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Old 12-22-2010, 04:37 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Funny that many of you guys are complaining about no ads for the volt. Maybe I just happen to see them in the media I use. They're advertising on pandora (music site) and on the back of several magazines with the "car of the year" seal of approval.

Some good counterpoints out there to some of my concerns; I wasn't figuring on the $7500 tax credit - forgot about that hidden bailout. Just hope there are enough early adopters on the gadget for them to improve and lower cost on a Gen 2.

Still looks to me like the high MPGs being so short lived and the low MPG once the battery is drained are huge problems. Fix one or the other and you'll have a car.
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