A federal tax credit and state rebate would bring the electric car’s price to $28,500 for Californians. Volt’s main rival, the Nissan Leaf, will start at $32,780 before subsidies. Both go on sale later this year.
I have a reservation for the I have a reservation for the Leaf (put the $99 deposit down), but don’t know if I will follow through. It depends on how the process goes, what the lease rates will be and whether I get a free installation of an in-garage charger from the EV project through ECOtality.
Nor-LA-SD-guy
July 27, 2010 @
11:33 AM
Got to wait for the price to Got to wait for the price to come down, or buy a 3 year old one maybe in 2015,
October 21, 2015
UCGal
July 27, 2010 @
11:54 AM
We’re not in the market for a We’re not in the market for a new car right now. We’ve discussed getting a plug in hybrid or plug in electric as our next car.
I was an early adopter of the Toy. Highlander Hybrid. I love it and don’t regret the purchase, 5 years later. But hindsight being what it is… I should have waited till the 2nd year. There are a few glitches in those first models. (I bought the 2006 model in June 2005 – the first weekend they were available.)
Hopefully waiting will work for us in other purchase timing. If we get a plug in car, we’ll get solar panels… but we don’t want to get solar panels till we get a new roof – which is at least 5 years out.
briansd1
July 27, 2010 @
12:08 PM
Nor-LA-SD-guy wrote:Got to [quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]Got to wait for the price to come down, or buy a 3 year old one maybe in 2015,
October 21, 2015[/quote]
With the subsidies, it’s probably smarter to buy a new electric car than a used one.
meadandale
July 27, 2010 @
1:48 PM
Someone I know (who reminds Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s going to be a non polluter and save the plant, ad nauseum.
He was railing against the oil companies a few months ago and decrying the use of ALL fossil fuels.
So I found it kind of laugh out loud funny when we was recently posting about where he was going to take his surfing vacation in the south pacific. I guess his concern about his carbon footprint doesn’t extend to his frivolous jet travel for vacation.
briansd1
July 27, 2010 @
2:14 PM
meadandale wrote:Someone I [quote=meadandale]Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s going to be a non polluter and save the plant, ad nauseum.
He was railing against the oil companies a few months ago and decrying the use of ALL fossil fuels.
So I found it kind of laugh out loud funny when we was recently posting about where he was going to take his surfing vacation in the south pacific. I guess his concern about his carbon footprint doesn’t extend to his frivolous jet travel for vacation.[/quote]
That wasn’t me…. but the jet is flying already. Adding another passenger won’t make a difference.
But if we all drive electric cars, line-dry out clothes, and plant a vegetable garden instead of a lawn, then we could make a difference. 😉
There are many ways of being environmentally conscious without sacrificing comfort and lifestyle.
patb
July 28, 2010 @
8:26 AM
briansd1 wrote:meadandale [quote=briansd1][quote=meadandale]Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s his frivolous jet travel for vacation.[/quote]
That wasn’t me…. but the jet is flying already. Adding another passenger won’t make a difference.
But if we all drive electric cars, line-dry out clothes, and plant a vegetable garden instead of a lawn, then we could make a difference. 😉
There are many ways of being environmentally conscious without sacrificing comfort and lifestyle.[/quote]
If enough people don’t fly the jet won’t go
briansd1
August 4, 2010 @
12:24 PM
Looks like gas will be around Looks like gas will be around for a while. I don’t have to worry about my car becoming obsolete.
Hyundai Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it has set a goal to boost the fuel efficiency of its U.S. vehicle lineup to an average of 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
That target would put the the South Korean automaker more then 40% above the 35.5 miles per gallon level that U.S. government is pushing automakers to reach by 2016.
“Those deals have brought the “Those deals have brought the price of a two-year lease down as low as $169 a month at some dealerships from the standard $279 lease price. Considering that the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $31,500 — after a $7,500 federal tax credit — is relatively pricy for a compact car, Talati said he’d expected sales to have been boosted even higher by GM’s incentives.”
Many of the buyers of the Many of the buyers of the Volt used to drive BMW.
Aecetia
September 26, 2012 @
5:45 PM
Wait another month and maybe Wait another month and maybe they pay you to drive the Volt. Of course it is on the backs of the bailout, just like the lame banksters.
bobby
January 18, 2011 @
9:31 PM
I ride a bike to work (1 mile I ride a bike to work (1 mile commute each way).
I don’t do pleasure driving anymore, seeing pictures of sea animals being drown in sludge in the Gulf makes me feel guilty whenever I use the car – driving only when necessary.
I still drive a gasoline car though
Nor-LA-SD-guy
July 28, 2010 @
7:33 AM
Toshiba’s announcement of the
Toshiba’s announcement of the SCiB . The battery’s specs claim 6,000+ charge/deep-discharge cycles with minor capacity loss, safe rapid charging to 90% in 5 minutes, and enhanced safety regarding overheating or shorting out. It could make its way into electric vehicles before long.
Coronita
September 26, 2012 @
6:37 PM
Tesla S…
That is all. Tesla S…
That is all.
svelte
September 26, 2012 @
8:38 PM
Yeah I walked into the Chevy Yeah I walked into the Chevy dealer the other day while killing time waiting for my car at a dealership and told them if they offer the $169/mo and no money down on the Volt again, to CALL ME.
