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Originally Posted by Hylton

I'm not so sure a blanket statement can be made to say that we don't want an elctric car. I think you can say that we don't want an electric car if it costs 10K more than it's gas version and only get marginally better gas mileage.

So far, it takes 10 years for a Hybrid purchaser to get his investment back. In other words, the Hybrid driver will not be saving any money over the regular gas model purchaser.

Now, this may all change with products such as the Volt. You will pay a premium for this car over it's gas competitor but it may only take 3 to 4 years for the car to start paying off.

Also, this car is a great opportunity for Govts. to wave taxes for anyone who buys a NEW electric car. This will encourage manufacturers to invest in this technology as well as offset the higher cost of the product to the consumer. The more Volts we buy, the cheaper it becomes for GM to build the car and invest in more of this technology.

Originally Posted by camaro&T/A

and, if they sell a lot of Volts, their CAFE rating goes up and MAYBE we will see a Z28

Originally Posted by Jamestwilliams

It's the E85 part I really have a problem with, it causes starvation in third world countries by making food crops a fuel source. The price of basics grains has already tripled thanks in no small part to allowing the oil companies to have control of food crops or I should say the oil traders. This is a far bigger problem than worrying about whether or not we are going to get to keep our muscle cars. At the same time I strongly believe in a consumer driven market, if people want big V8 powered pony/muscle/sports cars they should be allowed to have them they shouldn't be the exclusive domain of the rich which is what Cafe legislation is pushing for.