Chevy Volt: The Car From Atlas Shrugged Motors

[sol11]

Even AAA says that the hybids and electric cars are not that great a value, stating that IF financial concerns forces the sale of ones SUV or truck, then,..."vehicles like the Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta offer a better value than hybrids and electric vehicles."

Fuel Fix » Autos analyst: Wait on trading that truck for a hybrid

That makes more sense than buying an overpriced POS Volt that can't live up to Government Motor's claims.

[Book Lover 21]

I like this part:
Recently, President Obama selected General Electric ( GE - news - people ) CEO Jeffrey Immelt to chair his Economic Advisory Board. GE is awash in windmills waiting to be subsidized so they can provide unreliable, expensive power.
Consequently, and soon after his appointment, Immelt announced that GE will buy 50,000 Volts in the next two years, or half the total produced. Assuming the corporation qualifies for the same tax credit, we (you and me) just shelled out $375,000,000 to a company to buy cars that no one else wants so that GM will not tank and produce even more cars that no one wants. And this guy is the chair of Obama's Economic Advisory Board?

[RedZin]

I've not heard of Volts sitting, unclaimed on dealer lots. We had to call several just to find one that wasn't even delivered yet. After it came in later that week, someone else tried to bribe our salesman so they could buy it before we got to the dealership.

We get 35-40 electric miles per charge. A charge costs us about a buck fifty on our electric bill.

We get 40mpg highway using gas (the way one would use a regular hybrid).

The car weighs nearly 4000 lbs and gets 40mpg without charging.

If we keep it charged, it uses NO gas.

Yeah. It's a dud.

We love the car. We didn't choose it because it was cheap to buy. We chose it because a gas powered car infrastructure isn't sustainable.

[jaydog32]

Barack...GMs Golden Boy. Disgusting:

File:Barack Obama drives Chevy Volt.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What are they gonna do when the batteries die in these things...almost 400 pounds of toxic material !!!! I love the environmentalists driving around smugly in their hybrids. "Oh, Oh, look at me, I am saving the world !" Just shows how stupid these people are.

Obama should be pictured driving a clean turbo diesel !!! Why no turbo diesels ? They get high mileage with low emissions, have an extremely long life span, an are reasonably priced. Who the hell is gonna pay 41,000 dollars for a Chevy when you can get a comparably performing vehicle for half as much (VW). Hell, you can buy a BMW three series diesel in the 40K range.

Just shows you how screwed up our government has become under "Hope and Change" Obummer. Thanks for nothing Barack.