GM, if you have any guts whatsoever (and if you’re serious about “breaking up” with Big Oil) you will put that hybrid system into more vehicles. It upped the economy on the Vue from 22 to 28 mpg for the 2008 model year, while only making a $4120 increase in vehicle price! After the federal tax credit of $1550, that’s a $2570 increase over a base Vue. At $594 a year fuel savings, the hybrid would be paid off in economy in around four years. It would continue to save the owner money after that.

GM should put that hybrid system into several vehicles. The first one that comes to mind for me is the four-banger Colorado. With improved transmission, the thing would deliver a big improvement in economy.

The only thing I don’t understand is why the Vue gets so much better fuel economy from its hybrid than the Aura does, and that’s the only reason I wonder if the hybrid system would deliver considerable economy benefits from the Colorado. I figure it’s because the Vue has more engine power lost to heat during braking because of the vehicle’s increased mass, which would make it good for a heavier pickup like the Colorado, but I’m not sure. Any thoughts?

Those batteries could put the Volt on the road NOW with a range better than 40 miles.

You know all the hydrogen hype GM wants us to buy into? How hydrogen is the fuel of the future? Well it’s not a fuel but an energy carrier like steam. Where will the hydrogen come from in massive quantities? you guessed it – BIG OIL…

Same players in a different costume soaking up my dollars.

These are reasons I want an EV – to get those people out of my life and out of my budget.

Of course we get alot of FUD telling us that electric cars won’t work for a laundry list of reasons even if the average person doesn’t face those obstacles. An EV is no less practical than a small coupe or sports car and plenty of folks buy those – as primary, secondary or tertiary vehicles.

I’ll believe GM is changing it’s ways and moving away from big oil when they’ve done it and stayed away for decade or so.

GM has lied time after time after time to the American consumer. And why is it that I would want to be one of their customer? The other guys might be liars too but I haven’t caught them – yet…

GM was making a lot of vehicles flex fuel because the feds gave back some offsetting mileage credits to help build “critical mass” for alt fuel vehicles. Never mind that there were no refueling stations. They did not even charge for it either. All in the name of building more guzzlers…nothing green about it except as in greenbacks…

This is just like the two brothers (a fact unknown by their customers) that owned dept stores across the street from each other and “fought” like cats and dogs to “undercut” each other. They both became rich off the gullible public that thought they “saving” money at the “fire sales”.

As PT Barnum said, “There’s a sucker born every second”…

No? Oh dear. Maybe this breakup will take longer than expected.

Of course, the way it’s going right now, GM seems to be looking down the wrong end of the barrel held by Mr. (or Mrs.) Oil.

When the bankruptcies happen, the famous talk-show hosts will probably be just as surprised about it as 90% of the nation…or world. Because they are not pistonheads, so they just don’t pay attention to this stuff like we do.

But these guys have a HUGE listenership. From a marketing aspect, it may be the one thing GM gets right all year. Enough to save the ship? Not so much.

Isn’t that what GM is selling?

GM once said “we don’t make cars, we make money.” Of course, now they don’t make money.

John

Buy a Prius! It’s good for America!

The EPA was giving credits for the manufacture of these alt fueled vehicles. But, Alas, GM didn’t choose to market them.

GM had many trucks, vans, SUV’s that were LP capable for their customers that wanted them. In AZ, the short sighted Gov. had an incentive to buy an “alternative fueled vehicle.” Trouble was , there wasn’t any place to fuel on up thaw was convenient.

But hey!! Don’t facts get in the way of a good story!!

Is there really any more room on the BASH
American Manufacturers (GM) bandwagon??!?

Next up, neutering the Camaro with a four cylinder engine and painting it green.

Isn’t that what GM is selling?

That doesn’t work unless you:

A) Have something to sell

and

B) Haven’t driven away the public’s trust by years of lieing about your cars and selling pieces of garbage.

Isn’t that what GM is selling?

the fact is that I still need to see her…like all the freaking time.

or maybe I’m misunderstanding what it means to “break up”

because apparently to GM, “breaking up” means doing absolutely nothing