Govt Motors Halts production of Chevy Volt

[winos5]

Lays off 1300.



Sites bad media coverage and politicization of vehicle for poor sales.



http://thehill.com/b...n-of-chevy-volt



Oops!

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

Production is halted for 5 weeks and employees are temporarily layed off.



This is a case of too much production and not enough sales. Sounds like the hatled production is for dealer inventory stock to reduce. They did sell over 1000 volts in Feb.

 

[jaxhawksfan]

Lays off 1300.



Sites bad media coverage and politicization of vehicle for poor sales.



http://thehill.com/b...n-of-chevy-volt



Oops!

Or maybe the vehicle is an overpriced piece of shit which may actually kill people riding in it?

 

[IceHogsFan]

Production is halted for 5 weeks and employees are temporarily layed off.



This is a case of too much production and not enough sales. Sounds like the hatled production is for dealer inventory stock to reduce. They did sell over 1000 volts in Feb.

I would be real curious to see where the 1,000 where sold to. Recall the story of the GE forcing their employees to get them as company vehicles?

 

[mikita's helmet]

Or maybe the vehicle is an overpriced piece of shit which may actually kill people riding in it?

Where's Ralph Nader when you need him?

 

[winos5]

Or maybe the vehicle is an overpriced piece of shit which may actually kill people riding in it?

Lets not forget they don't hold a charge well, don't get the milage claimed on said charge, and have a propensity to burn down buildings they are stored in.

 

[supraman]

And dont forget the ass end of it looks like a Pontiac Aztek

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

I would be real curious to see where the 1,000 where sold to. Recall the story of the GE forcing their employees to get them as company vehicles?

Perhaps to those employees recently layed off.

 

[ytsejam]

Lets not forget they don't hold a charge well, don't get the milage claimed on said charge, and have a propensity to burn down buildings they are stored in.

Are you uninformed or merely repeating the talking point?

Yes, they have a propensity to catch fire.....

....after they are crashed

....after the battery is not properly uninstalled after a crash

and by "after", you are aware that that means DAYS after, correct?

 

[Tater]

I would be real curious to see where the 1,000 where sold to. Recall the story of the GE forcing their employees to get them as company vehicles?

Bingo!

Even GE's CEO (and unelected "job czar") couldn't make this affordable OR create jobs from it. Another example of why the govt' should not be involved in private industry. Don't they realize these things run on power likely from coal burning plants?

 

[winos5]

Are you uninformed or merely repeating the talking point?

Yes, they have a propensity to catch fire.....

....after they are crashed

....after the battery is not properly uninstalled after a crash

and by "after", you are aware that that means DAYS after, correct?

After GM eventually got around to telling us how to do that (Nov 2011). Oh yeah Emergency personel will have to be trained to safely disable the vehicles in the event of a crash, befroe they can render aid to trapped victims, and yes this program has only recently started as well. I'm a little confused as to when this started the wiki article says 2010, but GM did not share this info with the NHSTA until Nov 2011.



As to the fires the NHSTA was able to create conditions that would lead to fires in as little as 3 hours.



Another discouraging GM Volt fact. 250 Chevy Volt owners returned them to GM, some unitl the safety issues are fixed, others just wanted a different vehicle.



The Nissan Leaf apparently has none of these issues.

 

[Tater]

Are you uninformed or merely repeating the talking point?

Yes, they have a propensity to catch fire.....

....after they are crashed

....after the battery is not properly uninstalled after a crash

and by "after", you are aware that that means DAYS after, correct?

Do you own an electric car?

If no, why not?

 

[Bringmepie]

Do you own an electric car?

If no, why not?

I don't own an electric car.



1.) I just bought a new car a few years ago, hit in the market for a new one. I was hoping my '96 Cavalier would last until the Volt was available but it didn't (a 16 year old who literally just got his licence the week before me crashed into me and it had to be totaled).



2.) I don't think its wise to buy a completely brand new model during the first year of production, regardless of the powertrain being all or partially electric.



3.) After my old car was wrecked I didn't buy a hybrid such as a Prius, which had a more proven track record, because I don't put enough miles on it per year for the savings in fule to overcome the increased cost of the powertrain.



4.) I was concerned that the rationale for buying a hybrid, reducing carbon footprint, would be rendered moot by the energy use to produce the car and or parts and have them shipped in a container from someplace on the other side of the road.



However...



...by the time my 2008 Civic is ready for the scrap heap...



