NeilBlanchard -
I agree with you in principle, but I understand "range anxiety" :
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They explained that among the biggest lessons learned from the EV1 program were that range anxiety and lack of practicality would make a car like EV1 nearly impossible to sell in the mass market
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From my POV, I just want to see this "different solution" to compete in the market with the Insight and the Prius dirvetrains.
From an MPG-for-my-money POV, I will compare the Volt to the Prius :
BASE Prius II retail = $22,400 MRSP
Volt (speculated) = $40,000
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The Volt costs 78% more than a base Prius
From our POV, that would mean the Volt needs to deliver the comparable benefit in MPG :
Prius = 51/48 MPG
Volt =
91/85 MPG
Is this a lofty target based on the Volt tech? I don't know. Depends on distance/speed driven, right?
CarloSW2