<VV> Volt (no Corvair), was: MOTOR TREND Disses Corvair!

[Mark Corbin]

Just for sake of interest, the word is that the Volt will be priced at
around $40k, unless GM gets a government rebate of (up to) $7k approved.
And the Volt is supposed to compete with the Prius??

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: <Wrsssatty at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 7/1/2008 1:55:36 PM
> Subject: <VV> MOTOR TREND Disses Corvair!
>
> Editor-In-Chief, Angus MacKenzie, writes in his monthly "The Big Picture"

> column on page 8 of the August MOTOR TREND about electric cars.   In
regard to 
> the Chevy Volt he says; "a lot of folks seem mighty uncomfortable  when
GM 
> tries [to innovate and experiment]" adding, "understandably, perhaps, 
given past 
> fiascos like the Corvair, Vega, and Olds diesel."
>  
> ~Bill Stanley