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Originally Posted by chevydude26
the problem with the volt is that its going to be at the least 40,000 dollars...
out of the realm of affordability of the market that would be interested in saving at the pump...
not to mention that every 2 years you probably have to buy a 3000 dollar battery which totally negates the savings you would from not filling up...not to mention your higher electricity bill...
the only good thing is that if it sells enough they can begin to get economies of scale and begin to sell it at a much cheaper price...and implement the tech into their other more affordable vehicles
but we wouldn't even be having this problem if we had that oil ten years ago...eventually the market will be forced to look for alternatives but the government shouldn't force this change
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From what I hear the Volt will get some serious government rebates, I hear as high as $7,000. Thats only $5k more than a fully loaded Chevy Malibu, which isn't bad for all you get. 40 miles gasoline free, all the toys, and knowing as gasoline prices climb ever higher you will make your money back even quicker.