http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/02/02/update-on-chevy-volt-hearing/ Climate Change News & Analysis Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/02/02/update-on-chevy-volt-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-68290 Engineer Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:31:15 +0000 http://www.globalwarming.org/?p=12732#comment-68290 The reasons why smart people do not buy Electric or Hybrid cars are: Batteries are expensive, short lived, efficiency isn’t 100 % and the electricity is not free. Going electric you won’t decrease Air Pollution because 50 % of the electricity is produced by burning COAL. By the way a Jetta Diesel, TDI for $23000 makes 40MPG. With a full tank of Chevy Volt, driving non-stop, you make 37MPG, plus $3 the price of electricity you charged the hefty 750-pound battery pack. The reasons why smart people do not buy Electric or Hybrid cars are: Batteries are expensive, short lived, efficiency isn’t 100 % and the electricity is not free. Going electric you won’t decrease Air Pollution because 50 % of the electricity is produced by burning COAL. By the way a Jetta Diesel, TDI for $23000 makes 40MPG. With a full tank of Chevy Volt, driving non-stop, you make 37MPG, plus $3 the price of electricity you charged the hefty 750-pound battery pack.

]]> http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/02/02/update-on-chevy-volt-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-68229 Robert Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:42 +0000 http://www.globalwarming.org/?p=12732#comment-68229 Update on Chevy Volt Hearing - is a interesting TOPIC. The volt is a great car. One thing for certain is that ev and hybrid vehicles will go mainstream by 2015. Update on Chevy Volt Hearing – is a interesting TOPIC. The volt is a great car. One thing for certain is that ev and hybrid vehicles will go mainstream by 2015.

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