Cost of ownership of the Volt will justify the capital investment. They're only building 10,000 to begin. You can lock one in still.
Terry On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Foster wrote: > >> I find this an exciting development. I hope GM can deliver. The 40 mile >> electric range would not quite cover my commute round-trip . . . > > It is exciting, but unfortunately the car is slated to cost ~$40,000 so they > will not sell many. It a luxury market product, for wealthy people who want > to help the environment. > > Perhaps they have leeway to lower the price. It does not seem to be > especially complicated or expensive technology. But my guess is that they > will charge what the market will bear (the highest price they can). I doubt > they want to sell large numbers of a radically new design at first. There > are bound to be problems and recalls. > > - Jed > >