...if there have been enough early adopters of the technology to bring production costs down I would consider an electric vehicle at that time, we'll see.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

After GM eventually got around to telling us how to do that (Nov 2011). Oh yeah Emergency personel will have to be trained to safely disable the vehicles in the event of a crash, befroe they can render aid to trapped victims, and yes this program has only recently started as well. I'm a little confused as to when this started the wiki article says 2010, but GM did not share this info with the NHSTA until Nov 2011.



As to the fires the NHSTA was able to create conditions that would lead to fires in as little as 3 hours.



Another discouraging GM Volt fact. 250 Chevy Volt owners returned them to GM, some unitl the safety issues are fixed, others just wanted a different vehicle.



The Nissan Leaf apparently has none of these issues.

Not those issues, but apparently it will not start or take a charge from time to time.

 

[Tater]

I don't own an electric car.



1.) I just bought a new car a few years ago, hit in the market for a new one. I was hoping my '96 Cavalier would last until the Volt was available but it didn't (a 16 year old who literally just got his licence the week before me crashed into me and it had to be totaled).



2.) I don't think its wise to buy a completely brand new model during the first year of production, regardless of the powertrain being all or partially electric.



3.) After my old car was wrecked I didn't buy a hybrid such as a Prius, which had a more proven track record, because I don't put enough miles on it per year for the savings in fule to overcome the increased cost of the powertrain.



4.) I was concerned that the rationale for buying a hybrid, reducing carbon footprint, would be rendered moot by the energy use to produce the car and or parts and have them shipped in a container from someplace on the other side of the road.



However...



...by the time my 2008 Civic is ready for the scrap heap...



...if there have been enough early adopters of the technology to bring production costs down I would consider an electric vehicle at that time, we'll see.

Chit, sorry your car got wrecked.

 

[Bringmepie]

Chit, sorry your car got wrecked.

The car was a 96' Cavalier so no great loss. When I called my family to let them know I had been in an accident but that no one was injured they breathed a sigh of relief then laughed at me, said I needed a new car anyway. I had been anticipating the Volt in a couple years after it appeared at the autoshow and was hoping it would maaaaybe be priced similar to a Prius. It wasn't in the ballpark price wise.



I felt similarly when flat screen TV's came out, cool new technology but I waited until production capacity made them affordable, by then they were better designed as well. I only put around 6,000 miles a year on my Civic so unless my driving needs change for the worse it should be a while before I'm going to be ready for another car so we'll see what's on the market then.

 

[ytsejam]

Do you own an electric car?

If no, why not?

No.

Because of time constraints, money, and my field of knowledge not being in the workings of electricity.

Yeah, if I had the money, I would consider the Tesla S (and like Bring said, after proven productions years).

That is not an option for me though.

I had considered getting an old S-10/Ranger type truck and converting it to electric to drive back and forth to work (about 4 miles). The conversion can be done for 3 to 6k if I remember correctly, then to add the vehicle body of course.

I just don't have the garage space, the time, or the electrical knowledge to do it. Or automotive knowledge in general for that matter.



Has anyone seen "Who Killed the Electric Car"?

The Saturn EV1 seemed to be a nice ride until GM, oh, excuse me, "Government Motors", crushed them all.

 

[Rex]

The Nissan Leaf apparently has none of these issues.

that we know of. Oh, and the Nissan Leaf is ugly as shit.

 

[jaxhawksfan]

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-04-17/story/jacksonville-city-fleets-add-new-chevy-volts





AHA! I found the location of at least 2 out of the 1,000 cars sold. Funny part is that the taxpayers (article says government) are paying the difference between the cost of a regular car versus the Volt.

 

[IceHogsFan]

http://jacksonville....new-chevy-volts





AHA! I found the location of at least 2 out of the 1,000 cars sold. Funny part is that the taxpayers (article says government) are paying the difference between the cost of a regular car versus the Volt.

And an Atlantic Beach detective has one of the $36,670 Volts charging around its streets.



The new cars are on the leading edge of public service, because no Volts are in state fleets yet. But when a favorite of fleets, a gas Chevrolet Impala, can get 25 mpg and starts at $17,690, what's the advantage to going green?



Federal money, said Karim Kurji, the city's new chief of fleet management.With grants from Washington paying the $18,980 difference between a basic Impala and the more expensive Volt, "we didn't spend any extra money" and have to make less trips to the pump for $4 a gallon gas, Kurji said.



Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville....s#ixzz1sRnyJX8k​

WOW! What a F'n joke. The federal government in debt past its asshole is subsidizing a failing car sold by a private company yet which is backed by the federal government and where a union has a major interest. I would love to see this brought up in the upcoming presidential debates.​