Audi Chief Calls Chevy Volt “A Car For Idiots”

I hate politics……….Green energy is a myth, the sooner you realize that the better.  NO green energy company can survive on its own without money from the government.  That tells us they cant produce the energy cheaper and more abundantly than fossil fuels.  Also, there is little demand for these electric cars, except for  liberals like yourself who believe buying one of these cars makes them superior.  All because they believe they are saving the planet. 
 Coal produces the electricity for these cars.  A recent study has came out stating that due to this and the gases relased by the massive batteries, they could be worse for the enviroment then the internal combustion engine.
  As I have stated before electric cars cant compete with the internal combustion engine.  electric cars are smaller, cant travel as far, arent as safe, and the batteries are costly when you need to replace them.
  Liberals, like the idea of electric cars because in undermines fossil fuels.  They understand that cheap and abundant energy, i.e. oil, is fuel that drives capitalism and freedom.  Most liberals, want to end that. Their goal is to make the cost of energy so high driving any car would be too expensive.  Electric cars are a step in that direction.         
  Lastly, dont tell me what is coming in your so called future.  That is ploy of the lie of liberalism.  Always telling us and promising the next great thing over the rainbow.  The problem is that next great thing never arrives.  I live in the real world and as such these electric cars are garbage.

Green energy is a myth, the sooner you realize that the better.  NO green energy company can survive on its own without money from the government.  That tells us they cant produce the energy cheaper and more abundantly than fossil fuels.  Also, there is little demand for these electric cars, except for idiot liberals like yourself who believe buying one of these cars makes them superior.  All because they believe they are saving the planet. 
 Coal produces the electricity for these cars.  A recent study has came out stating that due to this and the gases relased by the massive batteries, they could be worse for the enviroment then the internal combustion engine.
  As I have stated before electric cars cant compete with the internal combustion engine.  electric cars are smaller, cant travel as far, arent as safe, and the batteries are costly when you need to replace them.
  Liberals, like the idea of electric cars because in undermines fossil fuels.  They understand that cheap and abundant energy, i.e. oil, is fuel that drives capitalism and freedom.  Most liberals, want to end that. Their goal is to make the cost of energy so high driving any car would be too expensive.  Electric cars are a step in that direction.         
  Lastly, dont tell me what is coming in your so called future.  That is ploy of the lie of liberalism.  Always telling us and promising the next great thing over the rainbow.  The problem is that next great thing never arrives.  I live in the real world and as such these electric cars are garbage.

I came across this post while researching electric cars and
found some of the comments interesting. I have owned Volkswagon products till
recently and I have decided for personal reasons to start buying American made
products, whether its beer or a car. 

US Manufacturing companies can only be competitive if they
innovate and take chances on new technologies. A strong base of early adopters makes
this possible and is one of our countries greatest strengths.  You can’t have innovation unless there is a
Market. Whether it was the electric light, cd player, dvd player, the first car,
pc, cell phone, whatever, there will always be jerkoff #1 (myself) who overpaid
and another jerkoff #2 who thought he was an idiot for whatever personal reason.
9 out of 10 times jerkoff #2   eventually adopts the technology.

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35 miles sucks but remember to thank the “idiot liberals who want to feel superior to
everyone else” when you are driving an affordable electric
powered with a 400 mile range 20 years from now.   

Or maybe you have invented another power source with the versatility
of the electricity? In my view of the future I am off the grid, charging my electric
car from my hybrid solar, wind, geothermal  powered battery bank. Independent from the gas
companies, the utility companies, political BS and all things I can’t control. 100% Independent, What is more
American than Independence? 

Audi’s electric concept car is Joke and it will take them a
while to catch up. Chevy and Ford should be commended for getting into the
market early and not allowing Asian car companies to dominate.

just love that flinstones car.. no fuel needed, not harmful in the environment, you just need strong legs.. lol

Your comments typify that of most Volt worshipers, promote the NHTSA safety rating, the perception this car costs almost nothing to operate and GM will soon be the next stock market darling. Fact: there have not been enough Volts on the road for an extended period of time to ascertain with certainty, the worthiness of the vehicle’s design and reliability. Utilizing two forms of locomotion to power an automobile would not appear to be an efficient or cost effective technology but rather an incremental “stepping stone” towards pure EV transportation. As an alternative, a vehicle utilizing only electric propulsion makes more sense and as a consequence, the development of these technologies will render petrol/electric designs and development obsolete. I cant find any information which indicates that GM has any developmental or manufacturing participation with the Tesla vehicle. How you reference the Tesla (all electric) automobile and its performance as it relates to the Volt is a moot point. As for GM and its prospects to divorce itself from Federal Government influence. As long as organized labor has a sizable level of ownership in GM, the liberal wing of our government and its agencies will continue to “influence” the product that GM produces. The petrol/electric powered Volt is a prime example of this influence. With liberal elected representatives in the hip pocket of organized labor, all bets are off that GM and its culture will begin to think on its own within the foreseeable future. Ownership and influence are not one in the same.

