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MLL67RSSS · 07-29-2010, 07:57 AM

I'm with Skyman 08 and his posts in this thread.

I actually did some contract work at AC/Delco in '94 and helped build and even drove a hybridized Oldsmolbile Achieva.

I applaud GM for not mindlessly jumping on the hybrid bandwagon to build a highly complex (all the computers and systems of a normal internal combustion engine car, PLUS all the computers and systems of an electric motor car, PLUS all the computers and systems to interface them together) that can only achieve similar MPGs of a simple TDI Jetta. A complex and expensive to produce product with a limited profitablity so a fairly limited market of people could feel a little better about themselves thinking they're helping the environment. Remember all that talk of the "carbon footprint" to actually produce and build a Prius was higher than that to build a H2 Hummer? I believe it was a wise decision to not waste their development resources and money on such expensive and limited technology with such limited gains.

I applaud GM for thinking "outside the box" and instead using their resources developing leading edge technology that no one else has innovated and developed to the point of bringing a world class product to the market. It will be interesting to see if the Volt really achieves the over 200 MPG estimates we've heard. That blows any other hybrids MPGs out of the water. Yes of course it is also somewhat complex and expensive with limited profitability similar to the Prius type hybrid, but for much higher gains.

And I agree with what others have said. For over a century Americans have vastly rejected electric vehicle technology and its limited ranges. If and when I'm in the market for a "green" car, knowing that I can hop in the vehicle and get wherever I'm going without having to calculate ranges and worry about being stranded would make it a simple no-brainer desicion, I would hope for most anyone even at the higher cost. Until fuels cell technology and vehicles are developed and available, to me it seems the way to go if you want to go green.

WAY TO GO GM!!!!!! Very good to see you once again be a leader in technology and innovation.

07-29-2010, 07:57 AM	#151
MLL67RSSS Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: May 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,569	I'm with Skyman 08 and his posts in this thread. I actually did some contract work at AC/Delco in '94 and helped build and even drove a hybridized Oldsmolbile Achieva. I applaud GM for not mindlessly jumping on the hybrid bandwagon to build a highly complex (all the computers and systems of a normal internal combustion engine car, PLUS all the computers and systems of an electric motor car, PLUS all the computers and systems to interface them together) that can only achieve similar MPGs of a simple TDI Jetta. A complex and expensive to produce product with a limited profitablity so a fairly limited market of people could feel a little better about themselves thinking they're helping the environment. Remember all that talk of the "carbon footprint" to actually produce and build a Prius was higher than that to build a H2 Hummer? I believe it was a wise decision to not waste their development resources and money on such expensive and limited technology with such limited gains. I applaud GM for thinking "outside the box" and instead using their resources developing leading edge technology that no one else has innovated and developed to the point of bringing a world class product to the market. It will be interesting to see if the Volt really achieves the over 200 MPG estimates we've heard. That blows any other hybrids MPGs out of the water. Yes of course it is also somewhat complex and expensive with limited profitability similar to the Prius type hybrid, but for much higher gains. And I agree with what others have said. For over a century Americans have vastly rejected electric vehicle technology and its limited ranges. If and when I'm in the market for a "green" car, knowing that I can hop in the vehicle and get wherever I'm going without having to calculate ranges and worry about being stranded would make it a simple no-brainer desicion, I would hope for most anyone even at the higher cost. Until fuels cell technology and vehicles are developed and available, to me it seems the way to go if you want to go green. WAY TO GO GM!!!!!! Very good to see you once again be a leader in technology and innovation.