Posted by jdemaris on December 03, 2010 at 15:38:02 from (67.142.130.41):
In Reply to: Re: Government VOLT posted by MarkB_MI on December 03, 2010 at 14:55:47:
I think you're living in dream-land. The Federal government, directly and indirectly has already spent billions promoting this thing. That's money coming out of all our pocketes (those of us that pay taxes).
The USA already has trouble keeping up with electric-grid demands - and most of that power is made from coal burning. If everyone starts driving Volts (which are indirect coal and oil burners) -where do think the electric power will come from? Bigger coal fires?
I also ask, who exactly are you accusing of knowing little about this subject?
Let me get this straight: The Volt has a price-tag of around $43,000 (with taxes).
Our taxes pay for a $7500 Federal incentive.
The Feds and many state governments are trying to force power companies to offer "flat rate" monthly charge fees for Volt owners that everybody will have to pay.
The Volt battery, although heavily backed by the USA government in its development, has its battery cells sourced from South Korea.
A replacement battery pack is around $15,000. GM warrantees the OEM new batteries for 8 years or 100K miles. So, I guess you could say the battery costs close to $2000 per year or $150 every 1000 miles. That's not accounting for the grid-power costs and gasoline costs to keep those batteries charged.
Also, the batteries cannot be used when temps are colder then 32 degrees F. So, they have to be heated to be used in "cold starts."
The Volt has an all-electric range at highway speeds of 25-35 miles.
Tell me how this makes sense. I've got to be missing something, somewhere.
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