So, the Chevy Volt is going to cost $41k, what do you guys think? I don't know much about it, but find it interesting.
I'm not too familiar with the tax incentives (federal and state) but if it drops a few thousand bucks and qualifies for the barrage of tax incentives I hear quoted everywhere, I'd consider buying one for my wife in a few years. I'm sure she'll spend $30k on her next car anyways, might as well be one that won't guzzle $3/gal gas.
That being said, I definitely don't want to be an early adopter and be the test dummy for all the problems.
Does anyone know much about these? How do they charge? Any other pros or cons the public isn't very knowledgable about?
I love how people will buy an electric car thinking they are saving the environment yet the electric powering the car is most likely coming from a coal fired power plant.
I think 41K is too much. You could buy a hybrid for less. Chevy has iffy build quality and this will be compounded with this car. No electric charging infrastructure. I don't think it is worth it.
Why oh why can't care companies just make their engines more fuel efficient. Make the cars lighter, make them a little smaller, etc. Hybrids are also a good thing. Electric cars are still years off. Battery power and storage is still not at the level of mass production. Energy production is still highly pollutive. It warms my heart that a bankrupt company which we all bailed out and the President decided to circumvent establish bankruptcy precedence and hierarchy of debt standing to satisfy the unions is now pumping out an electric car priced well above what normal consumers will buy. 41K is near a 5 series price point. I could buy an Accord, Camery and Altima hybrid for less.
We need to focus on increasing nuclear reactor permits, concentrated solar, wind turbines, natural gas fired power, etc. This electric car shit is just smoke and mirrors.
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