The Volt was designed to provide short duration transportation. Because of the limitations associated with current electric-powered vehicle technology, a petroleum fired engine was added to restore the capacity of the Volt’s on board battery and assist when maximum torque requirements are necessary. Lugging around an additional four-hundred pounds of weight which is used on an intermittent basis cannot be described as an efficient design concept. Competing automobile manufacturer’s of EV will concentrate their efforts on the development of higher capacity battery technology and the use of light weight materials to advance EV performance. GM will continue to lag in the development of state of the art battery technology as they have with the development of an all electric vehicle. The only people who will purchase the Volt will be a small select group of individuals who want their cake and eat it too, the novelty of owning an EV with the perceived ability to perform like a “muscle car” when climbing hills or extended use. The main purchaser of this “Rube Goldberg” technology will undoubtedly continue to be our “nanny state” Federal Government. Volt “groupies” have never given any consideration to the fact that both the electric and petroleum power sources will require varying levels of regular maintenance. The perception that running your EV on battery power is like driving an automobile for “free” is somehow a living with a false sense of security. There are many unknown situations which will develop with any new technology. We have already experienced this with the Volt’s “fire” issue. As the continued development of an “all electric automobile” continues, the Volt will be viewed as an albatross of sorts, as it’s long term viability will parallel that of Chevrolet’s Corvair, and the Ford Edsel. Not every new vehicle, or its technology, is a “home run”. As for GM reaching some semblance of “independence” in the near term, at best it is wishful thinking. Anyone can make GM’s numbers look good using “fuzzy math” and the public’s tax dollars.

Why did anyone buy a $20,000 36in plasma TV when 10 years latter you could get one for $1000. Because some people like to be early innovators and those people lead the way for the technological advances. The volt will be judged as the genesis of the great electric cars of the 21st century.

GM is now more owned by private stockholders then by the government and therfore the stockholders and board choose the directors and upper management. At first the government held a controlling interest of 67% of GM stock but now the government only holds a 27% minority interest and are no longer running the company. Planing to fully sell off the remaining stock in 2012. The GM bail out has been a huge success. 7 continuous quarterly profits and nearly 8 billion in profits this year.

The problem with your comment is that these cars are being forced upon us by the government.  Through the EPA and other regulatory agencies who put regulations on gas vehicles meant to drive up the cost on the manufactures and consumers.  Also, look up what 0bama has done to CAFE standards for Companies that own large fleets of vehicles.  He has raised the MPG for vehicles that these fleets must have to levels that are highly costly and in some cases unattainable.
     Safety….. Which would you rather get in to a crash with, a tin can chevy volt which had to be made as flimsy and light as possible so the electric engine could pull it,  or a one ton truck with a solid steel frame. Enough said.
      If GM wouldnt have been bailed out there wouldnt be a chevy volt.  He handed out some vote buying money to his union buddies.  He subverted judicial precedence by getting a judge to rule against the secured debtors of GM, in favor of once again his union goons.  Look it up for yourself.  Then again these are inconvenient facts about your dear ruler.
     As far as saving jobs, it is not the goverments role to pick the winners and losers in society.  If GM would have been managed better and if the unions wouldnt have demanded so much pay and benefits, it may have survived on its own.  Now it is ran by the government.  Also, despite what you have heard, GM hasnt payed back its bailout money yet.
     The issue is, you are a liberal.  You believe it is the governments job to pick the winners and losers in society.  You believe in a command and control economy and state, where the government dictates to the people when and what they will buy ( for the good of everyone).  You are a statist.  Therefore it is difficult for you to understand the basic concept of economic liberty, supply and demand, and the free market.

mjoecups – Sounds like you need to get off the MSLSD and try taking reality for a spin, bud. GM projected Volt sales of 10,000 for 2011. Through November they sold 6142. And as NaziPelosi correctly indicated, the majority of these sales can be traced to gubmint fleet purchases, Oblahblah tools like GE and Hollywierdo types.

