Chevrolet VoltAge

Based on what I've read so far I feel like many of the folks still ARE NOT grasping the whole idea of the Volt. First as Daryl mentioned, the point of this vehicle is to be an EXTENDED RANGE EV. There is nothing else out there like it! This is not an EV and it's not a Hybrid. How can anyone really put a price tag on this vehicle or try for a moment to guess what the price of this vehicle should be? The Volt is not a Hybrid it's much better than that. The Volt is not an EV it's much better than that too. It would be great to have a Volt with a range of 100 miles like the "Other Guys" claim but what will they do once they've driven that 100 miles. The short version, The Chevy Volt is basically 2 vehicles in 1. The majority of American commuters drive around 30 miles per day to and from work, the Volt allows them to do that GAS FREE. BUT when you do decide or have to drive more miles there is no anxiety of when or how much time/charge they have left because their Volt has extended range capability... My wife and I are young and currently without children so we like to enjoy our weekends, occasionaly enjoying short roadtrips to here and there. What I'm trying to say is if we owned an EV we would also have to own a second gas burning vehicle to enjoy those weekend roadtrips. If I'm driving an EV with a range of 100 miles I'd basically make it half way to my destination that's 200 miles up the road, stop, plug it in for 10 hours to charge then get back in my EV and finish the remaining 100 miles or so. What or how could I possibly enjoy trips or vacations in an EV only. That's what puts the VOLT above every other EV out there,,, EXTENDED RANGE CAPABILITY. I'm not STUCK halfway to my destination fo 8-10 hours while my batteries charge... The price of the Volt is compariable to 1 EV and 1 Gas Burner,,, 2 Vehicles in 1...

The Concept VOLT and the bold Ideas I have waited for since the Volt Concept car was made have now shrunk down and leaving me feeling like we are getting a VANILLA version (weak, unexciting) of the concept car made.
1. Why take the idea of 100 miles as a destination down to the 40 miles for the existing ZAP cars that cost only 15-20K??? You had a GREAT idea target of 100 mile range, why settle for less? Why? you didn't separate yourself as a leader...but as a follower. And you expect people to pay 40k+ for this same result? Hmmmm...... even the 100 mile electric range of the existing APTERA costs less than 30K and allows 2 people to travel in a 3 wheel car comfortably at highway speeds as Jay Leno owns one & shown on youtube & his Jays Garage site. Only FISKAR's electric sportscar is more expensive at more than 70K for 100 mile range.
2. The Concept VOLT had Snappy design! why did you weaken it down to a boring look? You barely kept any of the unique looks of it and gave a BLAND built version? Is your audience the 50-80 yr old range? I would think you would WANT to RETHINK this design! Offer a "SP" version for the 20-50 yr old group that USES the original Concept VOLT ideas...including the hand stitched seats...better yet for everyone! and gives us that great "look" you PAID your designers to create...not just for a "wow" at a car show...but PROOVING finally that a concept car CAN become 100% reality just AS it WAS designed.
3. Convertable version?
4. keep the lighting, dashboard, detailing inside the VOLT concept car as it was on the final version! shame on you for taking it away and again offering BLAND stripped down version that doesnt offer much more than current cars offered.

YOU HAD A GREAT IDEA WITH THE VOLT CONCEPT CAR......the Execution and result is far from what you set out to do and the attention that you got from poeople like me (age 47) with environment mind with "design" oriented for unique snappy interior as the concept Volt had has been now dimenished. I can honestly say you fell from your mark and have lost my attention on it unless you can get back to the boards your fabulous design staff created and make them reality in the FOR SALE version.

Just DO it! make your concept VOLT reality! With ALL it offered. THEN you keep everyone's attention and the pricing makes sense then..otherwise why would I want to trade my old vehicle?

Look out electric cars, the MDI AIR cars are coming! In Nice, they have already certified the little AIRpod and the other models should be following suit shortly (OneFlowAIR, MiniFlowAIR, CityFlowAIR, and the MultiFlowAIR public transportation vehicle). They are priced at well below normal gas automobile pricing! According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the first line of models are supposed to be available for sale in the US sometime in 2010.

i need to buy it now.....who's the person to talk to? i need to ship it to lebanon asap :D
waiting your reply

Chevy is making a grave error in charging $41K for this car out of the box. I understand there are lots of R&D and startup costs to recover, but Chevy needs to use this car to CREATE the market and then profit by being the first/only in that market. I would LOVE to have one of these cars but I can't afford the price tag and it really ticks me off. I have talked to many others who feel the same. Marketing this car at a "normal" price (20K - 25K) would drive production, jobs, sales, and make Chevy the LEADER in everyday electric vehicles. The entire market that flock to Honda/Toyota small hybrids now would jump on this car. By overcharging they are going to set themselves back until other auto makers catch up and then Volt will not be anything special. The marketing disaster here is inevitable.

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Can you tell me when we'll get Volt in the UK?

very interesting .... I ordered a VOLT the day before this announcement. I did not know my purchase would generate sooo much interest. :+}

quiero ese auto

this car is tooo expenseve for the working man to afford,,make one for 15k,you will sell the hell out of them,

Hey Chevy, keep allowing comments (whether negative or positive) on here. This page can't feel like a marketing gimmick, but rather, a community for people to voice their opinions. Keep it up. Can't wait to see the car.

Get off your ass GM! You can sell 250,00 this year (2010).

America needs them NOW.

Folks our cost would go way down if GM made many more. It's the Henry Ford assembly line concept and volume parts pricing. GM knows that.

Help get the government involved in pushing GM. I wouldn't mind my taxes being used to guarante GM sales at first if they hold their profit down to around 8% while they get the guarantee. A simple, no lose, business deal.

Congradulations! You are moving so much in the right direction with this great AMERICAN MADE car! I want to tell you that we are doing all that we can to promote the great things that are comming out of General Motors and the Detroit-born automobile and manufacturing indusrty, from our "Main Street" perspective at AJ's Cafe in Ferndale. We brought you the Guinness world record "Assembly Line Concert Series" and will not stop ! I've created a facebook page: Assemblylinecoalition to continue a dialogue from our neck of the woods. I encourage everyone to chime in! Thank you for being the great example of union,social and corporate innovation!

The car is expensive but that will change as demand / production grow and as the platform (the electric technology) is applied to other cars. In 3-5 years there will likely be a number of cars (and SUV's) using this technology, and at much more reasonable prices. In 10 years it will be common to most new cars (from all manufacturers) since electric drive simply has too many advantages over the gas engine.
The Volt is where we have to start, and it seems to be a great car by itself. But it is just the beginning.

I just wish there was a nationwide rollout and not just a limited one. Being in Maine I won't see the vehicle in my driveway for another year. When the Prius came out in 2000 with online ordering it came out nationwide and in a few months from ordering I had it. I wish GM would have done the same thing.

Yeah, Rara... dude the entire point of this vehicle is it's an EXTENDED RANGE EV.. and the purchase price is GREATLY offset by the fact that you're first 40 miles will cost you a small fraction (electricity vs gas) of what a normal car would, including a traditional hybrid.

@RaRa you have no idea what you're talking about. It has a small gas engine to help keep it running for hundreds of miles. But most people won't use it.

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