[Spridgets] Chevy Volt. . .Coal Burning (very little LBC)

[lcjones]

Can a Chevy Volt be driven in the rain? Juzz azzking.

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On 8/19/2011 12:55 PM, Allen Hefner wrote:
> Y'know, it's a shame that the media portrays the Volt as a plug-in electric
> car.  That implies a very limited range before you have to charge it again.
>
>
> The Volt has a small gas engine that charges the battery if you go beyond
> the electric only range.  You plug it in overnight, but if you want to go on
> vacation (which you can't do in a plug-in) you just fill up the tank every
> hundred miles or so.  It works out to 40 mpg, which is about as good as a
> gas-only econobox with a hi-mileing driver.
>
> Just for fun, I checked Chevy dealer inventory within 100 miles of
> Philadelphia.  That encompasses a LOT of Chebbie dealers.  The main Chevy
> web site says that Volts start at just $32K.  Well, there are a total of
> NINE volts within 100 miles of me, and ALL of them are over $43K.  That $32K
> price includes the gov'mnt's $7500 rebate, which you may not qualify for.
>
> Maybe GM should rethink their coal car marketing plan.  The fact is, no
> matter how bad the economy gets, people are not going to waste money on a
> hybrid when they can get a classic Spridget (or a brand new cheepy econobox)
> for under $20K and get the same mpg.  I think Toyota did a better job
> marketing the Prius.
> I think I'll write to Obama.
>
>  Allen Hefner
> Norristown, PA
>
> *Current:*
> 2006 Chebbie
> *Former:*
> 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
> 1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
> 1964 VW Type I
> 1967 VW Type II
> 1967 Rover 2000TC
> 1977 MG Midget
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Kirk Hargreaves <khargreaves2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Interesting. .  . . "A coal car?"
>>
>> About 20% into the video to hear Marc Morano:
>>
>>
>> http://www.cfact.org/a/2009/Morano-unplugs-Chevy-Volt-myths-on-Fox-News?utm_source=CFACT+Updates&utm_campaign=783c8f033d-Morano_busts_myths_on_air8_19_2011&utm_medium=email
>>
>> (Sent to me by "The Capt")
>>
>> Kirk
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