Interest in "The Volt".

TEG · Aug 12, 2008

The Volt doesn't much interest me.
They are pitching it as an "electric vehicle" even though (to me) it is just a PHEV. In any case, this article claims interest is high:
Over 33,000 buyers signed up for GM electric car | Markets | Markets News | Reuters

The article says "all-electric Chevrolet Volt"... Is there an "all-electric" version?
Pretend the gas-engine/generator doesn't exist I guess.

vfx · Aug 12, 2008

Watching the commercials for the Volt durning the Olympics. Good spots. Makes me want to buy (at least look at) the Volt.

Of course those liquid-car commercials for the hydrogen BMW and the water pistol Honda spots are cool too. Alot of money spend selling cars you can't buy.

DaveD · Aug 12, 2008

As I understand it, no one on that waiting list has put any money down or signed any sales contract. That's a pretty low bar to be declared a "buyer".

Iz · Aug 14, 2008

Volt "Waiting" List

Over 33,000 buyers signed up for GM electric car - Yahoo! News

Not an actual waiting list. It is actually an "intent to buy" list.

DDB · Aug 14, 2008

The question is, at what price do these 33,000 buy? If it were on the market today at $35,000, I think I'd bite. The word is it'll be $40,000 as it stands and I think I'd bite too. But something tells me that 33,000 just dropped to about 5,000.

dpeilow · Aug 14, 2008

Chevy Volt: GM Reveals Two New Production Shots Of The Chevy Volt, 50 Prototypes On Road By End of Year

malcolm · Sep 5, 2008

GM: Production Chevy Volt will be unveiled this month - Autoblog

Kevin Harney · Sep 5, 2008

Interesting thig about the posts on that site is that the VOLT is too expensive. Different prespecive from a different class of worker.

Chris H. · May 3, 2009

Bob Lutz not happy with Letterman's comments about the Volt on Wednesday night's show:

Stupid Human Trick | GM FastLane

DL did make it sound like the total range of the Volt was 40 miles. He didn't mention the extended range.

TEG · May 3, 2009

Chris H. said:
DL did make it sound like the total range of the Volt was 40 miles. He didn't mention the extended range.

Some of the prelim Volt ads didn't talk about the range extender either. Like this "up to 40 miles without a drop of gas" spot:

GM seemed to be trying to portray it as an EV with an "emergency generator" (to help out for those "rare" times you don't have a chance to plug it in). Sort of a squishy spot to be in trying to convince you it is an EV not a hybrid, but the EV only range falls well short of dedicated EVs.

vfx · May 3, 2009

Perhaps if we’d hired Drew Barrymore to be the spokesperson for the vehicle we’d have commanded more of his attention.

Bob, you just don't get it. Elon got Dave's attention by simply making a great car. In fact he bought one.

Dave may drive more than 40 miles a day on his commute from the palatial Connecticut estate,...

Which is why he takes his Tesla. It can fly 5+ times further on a charge than the Volt.

I have a swan that would be a hit!

Didn't you just use the word "palatial" to describe Dave's home? Who has swans?

That really got us, if you will, charged up.

But only enough to go 40 miles...

dpeilow · May 4, 2009

Saw this while walking around SF: Drivers could get a charge out of Chevrolet Volt - USATODAY.com

Seems quite positive of the test mule.

AnOutsider · May 4, 2009

Haha, I like how they praise how quiet it is and then:

Tony Posawatz, who is what GM calls vehicle line director for Volt, says the car will have some type of noisemaker to alert blind pedestrians crossing at intersections of Volt's presence.

I hope the Model S won't have this. Chevy looks like it's getting it mostly right so far... but 40 mile range isn't to my liking... nor is the fact I'd be using gas after that

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