[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The Volt is not a pure battery-electric vehicle. It also has a gasoline powered engine. So what if it ran out of "juice" (such technical terms!)? The completely misleading headline would make you believe the car was stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel, due to running out of battery "juice". The reality (gas engine kicks in, car drives out of tunnel) is far less spectacular.

There's plenty to criticize GM about -- union-ridden, taxpayer subsidized, etc. One can also criticize battery-electric vehicles (range, cost, etc.) You could say that the Volt costs too much -- that the battery part will never pay for itself in gasoline saved.

However, it does no good to ignore the facts, when critiquing any technology. The fact remains, the Volt does not have a problem with range (no more so than any other ICE vehicle).

[brooklin]

Good post! The people that have already made up their minds are not apt to be swayed though.

[rex regnum insanit]

I have to disagree! The Volt was originally pushed as getting up to 60 miles on a single charge. When it debuted it was dropped to 40 miles. GM now says 35. I guess that’s in a controlled test without heater, A/C, lights or defroster. And probably going downhill. Bolling was actually being generous by saying it went 25 miles when he had to go 18 miles to his office according to his GPS. Since the car switched to gas before that despite a full charge I would have to say it does have a problem with range. Especially in light of the fact that an 1896 Robert Electric got 40 miles on a charge. Not much progress in 116 years!

[CodeToad]

The Volt is about the same technology as the Prius. The primary, and really only, difference is that the Volt has a bigger battery.

[dinodino]

You could say that the Volt costs too much

Yes, you could indeed say that, seeing as how by several accounts, the taxpayer has paid $250k per Volt...