<VV> Chevy Volt

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 I do disagree. The EV1 was doomed because it just didn't make sense. Too little range, too slow, just too impractical. The Volt, on the other hand nicely addresses THE #1 problem of electrics, what happens when the battery runs out? Not sure it's flawed by design, as with any new emerging technology, there are teething pains. However, the fact that the Volt isn't going to be alone in the marketplace for long tells the whole story. The Prius plug in, as well as a number of other emerging plug in hybrids says this car as well as the technology has a solid future. 

The fact it's new and different is what's bugging most of the naysayers. Just like when the Corvair first came out. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill H. <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 12:36 pm
Subject: <VV> Chevy Volt


                                            B"H

My two cents:  The Volt was doomed from the start.  Hark back to the EV1, 
everyone who had one loved it, GM recalled them without explanation.

I believe the Volt was flawed from the time it was on paper.  It was planned 
that way.  The oil companies have a stranglehold on the automakers.  There is no 
chance that any electric or non-oil powered vehicle will be made on the same 
scale as gas cars, until every last drop has been taken out of the ground.

By making the car defective from the start, GM won't be bashed by the public 
like what happened with the EV1.  Now GM can say, "we aren't there yet with 
battery technology, so sorry folks, we really tried this time, we didn't lease 
them exclusively nor did we force you to return them.  Just remember that you're 
not safe in them if they crash."

John D. Rockerfeller late of Standard Oil, was a ruthless tycoon who made sure 
that his company had all the rights to whatever oil was being drilled.  He put 
his competitors out of business, even his own brother (whom he destroyed 
financially).  

That's the way the oil companies work today.  

Not only is the auto industry held hostage, but the U.S. State Department is as 
well.  Iran, a country run by certified lunatics, is left to build a bomb that 
G-d knows whom they want to vaporize.  But no one is allowed to touch them 
except with useless "sanctions."  Meanwhile we have the privilege of buying 
Iranian oil which keeps the cars running and price of gasoline down.

If I was not a religious person who believes that G-d runs the world, not the 
multinational corporations, I'd be pretty depressed.  But I know that at some 
point, G-d WILL intervene and redeem mankind from our own stupidity in a good 
way.  I pray for that every day.

I know I'm off topic here.  Feel free to disagree, it's still a free country.  
And the Corvair story is of another color.  The Corvair was an honest attempt by 
GM to build a truly different car that was technologically advanced.  The oil 
companies were less concerned about the Corvair, since it runs on gasoline.  Had 
it been electric, it would not have been allowed to survive beyond 1960.

Bill Hershkowitz 66 Monza 110 PG


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