I guess they were thinking that the bulge of cash in their pocket from certain automakers felt pretty good.
On 9/21/08, Al Lococo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks to me like they are doing exactly the same test as the Prius, > which > makes little sense for a Plug-in Hybrid. A non Plug-in needs to keep the > battery at near fully charged. If one trip ends with a deeply discharged > battery and high mpg, the next cycle will have to make up for that with > lower mpg to make up for the previous excessive uses of the battery. > > However, on a Plug-in Hybrid, it makes sense to use up the battery and get > higher mpg so that you can supplement your energy use with electricity. > That's what the plug is for. > > As for what the EPA is thinking, who knows? There is perhaps, some sort of > convoluted thinking that says, if you want the comparison to previous > non-Plug-in Hybrids to be fair, the Volt should end each cycle with a near > fully charged battery. This then leads to the previously stated question, > What is the plug for? Requiring the Volt to be fully charged at the end of > the cycle is not fair to the Plug-in Volt. > > I never thought I would be supporting the Volt side of an argument. > > Cheers, > Al Lococo > www.evprogress.org > Think Globally, Act Locally! > Plug-in, we have the technology, the NiMH powered RAV4 EV is the proof. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " James Loriol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'FLEAA Mailing List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:34 PM > Subject: [FLEAA] Bye Bye Volt > > > > Hello, > > > > Why did the EPA decide to certify the Volt differently then before? Is > the > > EPA certifying the Volt like the way they did with the Toyota Prius and > > Honda Civic? Im just curious as to why they decided to certify the Volt > > differently than the regular certification. > > > > James Loriol > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Florida EAA mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
