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GM's electric

by snow , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 02/10/2011 11:55 AM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
snow

Joined: 01/29/2003
Location: MN
Car,the "Volt" is on the way here in the central plains,it has already splashed down on the east and west coast and sales are up with waiting lists.

We have one here to drive and play with for a few days,so far so good,drove it for an hour,hiway and in town,it has a 7gal gas tank,charges the battery when running on gas,we averaged 104mpg in that hour we drove it,plenty of power too,had it up to 100mph then the gov  kicked in,very quiet as well.So its a start,lets see what happens with the trucks~

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Re: GM's electric
by walynut on 02/10/2011 12:14 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Price?
 

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Re: GM's electric
by cynical on 02/10/2011 12:23 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Great. What is the price? How long are the batteries supposed to last? How much do replacement batteries cost? How do the batteries stand up to cold weather? Is insurance more for an electric? What is the range on a full charge when it is -20F?  How are you supposed to dispose of the batteries when they go bad?  What is the energy cost per mile driven?
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Re: GM's electric
by walleye101 on 02/10/2011 12:27 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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3XGutshot Said:
Great. What is the price? How long are the batteries supposed to last? How much do replacement batteries cost? How do the batteries stand up to cold weather? Is insurance more for an electric? What is the range on a full charge when it is -20F?  How are you supposed to dispose of the batteries when they go bad?  What is the energy cost per mile driven?
Suppose you think the world is still flat too 3X, There are questions about the cold weather and this vehicle but GM has done one hell of a job in every review that I have read on this car. For the person living in a metro area with a 10-15 mile commute every day this could really be a great deal. Not using gasoline at all.

I give props to GM for this thing.
Re: GM's electric
by snow on 02/10/2011 12:37 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Re: GM's electric
by red_label on 02/10/2011 12:45 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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I would like to hear the answers to 3X's questions also. I think they are very legit questions.  I have to commute 90 miles each day to work and I don't think it would be very efficient in my case.  With the price of gas the fuel economy does seem quite appealing if it would work.  According to a friend of mine that works for a chevy dealer, the batteries for the prius and such don't have all that long of a life, relatively speaking, and cost several thousands of dollars to replace.
Re: GM's electric
by snow on 02/10/2011 1:08 PM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Answers will come,just a FYI the car is on the ground,they did tell us that the batteries are designed to out live the hybrid counter parts (silverado and taco) by 100%,they're warrentied for 5yrs.AS far as cold,it was -15degrees here yesterday when we went for a spin,burnt 3tenths of fuel in 30 miles,no issues with the cold thus far,more tests being done today -12 here.You can run 40miles on just the batteries,but keep in mind the gas engine kicks in when needed due to outside temps to keep the batteries warm and charged.

I think they're on the right track,the next electric vehilce on the table for GM is the suv equinox.
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Re: GM's electric
by Blacktail on 02/10/2011 1:08 PM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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red_label Said:
I would like to hear the answers to 3X's questions also. I think they are very legit questions.  I have to commute 90 miles each day to work and I don't think it would be very efficient in my case.  With the price of gas the fuel economy does seem quite appealing if it would work.  According to a friend of mine that works for a chevy dealer, the batteries for the prius and such don't have all that long of a life, relatively speaking, and cost several thousands of dollars to replace.
 I have a Prius and have friends that have put over 200,000 on them and nobody that I know has has any problems with the batteries. They drive about 150-200 miles a day.
I drive about 90 miles a day.  The price is still too high, but I hope it works out for the volt.
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Re: GM's electric
by hookemup on 02/10/2011 1:13 PM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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in the winter when its cold and you first start up does it run on electric? if so how does it produce warm air for the heater?
Re: GM's electric
by cynical on 02/10/2011 1:14 PM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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walleye101 Said:
3XGutshot Said:
Great. What is the price? How long are the batteries supposed to last? How much do replacement batteries cost? How do the batteries stand up to cold weather? Is insurance more for an electric? What is the range on a full charge when it is -20F?  How are you supposed to dispose of the batteries when they go bad?  What is the energy cost per mile driven?
Suppose you think the world is still flat too 3X, There are questions about the cold weather and this vehicle but GM has done one hell of a job in every review that I have read on this car. For the person living in a metro area with a 10-15 mile commute every day this could really be a great deal. Not using gasoline at all.

