Comments on: 2010 Chevy Volt to ‘Save Detroit,’ Looks F’ing Stupid

By: mathme

mathme — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:28:28 +0000

This car is really, really dumb, unfortunately. It's not even a hybrid in an meaningful sense. You have a motor that works for a while, then it switches to a conventional gasoline engine-powered car. So you have a car that, I guess, is pretty snazzy for short hops around town, but have a road trip? Your mileage will plummet because the engine doesn't interact with the electric motor's system. It gets okay mileage at 35ish mpg, but that's pretty weak compared to the 90 effective they claim with the electric motor. If you drive 400 miles, you might as well drive a conventional gasoline car. Since most of the trips I take in my car are over 60 miles, this car is dumb. I really expected more. What they should have done is brought back the EV1 with modern batteries and motors. The EV1 has a considerably better drag coefficient.

By: About TECH - Wasted Weekly

About TECH - Wasted Weekly — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:59:46 +0000

[...] General Motors revealed today, on its 100th anniversary, the 2010 Chevy Volt–the car that’s expected to ’save Detroit,’ where the American automakers have seen steep decline in sales with the rise in gasoline prices and more affordable, fuel efficient cars coming out of Japanese companies. Cool, you might think. Saving US automakers is a good thing. And we’re not trying to take a dump on your dreams, Detroit. But just one question: Why the hell does it have to look so F’ing stupid? Read More » [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:23:57 +0000

The 2010 Toyota Prius will get 100 mpg…let's see Detroit – 40 miles one charge. Japan 800 miles one tank. We've already lost to the foreign oil/auto.