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the only problem I see for those of us in the States is that those vehicles cannot pass safety standards over here.
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A lot of them are actually being sold in the US, just not with diesel engines.
Even more of them could easily be sold in the US, like the Ford Fiesta or Fiat 500, if more manufacturers would see $$$$ in them.
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they also fail our emission standerds in many areas.
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It mostly depends on how strict NOx and particulate matter standards are.
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My thoughts on the Volt is its expensive but 1st generation of a completely new technology.
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What new technology ?
Electric drive is hardly new, just
reinvented, and GM is hardly the first to market one.
Meet the 1916 Detroit Electric car.
Hybrid drive is not new either.
Toyota and Honda have been at it for over a decade.
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we should celebrate the Volt and not knock it.
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Sorry, but I won't add to the hype if it's unsubstantiated.