Its too bad, the Volt is a pretty good idea. With a small diesel engine I think
it could handily whip the Prius in a mileage competition. The problem overall
is that its a crappy little Chevy for big money...
-Curt
From: G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Cc: G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
Curt,
All true, I did take a little artistic license on the Volt, but it is such
a handy whipping boy when it comes to the whole green machine thing. Based
on sales volume and public acceptance, it has been a stunning......
failure...
Sort of like Edsel, or Delorian... grand idea, poor actual preformance and
return on investment.
Still, I take your point, and will however keep owning diesels.
Grant...
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Grant,
> As much as I like picking on the greenie weenies I think you may have
> missed the fact that the volt is a series hybrid, it has a gas engine so it
> can keep going when the battery dies.
>
> Actually in being a series hybrid I like it, conceptually anyway, a lot
> more than a parallel hybrid like the pious Prius. The fact that it can
> cover some mileage on just batteries makes it better as a plugin option for
> city folk that don't drive much.
>
>
> On the whole I'll keep my Jetta. In fact Angie is pushing me to find
> another...
>
>
> Curt
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
> From:"G Mann via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Date:Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 10:22 AM
> Subject:Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
>
> <<<<< And how far is that Starbucks? ;<)
>
> Wilton >>>>> snip
>
> Wilton,
> The nearest Starbucks to El Rancho Playa Fin Del Mundo is 92 miles, so if
> I owned a Chevy Volt, I would only have to walk the last 47 miles to buy
> that $9.00 latte`... Then of course, the tow bill to recover and recharge
> the Volt so I could drive it another 45 miles [with AC on full of course,
> since it was 107° here yesterday with ground temps measured at 138°] before
> abandoning it yet again.
>
> Hahaha.. Thanks just the same, I'll "plug in" my diesel.
>
> Grant...
>
>
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