First Media Drive, Chevrolet Volt: What's Wrong With This Video?
Published: January 9th, 2009
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Hmmmm...can't be viewed in Canada. I guess I'll have another look at that Prius or Insight now.
Both these got to drive it well ahead of actual auto journalists.
Nothing is wrong with the video. Maybe the concept of the Volt isn't right for you, but that doesn't alter the fact that the project seems to be on track and progressing as planned. Yes Virginia, the date for initial production of late 2010 is unchanged and the presumed price of $40K is holding as well. There will likely be a $7500 tax credit, bringing the price down to a more realistic $32,500 or about the same as a well-optioned Malibu. The Volt won't satisfy every driver, all the time, under every condition. For millions of drivers in the US who have a garage or private drive and who travel relatively short distances most of the time, this could be revolutionary.
THE VOLT IS NOT AN ELECTRIC CAR! GOD DAMNIT! That is what is wrong with the video, they keep calling the Volt an electric car, when it is just a plug in hybrid. If that is how they are going to define "electric car", then the Toyota Prius is an electric car. The non US Prius has a switch on the dash that you can hit which will make it run only on electricity. It can go somewhere between 5-10 miles on electricity alone. So see, the Volt is nothing special, we have had an "electric car" on the market since 2004.