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The Car Of Tomorrow: 2011 Chevy Volt
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/08/b...volt-revealed/
Everyone broke Embargo and posted the pics WAY too soon.
And its NOT shapped like a Prius...unlike the new Honda Insight.
Looks good, but i think I like that dark blue/purplish Volt from the upcoming Transformer movie...
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09-09-2008, 07:17 AM
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[url]And its NOT shapped like a Prius...unlike the new Honda Insight.
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You're right, it doesn't look like the Prius, it looks like the latest Civic.
Volt:
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09-09-2008, 07:38 AM
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09-09-2008, 10:20 AM
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What, did they want to prove that they can both be faithful to the concept in the camaro and totally, completely disregard major concept styling cues on this car?
To back up Knipps' point:
Volt: 
Civis: 
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Can I go buy GM badges at the Honda dealer yet?
Oh yeah and, who the hell would pay $40k for this???
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09-09-2008, 10:31 AM
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why is a thin andy reid standing next to it 
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09-09-2008, 11:11 AM
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Concept was 10x better looking. And what's with all the bozos standing by the car? I don't need to see them.
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09-09-2008, 11:21 AM
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you never noticed this????
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09-09-2008, 11:56 AM
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Gee, somebody is ripping of a Japanese design instead of the other way around...
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09-09-2008, 01:49 PM
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guys, you guys are really picking at straws at this point (or whatever the phrase is). is it possible that all these hybrids look the same because of wind resistance?
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09-09-2008, 03:30 PM
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You guys suck. **** you all
Volt concept was horrible in the wind tunnel. It was actually better when they turned it around and the rear faced foward.
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09-09-2008, 03:34 PM
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It is just another soon to die electric car. Styling doesn't matter.
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09-09-2008, 03:49 PM
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guys, you guys are really picking at straws at this point (or whatever the phrase is). is it possible that all these hybrids look the same because of wind resistance?
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Is it possible that we just think that this thing is fugly? Would YOU pay 40k for it? I know I wouldn't!
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09-09-2008, 04:31 PM
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You guys suck. **** you all
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What? I agreed with you. It doesn't look like the prius. 
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09-09-2008, 04:38 PM
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Looks horrible i would never pay 40k for that... maybe 20 and thats only because of the insane gas mileage. The windows would have to have 5% tint because i would be embarrassed to be seen in it
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09-09-2008, 04:59 PM
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Well, I dont take any of what you guys have to say as far as automotive styling seriously.
As for the car...again, so far public reaction is pretty good on the car. Its a hell of a lot more aerodynamic then the concept was.
Its more then just an electric car Tim. If people can leghump Toyota for the now antiquated Prius, people have sexual relations with this car.
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09-09-2008, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Well, I dont take any of what you guys have to say as far as automotive styling seriously.
As for the car...again, so far public reaction is pretty good on the car. Its a hell of a lot more aerodynamic then the concept was.
Its more then just an electric car Tim. If people can leghump Toyota for the now antiquated Prius, people have sexual relations with this car.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zu0vAMkpag
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09-09-2008, 09:23 PM
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Al, I have trouble seeing a society that prides itself on being unencumbered and free to roam turning around and stopping to charge their car after an hour of driving. It is just a truth of American culture.
Plenty of people have tried to sell similar things before, mostly without the marketing presence or federal subsidies of GM, and none of them found success. The styling and the principal can be as perfectly on point as you want, there is still no way that the average American is going to replace a car that they can dump the kids on the go into and drive anywhere with a sluggish, low range, over priced compact filled with weird new gadgets that their trusted mechanic can't fix.
That is the argument against before we even get into a discussion about battery life and service. How many people are going to leave the car in charge, uninterrupted for long enough to condition the batteries? How many cycles before the batteries go to crap? What landfill are you going to dump all the battery waste product in?
Electric vehicles are more of a novelty for the well to do, uber-hippy with no place to actually go than they ever will be for those of us who actually work for a living.
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09-09-2008, 09:53 PM
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where do you come up with these things knipps? That was out right hilarious!
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You haven't seen the half of it...he has wayyy too much time on his hands.
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09-09-2008, 10:13 PM
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How long is the battery life on it? How far can you drive on one charge? Whats the recharge time?
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09-10-2008, 12:04 AM
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Gee, somebody is ripping of a Japanese design instead of the other way around...
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...-20-aveo_x.htm
 Add the Aveo to that list.
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09-10-2008, 01:10 AM
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that car wont take off. its just like chevy arriving late to the party with nothing new to show for it. the new gen camaro took forever to come out while ford has trounced all the young sales. the volt concept was at least original, this is just the same old pile on a new patch of grass.
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Al, I have trouble seeing a society that prides itself on being unencumbered and free to roam turning around and stopping to charge their car after an hour of driving. It is just a truth of American culture.
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But thats the beauty of this car. The initial charge will only take you 40miles, but then after that the onboard engine comes on and acts like a power generator, creating electricity for your car to go another 400-600 miles!! So you dont NEED to plug it in!
But this car is not for the people that are going on long distance trips. These cars are for the 73% of Americans that travel under 40 miles round trip to work. These people will probaby never have to fill up for months.
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Plenty of people have tried to sell similar things before, mostly without the marketing presence or federal subsidies of GM, and none of them found success. The styling and the principal can be as perfectly on point as you want, there is still no way that the average American is going to replace a car that they can dump the kids on the go into and drive anywhere with a sluggish, low range, over priced compact filled with weird new gadgets that their trusted mechanic can't fix.
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Oh yeah? Someone explain to me why the Prius outsells the Mustang then if no one wants a small compact hybrid with tons of gadgets.
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That is the argument against before we even get into a discussion about battery life and service. How many people are going to leave the car in charge, uninterrupted for long enough to condition the batteries? How many cycles before the batteries go to crap? What landfill are you going to dump all the battery waste product in?
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Battery life and durability is what is currently being tested, and so far GM has not come across any problems. They have been waiting for problems, but every long distance durability testing shows no problem, and they have driven prototypes in Alaska to Death Valley.
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Electric vehicles are more of a novelty for the well to do, uber-hippy with no place to actually go than they ever will be for those of us who actually work for a living.
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Hopefully all the asshat movie stars and greenie people will come out and praise this vehicle and GM like they did witht he Prius and Toytoa.
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How long is the battery life on it? How far can you drive on one charge? Whats the recharge time?
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Battery charge should get you 40 miles. Recharge time will depend on the time of day as the car will know when there is a higher rate of draw from the grid durring say July 4th when its 105* out, then a Sept 30th when its 72* out at night.
Recharge time will varry based on that info.
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I'm a big fan of that comedy team and whey used to have their own show full of all sorts of skits. I actually just saw that one the other day off their facebook page or something
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Is it electric only? 40 miles wont get people anywhere.
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