http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/ Engadget Comments for GM says bankruptcy won't affect the Volt, but how much say does it have? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
The plan should be to liquidate their gas-guzzler divisions and pump the cash from the fire-sale into less environmentally damaging and more economically sustainable and possibly profitable electric and low emissions vehicles.

Of course, that would just be too perfect, I'm sure Obama will protect the vested interests, as he seems want to do with everything else.]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Obama will force them to make more cars (i.e. small ones) that the American public really don't want. Then GM still won't make money and will waste more of my taxpayer dollars.

The only American car company left is Ford. GM and Chrysler are gone. They are properties of the government.

This is Obama's (and Bush's) biggest failure. Not letting companies (such as GM and the banks) fail like they are supposed in capitalism. A companies failing allows smaller and medium companies to fill the void.

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Maybe now they can stop making such piss poor cars.]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Um. And how does the American gov't ownership not constitute GM being an American car company? GM is a corporate entity. The gov't gives it the privileges of being a corporation, no matter if it directly owns the company or not. You don't get to be a corporation without the blessing of the gov't. The only thing that is changing, in this case, is who actually makes all the decisions. If anything, it should become even more American. Obama has had much more focus on products being "Made in America," which GM and Ford have not been doing. They've been using Chinese parts. The only companies that have been buying up American made auto parts have been Toyota and Honda.]]>Jun 1st 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
The fact is, most people drive less than 50 miles in an entire day. And of that, the majority of those people drive less than 20 miles each day.

A mixture of an electric car with a nice SUV or something for traveling/camping/etc... is great for families. Save money around town and take out the big car for road trips on occasional weekends. ]]>Jun 1st 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
It is, however, an important niche product, and is good press. The Prius isn't a volume seller for Toyota, but it does give them green cred, which is important. No matter how many trucks Toyota sells, they will always be associated with hybrids, and people will assume they're green. GM needs that kind of press, and the Volt is how they get it.]]>Jun 2nd 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/All the electric car models on the market are way too expensive, unsuitable for most people (i.e. all those "neighborhood" models that cant go on the highway/freeway) or both.
The Volt is good, it has the petrol engine for when the battery runs out, its cheaper than the alternatives plus being a GM/Chevrolet car, service and parts will be available from GM/Chevrolet dealers all over the country (not like Tesla where there are only a few places to get it fixed or serviced)
Some might argue that a pure electric is better but most people wouldn't be willing to take the risk of running out of battery juice when they are too far away from a power point to charge it up.

Me, I just wish GM would do something smart and stick a Holden badge on the car and send it down under, the Volt is much better than the Prius or the new Hybrid Camry Toyota are talking about.

Oh and unlike the Prius and others, the Volt is not a Hybrid car, its an electric car with a petrol engine powered generator to charge the batteries (or as GM puts it, an Extended Range Electric Vehicle) and can be run without a single drop of gas in the tank. (even the latest plug-in Prius models Toyota has in the labs cant run solely on electric power AFAIK)
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I'd like to see you take a road trip in your all electric vehicle. Good luck with that. Forgot to charge your car? Oh well... have fun waiting for it to charge. Charging the battery takes just a few minutes more than filling up the gas tank.]]>Jun 1st 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Yeah, it really matters.

Tesla is a new company that chose to start with an expensive model for the high-end of the market, with plans to introduce less expensive products as the company grows. Their ultimate goal is to make and sell easily affordable electric vehicles for the rest of us. So to complain about the cost of the Roadster and the Model S as though Tesla refuses to make something more affordable is kind of silly.

It's also silly to complain about taking road trips in electric vehicles, since they are not designed for that purpose. The vast majority of the driving we do every day is commuting between jobs and homes. That's the kind of driving electric cars are designed for.]]>Jun 1st 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Its that place where you get a loan from the government bank to buy a car from the government Car maker.

Mmm the sound of conservatives topping themselves. ]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Time for some young turks to do an automotive start-up that's centered in free enterprise, and in manufacturing in the U.S..

They stand to make billions]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
GM and Chrysler are dead to me.]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Agreeing with Aqua here, Japan gives Toyota and Honda gov't handouts on a yearly basis. This is of course coming from a country that won't buy foreign makes even at huge discounts. GM couldn't sell the cavalier there because it wasn't a toyota/honda. Toyota bought them and put there badge on with a couple other cosmetic/regional changes and they sold great for 6 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Cavalier#Toyota_Cavalier]]>Jun 1st 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
But that's not what where discussing. GM needs to be bought out not bailed out I'm sorry for the stock holders but when a company dose stupid things they go under not get bailed out and given another chance by the US. If someone wanted to invest in the company that's fine but they should be long gone by this time.]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/sorry, but nuclear is not the answer.]]>Jun 1st 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/wind and solar is much easier to implement. Also a large area must be
cleared to make space for a nuclear plant whereas wind turbines and
solar panels can be installed on already existing buildings.
sorry, but nuclear is not the answer.

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Oh yeah... wait I almost forgot that as americans we're not supposed to notice that were getting screwed by our government... ]]>Jun 1st 2009 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
What does GM stand for again? Government Motors?]]>Jun 1st 2009 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/I think I read that the Volt will start around $40K and Tesla S at $50K.
So would people buy the Volt at 40K? or pay 10K more for the Tesla?
They have different advantages and disadvantages.]]>Jun 1st 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/
Oh, and additionally their parent company just went bankrupt. But I'm sure all of the information that they threw out won't change a bit.]]>Jun 1st 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Jun 1st 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/gm-says-bankruptcy-wont-affect-the-volt-but-how-much-say-does/Sure boycott "socialism" (though I don't think that word means what you think it means)
Don't ever call the police, or the fire dept, or send your kids to school, or visit the public library
Or hell don't ever drive your car on public roads.
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