http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/ Chevy Volt Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:11:42 GMT anbausa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/611 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/611 First, could you be more specific than the link you gave to the Ovonics web site, I don't see anything on there about NiMH traction packs. I do know that Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:51:30 GMT anbausa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/610 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/610 GM CEO Ed Whitacre recently told said that the Volt will be rolled out simultaneously across the country, which doesn't jibe with the announcement that it Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:43 GMT Duane A. De Vries http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/609 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/609 To all of you have responded, I appreciate hearing from you and you have provided a lot of good informatin. BUT!!! None of you have explained WHY the Volt Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:22:01 GMT anbausa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/608 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/608 You are probably correct, so far CA and MI are the two places that GM have announced for the first sales. I expect to hear a few more states over the next Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:20:57 GMT anbausa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/607 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/607 There is a lot of crap talked about NiMH batteries and I think the current obsession with the chemistry within the EV movement is a bad thing. First, Chevron Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:41:52 GMT tinkabelltwinkle2 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/606 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/606 One Being, One Chevy Volt How much CO2 is released, compared to other vehicles, while the Chevy Volt is in production? How many harmful chemicals are non Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:24:32 GMT dokarr http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/605 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/605 Garmin launches a software and hardware devices for the car to helps in save the gas and keep the car in tune. The Garmin's EcoRoute HD will add-on for nüvi Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:16:42 GMT autoblitje http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/604 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/604 Did it ever cross in your mind that the ordinary white paper we use daily can be used to store electricity just like a battery?This is one of the findings of Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:44:21 GMT Blue Pixie http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/603 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/603 I Will NOT be even considering the Volt due to its Price. If the Leaf, However, is priced within my price range?  That may be a Possibility.  ... From: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:43:15 GMT Duane A. De Vries http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/602 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/602 You are missing my point. As I understand it, NiMH is vastly more recyclable than Lithium Ion, not to mention a whole lot cheaper. Again, WHY did the oil Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:15:51 GMT Donald P Martin http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/601 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/601 I live in Illinois and I expect that the Volt will be sold in California and the Leaf in Arizona to fleets. I won't see either of them for awhile. don From: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:28:16 GMT fubar_1_98 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/600 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/600 The Biggest reason the Chevy Volt is going to get 40 Miles on the Battery pack is PRICE! If the Volt was designed to get 100 miles on the Battery, the Pack Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:11:53 GMT Bill Robbins http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/599 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/599 Duane: Not sure what conspiracy theories you subscribe to, but the Volt and the Nissan Leaf and all serious electric cars today are using Lithium Ion Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:26:53 GMT Duane A. De Vries http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/598 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/598 I'm still waiting to hear an explanation for why the EV1, many years ago, had a range of over 100 miles and yet today with the Volt, they struggle to reach 40! Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:06:36 GMT Jonathan Cassidy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/597 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/chevyvolt/message/597 The price change will come when the battery pack is not such a hand made, or Hot item. When many companies are doing it then it is a commodity not an oddity.