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[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] on the contrary, he does a great job reporting and should be commended for his objectivity.Regarding many of the adherents to this blog, however, it’s clear that many have not kept their eyes on the bigger prize.The initial excitement surrounding the Volt dealt with it being “more electric than car,” namely because we already had/have plenty of “car” options out there.Only a few years ago this website seemed to have followers who were committed to not sending our money overseas to Al-Qaeda, who wanted cleaner air, and were pleased because GM was making an electric car that could do that.Does anyone remember the statistic that GM kept promoting with the initial unveiling of the Volt: “80% of all Americans drive less than 40 miles a day,” followed by the explanation that this car will be a purely electric car (in practice) for that 80%?What happened to that line?Well, it was apparently swept under the rug when Nissan unveiled a 100 mile EV.Afterall, reminding the country that 80% of us on an average day would be just fine in a LEAF doesn’t make for good business practice for GM, so it was then that the message evolved to “range anxiety.”Now, this site is riddled with anti-BEV, range anxiety, knee-jerk reactions day after day when in reality, the LEAF is also what we want to see happen.Come on guys, can’t you see what’s going on here?The Volt is an amazing car, but is it really necessary to engage in LEAF-bashing day after day?Isn’t the LEAF a part of the bigger prize?If you don’t believe me, then conduct a quick study on your own: tally the number of times that LEAF-bashing occurs as opposed to Yukon, Expedition, Explorer, Denali, etc.-bashing.We want 20,000 LEAFs and 25,000 Volts sold this year; in fact, we want 150,000 of each sold every year, which would still be only a fraction of the approximately 12,000,000 autos that will be sold in this country this year.So please, for the last time, loving the Volt does not necessitate celebrating the shortcomings of the LEAF.
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[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] As Volt Sales Outpace the LEAF, GM Works on Lowering Price: As battery technology improves (higher density, less expensive, etc) I can see GM offering options for battery packs with different ranges and price points. At a certain point in the (hopefully) near future, the battery range will be high enough and the charging infrastructure will in place so that ICE’s are also optional, reducing car’s weight and cost.
[Comments for Gas 2.0] GM Delivers 321 Volts to Nissan's 87 Leafs in January - Gas 2.0: However, if GM wants to sell or lease 25,000 Volts this year, and 120,000 Volts next year, they’re going to have to severely pick up the pace and sell about seven times as many Volts every month for the next 11 months. Quite the tall order, but Nissan’s got an even bigger problem.
[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] Lucky Family First to Get a Volt & a Leaf - GM-Volt: Why not also blog about how perfect and wonderful life is in the State of California, while burying your head in the sand about the reality of how broke the state has become being a bureaucracy of environmental legislation?When I get my Volt, I won’t be on this preachy mission telling everybody that I’m better than them for having an electric car, and that people should never go back to gas-powered cars. I won’t plaster my car with tacky stickers all over the back, either.
[Autoblog Green] GM confident Chevy Volt will lead company to be "best-in-segment ...: It is unclear whether they are referring to a new generation of just the battery every few years, or an actual new generation of Volt, but I think it's safe to say the first-gen Volt will receive second-gen batteries as soon as they are available. This would be in line with previous GM announcements.
[CarsReview.Co.Uk] As Volt Sales Outpace the LEAF, GM Works on Lowering Price ...: January sales figures for GM were announced yesterday, and the automaker continued to see positive gains with overall sales coming in 22% greater than a year ago. Included in the total of 178,897 cars and truck sold, GM announced that it had sold 321 Chevy Volts.
[VentureBeat] What's good for GM is ”¦ good for the environment? | VentureBeat: Chevy also announced last year, ahead of the Volt's release, that it would donate $40 million to programs that would offset .Nissan is arguably the most aggressive automaker out there on this front with its all-electric Leaf and chief executive Carlos Ghosn's push for electric and hybrid sales to make up 20 percent of Nissan's sales by 2020 (assuming it can .
[GM-Volt: Chevy Volt Forum] Volt sales are kicking the Leaf's butt - GM-Volt: Nissan's sales promises for the Leaf are DOA, this explains a lot. This is fairly typical for new cars though.
[Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis] Ready for the Electric Revolution? | www.bullfax.com: Investor's Business Daily - Due to limited supplies, General Motors says it sold just 250 to 350 Chevy Volts this month, and Nissan Motor (OTC:NSANY.ob - News) says it sold fewer than 10 of its Leaf sedans in the past 2 weeks. It could be well into 2012 before Volt, with a base price of $40,280, and the $32,780 Leaf are widely available.
[Resources | BNET] Super Bowl Ads: GM Goes Deep with Chevy, Because It Has No Choice ...: This big Chevy push bears the clear stamp of Joel Ewanick, who’s now running marketing for GM, which poached him from Nissan. (He’d previously jumped ship from Hyundai, a carmaker whose advertising has emphasized hip and youthful themes as the Korean upstart tries to define itself for the U.S. market).
[4EVRiders.org - Charging Locators and News for EV and Plug-In Drivers] Nissan to boost Leaf production to fill preorders | 4EVRiders.org ...: Brian Carolin, Nissan’s senior vice president for sales and marketing for North America, told the company’s dealers at the National Automobile Dealers Association annual convention here Monday that Nissan will step up production in Japan in March ”” building “thousands” a month ”” to meet demand.
[Autoblog Green] Report: Nissan Leaf deliveries eclipse 1100 units ”” Autoblog Green: I'm willing to give Nissan some room to work out their manufacturing line issues, and if they do manage to reach their goal of building "thousands" of Leafs per month by April, I have no doubt that they will be able to fill their anticipated 8,000 US orders within a reasonable amount of time.
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