I give props to GM for this thing.

These are legit questions.   Also,  what powers the heater if running on electric? 

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Re: GM's electric
by taylorman_55 on 02/10/2011 1:39 PM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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 It's just a matter of time until Ford comes out with something better.... just like they always do :)    I'm sure next year we will be seeing something electric from them.
 
Re: GM's electric
by red_label on 02/10/2011 1:52 PM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Always wondered about the heat myself.  Is it possible for batteries to heat a vehicle when it's 15 below?  200,000+ miles on batteries in a Prius sounds great. Might be something I have to look more into.
Re: GM's electric
by Blacktail on 02/10/2011 1:56 PM | Reply #12 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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red_label Said:
Always wondered about the heat myself.  Is it possible for batteries to heat a vehicle when it's 15 below?  200,000+ miles on batteries in a Prius sounds great. Might be something I have to look more into.
Forgot to mention that the cars are only 2 or 3 years old when they trade them. Not sure what happens after several years.
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Re: GM's electric
by espringers on 02/10/2011 3:17 PM | Reply #13 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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ain't so sure they give off enough heat for a good ole ND winters day.  but, i'd guess those batteries and the electric motor give off quite a lot of heat when they are pushing a car down the road at a good rate of speed.
Re: GM's electric
by rainman1882 on 02/10/2011 4:49 PM | Reply #14 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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I think it has a  purpose and it's a good engineering pursuit to say the least.  I still think the fuel economy numbers are skewed.  In an urban area this seems like a very good vehicle.  So how does it heat?
Yeah, it's kind of like that.
Re: GM's electric
by red_label on 02/10/2011 6:28 PM | Reply #15 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Seems nobody can answer the heating question.
Re: GM's electric
by iluvswnd on 02/10/2011 7:36 PM | Reply #16 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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taylorman_55 Said:
 It's just a matter of time until Ford comes out with something better.... just like they always do :)    I'm sure next year we will be seeing something electric from them.

Focus Electric due out for 2012, they have other projects in the works also.
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Re: GM's electric
by taylorman_55 on 02/10/2011 8:11 PM | Reply #17 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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 I think I had seen something about the Ford coming out also.... with that focus.... anyway you look at it.... its a great thing for all the Big 3 coming out with something like this
 
Re: GM's electric
by sdietrich on 02/10/2011 11:00 PM | Reply #18 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Wow $40,000!  Sounds like a great deal.  What is the tow rating?  I assume nothing.  And why doesn't GM get sued for false advertising?  They keep calling it an electric vehicle when it is really a hybrid?  Also how much taxpayer money is this car costing us?  Not to mention we are paying people to buy these things in the way of tax incentives. 

But again everybody we are only $13 Trillion in debt.

Not to be negative but I am not sold on the whole electric thing. Give me something useful with fuel economy.
Re: GM's electric
by mod1220ga on 02/11/2011 00:31 AM | Reply #19 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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taylorman_55 Said:
 It's just a matter of time until Ford comes out with something better.... just like they always do :)    I'm sure next year we will be seeing something electric from them.


ummm....huh?  Name 1 thing Ford has designed/engineered better than Chevy or even Dodge for that matter.  Compare apples to apples here.  Don't try to compare the Mustang with a Chevette.  I'm trying to think of something yet nothing comes to mind.

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Re: GM's electric
by BringingTheRain on 02/11/2011 00:58 AM | Reply #20 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Looks like the government finally funded something good for once.
 
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