crap until proven otherwise.