Pricing, range issues could slow sales of Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf
The Chevrolet Volt has won a presidential endorsement and the support of leading environmental activists. Now it needs consumers' embrace when it comes to market later this year.
General Motors’ new extended-range Volt is just one of many advanced electric vehicles that will charge into showrooms over the next several years. Proponents believe the nascent switch to electric propulsion will be a critical step in reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil and toward the goal of reducing global warming.
But skeptics question the viability of vehicles like Volt, citing their high cost and limited range as factors that could minimize demand, especially at a time when gasoline prices are relatively affordable.
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4 comments:
Check out the movie: What ever happened to the electric car?
Very interesting.
Also try: Nicholai Tesla - the movie with Orson Welles as J.P. Morgan.
Educate yourself
can anyone say "edsel"? can anyone understand "stupid idea"? can anyone see that government failed again...?
Tesla!Didnt he discover alternate current?
Another concern with these electric cars is on behalf of 1st responders.You cant exactly saw them open with the jaws of life,unless you want to give yourself electroshock therapy.I recall seeing a program on TV where they were discussin that very issue.
Tesla was a genius on many levels. The work he did, theories he proposed, still mis-understood by many, it's amazing.
On another note, the Volt is very overpriced(before federal gov't subsidies will msrp for roughly 42k). Now, to put that in perspective, it's in the same class of cars as the Accord/Fusion/Camry, all of which you can buy the very top of the line models for under 28K. Simply put, the pricepoint is too high, even with subsidies, to have enough buyers. The Nissan Leaf is more competitively priced with other cars in it's class, although still on the very high end of the price range of it's class. Going to be tough sledding, although I believe the Cadillac electric model will sell better.
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