Posted on 07/27/2010 1:33:13 PM PDT by USALiberty
The Chevrolet Volt, the first mass-market electric vehicle from General Motors Co., will have a sticker price starting at $41,000 when it hits showrooms later this year.
But government tax credits and rebates designed to speed the entry of electric vehicles into the marketplace will make the price more attractive. There's a federal tax credit of $7,500 for electric vehicles. That lowers the Volt price to $33,500. An earlier report factored in an additional $5,000 credit for Californians, which would have brought the price to $28,500, but GM said the Volt will not be included in the state's special rebate program.
The sticker price of the hybrid Toyota Prius, the current favorite of gasoline misers and eco-drivers, ranges from $22,150 to $28,820, depending on the trim level and equipment.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
What happens if 10% of autos use electric power?
You'll better understand the "rare" modifier when the battery fails and you have to buy a new one.
Just imagine what kind of resto you could do to an old classic car with $41k. You could put every conceivable luxury add-on in it.
All govt cars will be required to buy into this....this way, we have to pay for repairs, elec ins etc etc....FOREVER!!!!!!
Might as well put a mast and sail on a Chevy cobalt and call it a day.
English Translation: We are all buying electric cars. Most of us are being forced to buy them for other people to drive.
i heard it takes a 240 line....
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wow! thank you!
The government will tell you which days you are allowed to drive.
As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain
I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me
You know, I shun fancy things like electricity
At 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin' cows
Jedediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows... fool
And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long
that Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone
I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
We've been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
I've churned butter once or twice
Living in an Amish paradise
It's hard work and sacrifice
Living in an Amish paradise
We sell quilts at discount price
Living in an Amish paradise
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Thanks, Al
Algore couldn't FIT in one.
somewher in the article, I believe the 22o is an upgrade. Meaning more $$$’s
Algore will probably be one of the few people who will buy one.
He will make some poor intern drive it in the caravan behind his chauffeur driven SUV.
Chevy Volt ($33,500) vs Mazda 3 ($15,345)
The Mazda 3 gets 33mpg highway so with the $18,155 you save you can buy 6,051 gallons of gas ($3/gal) and drive almost 200,000 miles.
Algore couldn’t FIT in one.
Good point.
I was traveling on I-64 West toward Richmond from Newport News and stopped at a Rest Area. This State-run rest stop had free chargers for electric vehicles!
That means our taxes will now pay for everybody to charge up their car. I thought we would have to pay for a charge like stopping at a gas station.
They could just put a pair of recessed contact rails down each lane of every highway, like a gigantic slot car track. Like with slot cars, this system could steer the cars on highway trips, too, allowing the driver to concentrate on the DVD player screen.
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