Chevy Volt pricing

[Paulo]

@JayS

250 mile range on paper. Real world, 200 if you’re lucky. So I’m going to be dangerously close to having to push if I want to run down to Erie PA for some fireworks, or the Finger Lakes for a wine tasking. I’m fucked if I want to go to the 1000 Islands. There’s aren’t plane trips either. Again, when you see “250 mile range” you’re thinking of gasoline where you can run 240 miles and then start looking for a gas station with very little chance of not being able to find one. 10 minute fillup and you’re on your way. With a pure electric car when your charge starts getting low you’re going to panic because there is no way to charge it with spending hours on the plug, and even then there’s no filling station anyway. Bottom line, it’s a toy because you still need a real car.

The Volt was looking real promising @ 30k + government incentives. Tack an extra 10k onto that 30k price like GM did though and now there’s just no way to justify the car financially. Great if you’re rich and want to feel good about not running on oil, but the majority of consumers don’t have that kind of money to blow on environmental masterbation.

Like mentioned previously, it is a developing technology. Who knows? Maybe in 10 years, electric cars will have a 1000 mile range.

I certainly understand your point, just trying to argue what’s best for the long run.