GM using Volt mileage to sell other vehicles
A good reason to buy a Chevy Equinox?The Chevy Volt is still more than a year from hitting dealer showrooms, yet GM is already using the Volt to sell other GM vehicles.
This morning on the Cars.com website, I saw a new GM 230 ad, where the zero of the 230 is a plug-in socket, which then morphs into an ad for a 30 mpg Chevy Equinox.
Is that what petroleum-free driving is all about? Someday we're [GM] going to sell a limited production 230 mpg Volt, so go out and buy a 30 mpg Equinox today?
Is that really what the Volt is about?
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:23 AM
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In that sense, it's sort of like the nuclear powered car at their "Futurama" exhibit during the 64-65 World's Fair.
Hopefully, the battery edition will never get built and they'll skip right to Hydrogen fuel cells.
Indigo Incarnates
Considering that the Volt' **gas** mileage is 28.75 MPG, an Equinox or Cobalt would actually be a better deal all around.
EDMUNDS says AVERAGE 25MPG with drive out with ANY basic options of 26k! Please ha
GM will still be 2 years behind Toyota and Honda in 2 years in VALUE and cost competitiveness - its a no brainer - even Hyundai has equal or better quality with much better warranty and loaded Hyundais cost many thousands less than any comparable GM and will for years to come.
john-
Well, I'm a fan of fuel cell cars - have you seen Toyota's latest results?
Still, hydrogen production continues to be a bit of an issue.
Thus, I don't mind the development of plug-in hybrids. in fact, i think it's important. Besides, a fuel cell vehicle is an electric vehicle. So, both technologies can complement each other.
Nonetheless, the EV versus fuel cell hate has become unbelievable. It's so unproductive and unscientific according to the data I've seen.
If you step back and look at the big picture, hydrogen might be the best path forward for the green revolution, yet environmentalists are some of the biggest fuel cell critics.
Anyway, if GM was smart they'd announce the Volt "Fuel Cell Edition" as soon as possible. I know it's something they are working on, but when you're chasing the leaders, you are always behind.
Still, at least to some extent, GM is moving in the right direction. They have continued their fuel cell development in addition to their plug-in development.
Ironically, Asian automakers continue to develop hydrogen fuel cell systems that use natural gas to power both home and fuel cell hybrid (some of which also include solar power).
Just as with hybrids, we claim such an idea is too expensive. What if its just economies of scale? (The Volt is nowhere near cost-effective. It's very expensive and achieving economies of scale will be very expensive.)
What if abundant natural gas supplies mean we could end foreign oil dependency in 10 years while creating a massive amount of manufacturing if fully committed to fuel cell plug-in hybrid vehicles?
drive 40 miles or less, and you'll never even need to fill up. yet, fill up at home with clean natural gas for an extended range.
I guarantee its far cheaper to create the hydrogen highway than it is a new super grid. and the wholistic benefits could be massive.
There I go I'm rambling again.
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