Comments on: Volt Birth Watch 54: Hype, Deconstructed

By: Jeff Puthuff

Jeff Puthuff — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:22:50 +0000

Yes! Four Segways. Have you not seen his house? He needs one for the north wing, one each for the west and east wings, and one for the grounds.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:22:51 +0000

Hey, I think 6 segways may actually make for a good soccer match. Get a little attachment to make ball handling a little easier, use a larger ball. I can see it.

By: M1EK

M1EK — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:53 +0000

The Volt was quite obviously originally a half-serious and half-FUD project (the FUD being “don’t buy hybrids! Look! We have something better in progress!” while they still thought they could sell SUVs and big cars.

Now that it needs to be all-serious, it’s probably too late.

By: amac

amac — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:36:35 +0000

If GM didn’t kill the EV they wouldn’t be scrambling to build the Volt right now. Instead they took the easy road and focused on SUVs because they could make tons more money selling these tarted-up trucks. They favored a quick buck over the big picture. I have no sympathy for GM, they deserve to die. The Volt will never see the light of day, it’s a classic case of “too little too late”.

By: Redbarchetta

Redbarchetta — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:26:09 +0000

Also the Pruis isn’t standing still, the next gen will probably be more efficient than the Volt, be a plug in AND COST LESS. Game changer in deed, it will be game over for GM.

By: mel23

mel23 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:57:20 +0000

One possible flaw in that plan is GM being anywhere in sight in 2013.

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:52:48 +0000

I don’t fault GM for trying to build the Volt. GM needs a genuine game changer and a hefty dose of green cred. Its the marketing money being spent to hype up a vehicle that does not exist and to advertise a release date that can not be met that is worse than wasted.

GM should have worked on this behind the scenes, let the spies capture it charging and some classified documents about a secret hybrid vehicle program leak, then shocked everyone in 2013 with an efficient, affordable, stylish hybrid that ate the Prius’ lunch.

By: Redbarchetta

Redbarchetta — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:43:16 +0000

I wonder what useful projects GM could have funded with the money wasted on the Volt.

You mean more executive bonuses or more SUV’s and trucks. What they should have done is worked hard to be sucessful at what they haven’t been able to do for more than 30 years, a world class subcompact and compact that they can make a profit on.

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By: N85523

N85523 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:42:24 +0000

Four Segways?!

By: Redbarchetta

Redbarchetta — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:39:39 +0000

I wonder what useful projects GM could have funded with the money wasted on the Volt.

By: Orian

Orian — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:29:03 +0000

Both suppliers are Korean, so it’s not too surprising.

By: lewissalem

lewissalem — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:17:42 +0000

Step one: bring in two suppliers.
Step two: make them fight it out to the death on price.
Step three: profit!

By: KixStart

KixStart — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:03:02 +0000

I wonder what useful projects GM could have funded with the money wasted on the Volt.