Ontario taxpayers should be grateful that the Chevy Volt is not due to appear in the province until next year. Put together a $10,000-per-car provincial subsidy with ultra high-cost solar electricity foisted on the public via feed-in tariffs and you have a level of economic insanity it would be hard to match. Indeed, perhaps the Volt should be renamed "The McGuinty" for the Canadian market. It would take the pressure off the memory of poor Edsel Ford, who gave his name to a tail-finned lemon.
GM announced this week that the Volt, as expected, would cost US$41,000, more than a loaded Cadillac. It will still lose money. GM's marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, when revealing the price, said the Volt was "starting the world on a different path." Would that be The Road to Serfdom? But let's not go over the top. The Volt will collapse under the weight of its own pointless non-viability. GM's future lies with new conventional fuel-powered models such as the Buick Regal, which by all accounts is a terrific car. The Volt is pure politics.
Nissan Leaf - 100 miles per charge. Unsubsidized MSRP $32,780
GM Volt - 40 miles per charge. Unsubsidized MSRP $41,000
Skibo wrote:
Nissan Leaf - 100 miles per charge. Unsubsidized MSRP $32,780
GM Volt - 40 miles per charge. Unsubsidized MSRP $41,000
Good luck with that GM.
The Nissan only has a battery, and can go 100 miles. PERIOD . . . . 100 miles and then you need an extension cord.
The Volt can travel 40 miles on battery power alone before a small gasoline engine takes over to generate power so the car can go up to 300 miles more.
If you need to go 101 miles or more, good luck with the Nissan, it will Leaf you out in the middle of nowhere!
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but sometimes they have really good ideas....
SPH
The Leaf is a battery powered car with a max range of 100 miles. (mpg = N/A)
The Volt is a battery powered car with a max range of 40 miles, but it has an on-board
gas-powered generator that can provide an add'l 300 miles of range to the batteries.
If you drive less than 40 miles per day, you will not burn a drop of gas. (MPG = 340)
The Prius is a battery/gas hybrid that runs off of both batteries and a gas engine. (MPG = 40-50)
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I know the voices in my head aren't real, but sometimes they have really good ideas....
SPH
