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14. Consumer choices rise and fall with the price of gas.....

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 08:46 PM

Apr 2012

We remember how high gasoline prices in late 2007 and early 2008 led to a scramble for smaller, gas-efficient vehicles. Then came the Great Recession with a nearly 50% reduction in gasoline prices. Consumers gravitated back toward SUVs, Pick-up trucks and gas-guzzling mini-vans.

Now with the price of gas rising along with increased demand, consumers are back to thinking about smaller, more efficient vehicles. And so it goes......

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After Record Sales, Chevy Volt Production Will Resume One Week Early [View all] SunSeeker Apr 2012 OP

it's amazing what $4 gas will do. ejpoeta Apr 2012 #1

“They’re attacking our car to get at the President,” ashling Apr 2012 #6

Wait, I thought the Volt was a big failure LynneSin Apr 2012 #2

That was the Republican talking point a few weeks ago. DCBob Apr 2012 #4

I know two people who have them Skittles Apr 2012 #7

Thanks OverDone Apr 2012 #21

what is your fucking problem? Skittles Apr 2012 #24

Yes people like them Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #35

that's so weird veganlush Apr 2012 #3

here's the link to the story mentioned above, which I saw on facebook veganlush Apr 2012 #5

They start and stop production regularly jeff47 Apr 2012 #9

thank veganlush Apr 2012 #29

As soon as three year-old Chevy Volts hit the market, I'm gonna get one used. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #8

The battery will have about 4 years left on it then. tabasco Apr 2012 #26

I don't know why they would charge that much just for a battery? Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #33

Because they're really big and made of expensive materials? tabasco Apr 2012 #36

just because it is big Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #37

I'm sure you're right. tabasco Apr 2012 #50

The manufacturers need to think this through Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #51

Bollocks...eom Kolesar Apr 2012 #41

The Volt battery has an 8 year warranty. tinrobot Apr 2012 #54

Wonder how many of those sales were in California? n2doc Apr 2012 #10

HUGE DEAL! CARPOOL LANE ACCESS! HUGE DEAL HERE IN L.A. K8-EEE Apr 2012 #11

K & R n/t Tx4obama Apr 2012 #12

fed rebate is $7500 for a MRSP of $31,600 wordpix Apr 2012 #13

Consumer choices rise and fall with the price of gas..... Swede Atlanta Apr 2012 #14

I saw one here in Fargo just the other day. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #15

See? Obama's strategy of higher gas prices is working! thesquanderer Apr 2012 #16

But will this news cause The Wizard Apr 2012 #17

2,289 sold in March is a JOKE Zax2me Apr 2012 #18

A "joke"? You don't understand the challenges of selling EVs. farmbo Apr 2012 #19

With $4 gas, the joke's on those not buying one. tinrobot Apr 2012 #20

More like $100-$200/month compared to gas car that gets 40 mpg. SmellyFeet Apr 2012 #23

40 mpg? Why do Ev bashers always use max for ICE economy dmallind Apr 2012 #25

Don't forget to factor in resale value tinrobot Apr 2012 #53

FYI I'm buying one. Zax2me Apr 2012 #52

More joke cars then: dmallind Apr 2012 #22

Aveo, Cobalt, HHR, STS are no longer in production high density Apr 2012 #28

Or you could have had the sense to look at most recent sales dmallind Apr 2012 #30

If they're selling so great let's stop subsidizing them to the tune of $7500 or $10000 a pop high density Apr 2012 #27

Sure - when we stop subsiding ICEs and oil a thousand times more heavily. dmallind Apr 2012 #31

I would buy one if they were $15000 Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #34

I wish they would reduce the price Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #32

I agree, Rosa Liber-AL Apr 2012 #38

It makes sense for people who value reducing carbon emissions and the impact of habit destruction... Kolesar Apr 2012 #42

Well, if the environment is of such a concern... Liber-AL Apr 2012 #43

Generating electricity with photovoltaics probably gets more CO2 reductions per dollar spent Kolesar Apr 2012 #45

The Volt doesn't use photovoltaics does it? Liber-AL Apr 2012 #49

Maybe they should do a Spring Sale for a week Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2012 #46

One other question: Liber-AL Apr 2012 #39

Its a lithium-ion battery. Angleae Apr 2012 #40

Ohhhh, I see... It has the same kind of battery that burns your jaw if Liber-AL Apr 2012 #44

That's the one. Angleae Apr 2012 #47

Huh? "gasp"... thanks a lot... Now I am even more pessimistic! Liber-AL Apr 2012 #48