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GM internal disputes over VOLT mirror the peril of the EV1

doug korthof — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:57 GMT

From the Michigan Messenger, on the vagaries of GM politics and PR bluster: Back in July, when John McCain visited the GM Technical Center in Warren, Mich., he

Chrysler drops Lutz' car, the VIPER, hand-made like EV1

doug korthof — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:06:30 GMT

FROM BUSINESS WEEK Casting more doubt on GM's ostensible reason for killing the EV1, which was also hand-built, a potential "cachet" and niche car. The VIPER,

Re: The VOLT is a GM lie

theoldcars@... — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:15:53 GMT

Well if that is the case we could be seeing these new fueling stations coming to America. _http://www.nozzlerage.com_ (http://www.nozzlerage.com) Don In a

The VOLT is a GM lie

doug korthof — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:48:12 GMT

GM has no intention of releasing large numbers of VOLT. It's all a PR ploy. GM has stated to NHTSB that the VOLT won't be produced in more than tiny number

Re: Missed the mark

S. B. — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:58:47 GMT

Very true. I remember seeing an old instructional videos on fast starts and hard stops, the video or film was from the 50's and yet, people are still being

Re: Missed the mark

theoldcars@... — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:41:20 GMT

Here is the problem People feel if they can afford to pay for it they have a right to burn up energy as fast as they would like. They have no idea how much

Re: Missed the mark

S. B. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:05:11 GMT

I don't disagree with the batteries, but my point is to forget the batteries for now and bring the car to market faster at a much cheaper price, get people

Re: Missed the mark

doug korthof — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:51:29 GMT

Any that have done more than 50,000 miles on a pack? Doug ... From: theoldcars@... Subject: Re: [Chevy-Volt] Missed the mark To:

Re: Missed the mark

theoldcars@... — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:47:18 GMT

The leasing of the battery pack is possible. Starting up the generator would be totally unnecessary. A pack of A123 batteries that has 40 miles range would be

Re: Missed the mark

doug korthof — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:31:09 GMT

My prediction: GM will lease the batteries, so you can't extract them, sell them and replace them with lead-acid; the batteries will be protected by the engine

Re: Missed the mark

theoldcars@... — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:12 GMT

Stephen may be getting close to 50K. His Solectria has been on the road for three years. He has several EVs so he may not be racking up the miles. Only his

Re: Missed the mark

doug korthof — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:01:40 GMT

These are all very impressive and wonderful. But the claim is that no EV has driven more than 50K miles on Lithium without significant battery degradation.

Re: Missed the mark

doug korthof — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:53:30 GMT

1, ... From: theoldcars@... Subject: Re: [Chevy-Volt] Re: Missed the mark To: Chevy-Volt@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 11, 2008,

Re: Missed the mark

theoldcars@... — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:05:23 GMT

Hello Doug Here is Gary's _http://www.evalbum.com/461_ (http://www.evalbum.com/461) _http://ev.whitecape.org/insight/A123/_

Re: Missed the mark

doug korthof — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:02:31 GMT

Can you cite the examples of A123 vatteries used in "...FULL SIZED PURE EVS..."? (emphasis added) The issue is not whether they work, the issue is how long