Comments on: GM dedicated to President Obama’s 1m plug-in and EV sales target

By: jdasch1

jdasch1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:06:06 +0000

I’m in for buying 2 of these plug in hybrids. I don’t really want a Volt, but I am open to trying one. We will all be driving plug in hybrids by 2020. The good thing is I don’t have to give the oil companies any money for my 20 mile daily drive…..and at 7-10 dollar per gallon by then we will all be glad those rebates existed EARLY to get this new way of driving off the ground.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:36:02 +0000

leftwingagenda wrote
…..”progress is hard…you have to drag a lot of kicking and screaming children along the way sometimes…

That’s what Ahmadinajahd says too. Or is it Barackmadinajahd now?

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:19:57 +0000

I actually like the Smart. I can’t explain why, I just do. But I will definitely say that only the EV version, which won’t be coming to the U.S. any time soon, is the only Smart that I would consider as “progress”. The Prius is not progress, in my opinion, due to its lack of any fun factor.

As far as progress goes, the only progress that will have this enthusiast kicking and screaming is the day we drivers will be forced to sit there while the car drives itself.

By: Lawnchair88

Lawnchair88 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:27:35 +0000

GM can build the cars, but the question is will people see the benefits of driving a car that doesn’t need gas. These are Americans we’re talking about, the same people who are just BARELY now catching on to clean diesels.

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:29:55 +0000

Hey Leftwing, go out and drive a “Smart “car or a Prius and tell me that is progress. Build me an efficent, fun fast affordable car, or at least tell me one is on the way. You must understand GM’s logic. They are NOT in the business of making cars. They are in the business of making money. (Failing at that the last couple of years)

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:20:12 +0000

progress is hard…you have to drag a lot of kicking and screaming children along the way sometimes…

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:19:22 +0000

The only ones in the “Left Lane” will be those who can pay the $7.00 a gallon gas price

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:18:15 +0000

Ahhh, we can laugh now, but we won’t be laughing in 2 years….

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:53:01 +0000

I want an EV hooked up to The Clapper.

By: Borat

Borat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:33:40 +0000

Let me be very clear it is very realistic goal: I can assure you there are more then million gay man in US. What plug ins are we talking about?

By: carstuff

carstuff — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:26:42 +0000

In the long run the Volt tech. will be a much better deal than the hybrids. Will just take a few years of cost reductions and $5 gas.

Fusion sounds great but how far can it go before the engine kicks in?

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:23:36 +0000

I’m not fond of cars that can only go 46mph. I need to be able to go at least 90.

By: AFSOCSARGE

AFSOCSARGE — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:14:28 +0000

The Chevy Volt is too Hyped it really does not deliver all that much when you think of it. The Hybrid Fusion is a much better deal in the long run.

The Ford Fusion 41 MPG, a 700 mile Range can travel up to 46 MPH on battery only and $12,000 less than the Chevy Volt

-Sarge

By: davebo

davebo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:14:22 +0000

If by “force fed” you mean “given large tax breaks as incentives” then I agree. Your grandkids can worry about paying off the deficit I incur by getting gov’t rebates. I don’t plan on shelling out $32k for a Volt, but with 14 models by 2015, and my current daily driver already 7 years old, I imagine I’ll be one of those one million with a plug in hybrid by 2015.

Hopefully they’ll have a model that won’t look too hideous next to the Corvette in my garage which by that point I’ll rarely drive due to $6 premium gas. This is why I hate thinking about the future. That Corvette will just depreciate to the point where the only thing I’ll be able to do with it is convert it to an electric drivetrain. I hear the LS1 makes a handsome coffee table.

By: CADDY-V

CADDY-V — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:49 +0000

coco:
Sorry I’m not hungry I just had some V8.

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:43:19 +0000

Mark my words, we will “force fed” these golf carts by the goverment owned GM.

By: carstuff

carstuff — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:15:01 +0000

Seems kinda hard to get there but if gas gets up to $5 a gallon and if all hybrids are plug in by 2011 it is possible. Prius will soon be there with Li Ion batteries and there is little reason they could not add a plug to even their current Prius with old battery tech. to make the requirements.

By: rpiotr01

rpiotr01 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:57:42 +0000

So not only will these electric cars cost around 40G, but cap and trade laws will guarantee that the price of the electricity needed to charge them will go up too! Obamanomics at its finest!

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:52:50 +0000

Think about it… If we’d just spend all our research money on finding an alternative for petrol that still runs as good as petrol at a price of oh, $1 a gallon- my plan could be viable. It wouldn’t matter your MPG. We’d sell the Supercharged V-8 RWD at a loss only to recoup the money when we sell the alternative petrol for a $1.50 and make back our investment and then some. We’d be a very happy community.

By: ojfl

ojfl — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:27:25 +0000

I thought the administration was not running the car companies. I must have missed the memo. Now that supercharged V-8 idea, how do I get into the action?

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:13 +0000

Yes, Johnny, you can.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:22:20 +0000

Can I vote too?

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:21:24 +0000

JakeK66 for president in 2012?

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:15:05 +0000

^^^haha you got my vote.

By: bigs4610

bigs4610 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:14:41 +0000

@JakeK66
me too!

count me in the number of people who wont be one of the 1million to purchase an EV vehicle

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:10:01 +0000

This is why I’m not into politics, I would have set a goal of 1 million RWD Supercharged V-8 Pontiacs and to be the leader in oil production by 2015.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:00:20 +0000

“GM will have 14 hybrids in production by 2012″
- I have always thought about that with a slightly different meaning,
“GM will have less than 20 hybrid running by 2012″.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:58:47 +0000

…… T …… O …… O …… L …… S ……

By: CADDY-V

CADDY-V — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:54:22 +0000

25bil divided by 40k for the Volt = 625K Volts
Know they only have to sell 375K to hit the 1Mill target.
Now that’s good research.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:52:56 +0000

Let me be very clear: This is not a realistic goal.