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Old 02-28-2011, 08:34 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Fast92RS View Post
Yeah thats the thing that gets me. To go green with one of these cars you have to spend a ton of cash. While you can get a comparable size car that gets really good mileage for alot less. Until go green cars come down in price I don't think they will sell as many. The funny thing I read an article in USA today a while ago saying that green cars are going to sell and thats what american people want.
That is my gripe too. My commute is such that I could go to and from work each day on just battery power, with just a little left at the end of the day. Say I spend $35 a week on fuel now (which I don't) then that's only ~$1800 savings a year if I completly ignore the recharge costs, and it would take a while to recover the cost difference between a comperable gas burner and the Volt. I get that this car is really for technophiles at this point, I just wish it was a bit of a better value for the common guy as I would really consider purchasing one as my next car. Hopefully if it takes off more the price will come down and it will make more sense.
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