Someone’s surely earned themselves a profanity laced tirade from the White House Obama Campaign
(CNN) Despite winning a trophy case worth of awards — including Motor Trend Car of the Year and North American Car of the Year — the Chevrolet Volt plug-in car has failed to meet GM’s sales expectations.
The problem is simple: The car’s price is simply too high for most customers to swallow, according to analysts.
Well, there is something to that: even most rich folks aren’t willing to shell out $40,000 for a car that goes 35 miles per charge
The Chevrolet Volt is a so-called “range-extended electric car.” It can go about 35 miles on a fully charged battery before a gasoline engine generates power for further driving.
Well, even I have to defend the Volt: most who’ve test driven find the range to be more like 50-70 miles (with no heat or AC on, of course.) But, the point is still the same: what’s the point if you end up using the gas engine? For that kind of money, I could buy a fully loaded Prius or Escape Hybrid, and have money left over for a nice vacation.