July 27, 2010 @ 10:27 AM
From the LA Times:
Chevy
From the LA Times:
Chevy Volt to cost $41,000 before rebates
A federal tax credit and state rebate would bring the electric car’s price to $28,500 for Californians. Volt’s main rival, the Nissan Leaf, will start at $32,780 before subsidies. Both go on sale later this year.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-volt-20100727,0,7059556.story
July 27, 2010 @ 10:52 AM
I am, but not the volt
I am, but not the volt
July 27, 2010 @ 10:55 AM
I have a reservation for the
I have a reservation for the Leaf (put the $99 deposit down), but don’t know if I will follow through. It depends on how the process goes, what the lease rates will be and whether I get a free installation of an in-garage charger from the EV project through ECOtality.
July 27, 2010 @ 11:33 AM
Got to wait for the price to
Got to wait for the price to come down, or buy a 3 year old one maybe in 2015,
October 21, 2015
July 27, 2010 @ 11:54 AM
We’re not in the market for a
We’re not in the market for a new car right now. We’ve discussed getting a plug in hybrid or plug in electric as our next car.
I was an early adopter of the Toy. Highlander Hybrid. I love it and don’t regret the purchase, 5 years later. But hindsight being what it is… I should have waited till the 2nd year. There are a few glitches in those first models. (I bought the 2006 model in June 2005 – the first weekend they were available.)
Hopefully waiting will work for us in other purchase timing. If we get a plug in car, we’ll get solar panels… but we don’t want to get solar panels till we get a new roof – which is at least 5 years out.
July 27, 2010 @ 12:08 PM
Nor-LA-SD-guy wrote:Got to
[quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]Got to wait for the price to come down, or buy a 3 year old one maybe in 2015,
October 21, 2015[/quote]
With the subsidies, it’s probably smarter to buy a new electric car than a used one.
July 27, 2010 @ 1:48 PM
Someone I know (who reminds
Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s going to be a non polluter and save the plant, ad nauseum.
He was railing against the oil companies a few months ago and decrying the use of ALL fossil fuels.
So I found it kind of laugh out loud funny when we was recently posting about where he was going to take his surfing vacation in the south pacific. I guess his concern about his carbon footprint doesn’t extend to his frivolous jet travel for vacation.
July 27, 2010 @ 2:14 PM
meadandale wrote:Someone I
[quote=meadandale]Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s going to be a non polluter and save the plant, ad nauseum.
He was railing against the oil companies a few months ago and decrying the use of ALL fossil fuels.
So I found it kind of laugh out loud funny when we was recently posting about where he was going to take his surfing vacation in the south pacific. I guess his concern about his carbon footprint doesn’t extend to his frivolous jet travel for vacation.[/quote]
That wasn’t me…. but the jet is flying already. Adding another passenger won’t make a difference.
But if we all drive electric cars, line-dry out clothes, and plant a vegetable garden instead of a lawn, then we could make a difference. 😉
There are many ways of being environmentally conscious without sacrificing comfort and lifestyle.
July 28, 2010 @ 8:26 AM
briansd1 wrote:meadandale
[quote=briansd1][quote=meadandale]Someone I know (who reminds me a lot of brian…) has been posting on Facebook that he’s getting a Leaf. He goes on and on about how he’s his frivolous jet travel for vacation.[/quote]
That wasn’t me…. but the jet is flying already. Adding another passenger won’t make a difference.
But if we all drive electric cars, line-dry out clothes, and plant a vegetable garden instead of a lawn, then we could make a difference. 😉
There are many ways of being environmentally conscious without sacrificing comfort and lifestyle.[/quote]
If enough people don’t fly the jet won’t go
August 4, 2010 @ 12:24 PM
Looks like gas will be around
Looks like gas will be around for a while. I don’t have to worry about my car becoming obsolete.
September 26, 2012 @ 3:43 PM
“Those deals have brought the
“Those deals have brought the price of a two-year lease down as low as $169 a month at some dealerships from the standard $279 lease price. Considering that the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $31,500 — after a $7,500 federal tax credit — is relatively pricy for a compact car, Talati said he’d expected sales to have been boosted even higher by GM’s incentives.”
http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/30/autos/volt-sales/index.html
September 26, 2012 @ 5:24 PM
Many of the buyers of the
Many of the buyers of the Volt used to drive BMW.
September 26, 2012 @ 5:45 PM
Wait another month and maybe
Wait another month and maybe they pay you to drive the Volt. Of course it is on the backs of the bailout, just like the lame banksters.
January 18, 2011 @ 9:31 PM
I ride a bike to work (1 mile
I ride a bike to work (1 mile commute each way).
I don’t do pleasure driving anymore, seeing pictures of sea animals being drown in sludge in the Gulf makes me feel guilty whenever I use the car – driving only when necessary.
I still drive a gasoline car though
July 28, 2010 @ 7:33 AM
Toshiba’s announcement of the
Toshiba’s announcement of the SCiB . The battery’s specs claim 6,000+ charge/deep-discharge cycles with minor capacity loss, safe rapid charging to 90% in 5 minutes, and enhanced safety regarding overheating or shorting out. It could make its way into electric vehicles before long.
September 26, 2012 @ 6:37 PM
Tesla S…
That is all.
Tesla S…
That is all.
September 26, 2012 @ 8:38 PM
Yeah I walked into the Chevy
Yeah I walked into the Chevy dealer the other day while killing time waiting for my car at a dealership and told them if they offer the $169/mo and no money down on the Volt again, to CALL ME.