A mini history lesson – WARNING! FULL FRONTAL TRUTH, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO OBAMATONS!!  Jeffery Immelt of GE infamy, presided over that company’s dramatic share price collapse and an accounting scandal.  GE agreed to pay a fine to the SEC, ending any further investigating into GE’s accounting shenanigans and permitting Jeffery to skate with a slap on the wrist. Shortly thereafter Oblahblah invited Jeffrey Immelt to become a chief advisor on Ohblahblah’s Economic Recovery Board. Shortly after that came GE’s Volt fleet purchases! Continuing this string of coincidences, poor, impoverished GE became the beneficiary of 14 stimulus grants (i.e. – your tax dollars for the libtards) totaling $25 million, government mandates to enforce using GE’s mercury laced lightbulbs, light rail contracts, windmills, etc… Somehow, poor old hat-in-hand GE went on to record a profit of over $14 billion dollars for 2010 and paid a grand total of $0.00 dollars in corporate income tax.

And the grandest coincidence of all??? GE owns MSLSD, the biggest, blindest Oblahblah cheerleader in the media universe (an extraordinary accomplishment by any measure!)

VOLT SALES REALITY CHECK HERE:
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/gm-wont-meet-its-chevy-volt-2011-sales-goal/

Uhhh, your car is not a battery pack. I’m sure you have replaced some parts on your 200,000 mile vehicle.  I have a Crown Victoria with 236,000 miles that still runs pretty well, but I have had to maintain it $$$.

Battery capacity diminishes with each discharge/recharge cycle. With each cycle the percent of capacity relative to the “new” battery goes from 100% to 0.

The expense of replacing lithium ion battery’s in EV’s has been a major hurdle to sales. You can bet GM is advertising the best they can do with a 100,000 miles/8 years warranty in an effort to jump that hurdle. Lesson – you can bet you won’t get any significant mileage past the warranty.

The volt is not selling all it can make, that is just not true.  For the rest of your drivel, in all your examples given it was ultimately people using the invented product for something they wanted or something that made their life easier or more productive.  Basically, individuals exercising their economic liberty in the free market choosing what products would succeed and which products would fail.  Through peoples choices in the free market they have chosen with their wallets to reject the volt and most other green vehicles.    For several reasons, price, safety, space (try going on a family trip in one of these clown cars), dependability, and so on.   The government has tried to push these green cars on the public by first bailing out GM ,and then giving a rebate with taxpayers dollars.  Still after all that no one wants these cars.  Why?  Because they are inferior to vehicles powered by internal combustion engine.  AS far a making it political, you need first look at your own name, then look at your previous comment,… libtard.

The POS volt is not American the fire trap Battery is made in South Korea. Yes BUY AMERICAN but not liberal American  ! The Volt is a waste af billions  what a POS it is !

The numbers dont lie fucktard no middle class or upper middle class people are buying this POS politicallt correct Yugo . Where is around here ??? Liberal fantasy land. The Volt is another Yugo a Government dictated POS from Obamas Greeny central Planning. As an Electric car its sucks only 40 mile range , it catches on fire, and its not truly electric . Actually Liberal fools like you are the tools. Go join the Reverend Moon cult the Obama envirotard cult is getting voted out!

Electric cars aren’t innovative..sheep.

‘Electric cars are the future, the first gen will be less then impressive and expensive. ‘

Electric cars have been around for many years, at least 30, still unimpressive and still expensive.

Your a tool. Go talk to your chevy dealer. Around here they are selling as many as they can get.  Of course around here people aren’t stupid inbred fucktards.

Wow! Stunning.  Go pay you mechanic.

Despite the fact that you are a complete tool, yu make a good point.  Backup is nice.

So what, are you an american?  Then he is YOUR president too.

Maybe yours,  not here in the soviet republic of Washington State.

Class warfare won’t help these silly pretentions that Electric car proponets espouse.

first GM is selling all they can make

next you get a government rebate for whatever electric car you by, a Volt, a Leaf, the new all electric Ford Focus, a Tesla.

The volt is very safe , unless you are sitting in it 3 weeks after you are in a totaling accident and it remains fueled then it may burn you.

I am not in search of “liberal utopia”. Merely progress. In 1905 the Ford was powered by a inline 4 cly gas feed internal combustion engine almost identical to the engine that powers many fords today , 100 years later. Why have we not been able to advance technology in over 100 years?

It is you regressive cons that have made this into a political issue when is really an issue of inventing, perfecting advancing new and better technology that could make the USA a leader in the world in a new technology and create millions of new manufacturing jobs making this century’s cars stamped with Made in the USA.

Reality is that new technology takes time to grow. The first VCR’s cost $1000.00 and weight 50 lbs eventually they cost $20.00

Cell phones only 25 years ago cost $2000,00 was the size and weight of a brick. And cost 75 cents a min to use and did every thing you wanted to do as along as it was making a phone call. Today they give you a phone that is a mini computer ( with more computing power then the entire Apollo 13 moon mission) and you can talk almost continuously on for $50.00 a month.

Can you not see that we are at the beginning of the future of a great new technology. And be proud that it started in the USA.