Volt pricing announced. Starts at $41,000*

*DGthe3* · 07-27-2010, 11:03 AM

Well, many were expecting it to start at about $40,000 without the rebate. Turns out, that was pretty close.

Source:http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/2...-3-year-lease/

It comes down to $33,500 with the $7500 credit

FenwickHockey65 · 07-27-2010, 11:06 AM

It's super pricey. But the list of standard features is impressive.

*DGthe3* · 07-27-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

It's super pricey. But the list of standard features is impressive.

~$20k car
~$15k for batteries
~$6k for electric motors and generator

Pricing makes sense

1bad65 · 07-27-2010, 11:11 AM

I'll predict it's gonna be a huge failure at that price.

FenwickHockey65 · 07-27-2010, 11:13 AM

Lease program...

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Alright people, the time is now. Starting today, participating Chevrolet dealers in launch markets will start taking orders for the Chevrolet Volt. The net price for many of you will be $33,500 with the full U.S. federal tax credit of $7,500. Actual starting MSRP is $41,000 including the destination freight charge. And we're so confident in the overall value of the Volt that we'll also offer a lease program with a monthly payment as low as $350/month for 36 months at MSRP with $2,500 due at lease signing, which includes a security deposit.

*DGthe3* · 07-27-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 1bad65

I'll predict it's gonna be a huge failure at that price.

They don't plan on selling hundreds of thousands of them though. 10k for the first year, then 30k for the 2nd. Not sure about the plans after that. But I would bet that they'll be able to bring the pricing down a bit after a few years due to improvement in the batteries.

Also, the $41k is the MSRP, there is also a $7500 tax credit to consider as well. That brings the effective price down to $33,500 which is about average price for a car now.

motorhead · 07-27-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

They don't plan on selling hundreds of thousands of them though. 10k for the first year, then 30k for the 2nd. Not sure about the plans after that. But I would bet that they'll be able to bring the pricing down a bit after a few years due to improvement in the batteries.

Also, the $41k is the MSRP, there is also a $7500 tax credit to consider as well. That brings the effective price down to $33,500 which is about average price for a car now.

What's the warranty on this thing? Mainly the batteries. I don't know if a 60 month loan is worth it if you have trader her in in less than 7 or 8 years.

Sax1031 · 07-27-2010, 11:20 AM

I love the car and do understand why it is so expensive.

But having said that. I would never pay anywhere near that for that car.

FenwickHockey65 · 07-27-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by motorhead

What's the warranty on this thing? Mainly the batteries. I don't know if a 60 month loan is worth it if you have trader her in in less than 7 or 8 years.

8 years/100,000 miles. Battery's designed to hold max charge for 10 years and will start dropping charge little by little after that.

motorhead · 07-27-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

8 years/100,000 miles. Battery's designed to hold max charge for 10 years and will start dropping charge little by little after that.

That's pretty good. I do like the looks. I don't know if it would be right for me at this time because I live in a rural area and have to drive long distances. Anybody know how many KW on average it's takes to charge it up?

BigRigMike · 07-27-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by motorhead

That's pretty good. I do like the looks. I don't know if it would be right for me at this time because I live in a rural area and have to drive long distances. Anybody know how many KW on average it's takes to charge it up?

16kW h total with about 8.8 kW h usable. That is from Wikipedia but for some reason the 8.8 sounds low. I was thinking GM used closer to 70% of the battery pack.

FenwickHockey65 · 07-27-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRigMike

16kW h total with about 8.8 kW h usable. That is from Wikipedia but for some reason the 8.8 sounds low. I was thinking GM used closer to 70% of the battery pack.

Nope, I believe it's around 50%.

BigRigMike · 07-27-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Nope, I believe it's around 50%.

Looks like I should have not doubted Wiki.

motorhead · 07-27-2010, 12:04 PM

Is this per charge? I'm trying to see how much my electric bill will go up.

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