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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Chevy Volt being revealed for what it is . . . .
2010-10-21
It's a hybrid instead of the touted electric (it has a gasoline engine that drives the front wheels directly at times), gets about 26mpg if driven so that it doesn't pi$$ off other drivers, costs way too much even with a $7,500 taxpayer-funded subsidy, and the not-so-green Lithium ion battery fills half the car and probably costs several thousand dollars every few years to replace.

Did I miss anything other than the fact that this boondoggle is going to dry up soon?
Other than that we taxpayers also helped save the company that designed this boondoggle ...
II'd be clawing back a few bonuses for this one.
Posted by:gorb

#10  Since you mention it, I bought the Camry from my daughter, she wanted a newer car and they wouldn't give her squat, so she sold it to me for Blue Book, $3,500 we both made out like bandits.
136 thousand and has absolutely nothing wrong with it. (Mechanic's Daughter, knows how to keep it in good shape.)
needed tires, big deal, put 4 on for around $300, ran it through the Toyota dealership where I used to work, and records showed ALL maintenance done as needed.
Caught myself today on new asphalt passing 100 and didn't know it until I glanced at the speedometer.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-10-21 23:32  

#9  My 1998 Chevrolet S-10 gets 25 miles to the gallon combined city/highway. With me in it, it's not worth much more than $500.
Posted by: badanov   2010-10-21 21:25  

#8  Redneck Hello!, I bet she gave you the showroom mileage figure for open road. Most people I know don't bother to figure it out. The tip off is the even number and I bet rounded up. Spending all that money she wouldn't want to look shall I say sub-par.
Posted by: Dale   2010-10-21 21:21  

#7  In Spain.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-10-21 20:12  

#6  Interesting article yesterday on Bloomberg, about how 'sustainable' energy subsidies are driving unsustainable budget deficits to the tune of $100B++.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-10-21 20:02  

#5  
Posted by: Elminesh Borgia6394   2010-10-21 18:54  

#4  My dead stock Toyota Camry(2002) gets 37, plus I spoke to another lady at a stoplight yesterday driving a Prius, she gets 50
No overpriced Toys for me.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-10-21 18:42  

#3  Or get a pedal bike! 20 miles in and out and you'll be superfit in no time. Think of the savings on the gym.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2010-10-21 17:18  

#2  Check out the mileage on a VW Jetta TDI. Or maybe even an old VW Rabbit.

Posted by: crosspatch   2010-10-21 17:10  

#1  Fox news reporter's review on it. Doesn't sound bad, but I would wait a few years until the technology bugs are ironed out. I drive about 40 miles per day in hilly California so my gas bill would go way down.
Posted by: DarthVader   2010-10-21 11:44  

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