The FIRST retail delivery of a Chevy Volt is occurring this morning

[DainBramaged]

ON CNBC, beating the Nissan Leaf to market, and the car traded is a Toyota Prius!!!! More pictures to follow as the day progresses.

[nc4bo]

1. It's pretty.

Gosh, I hope the 1st year isn't a glitchful year and lots of time and quality is put into the cars.

I'd love to have one ;)

[dmallind]

2. ermmm....no. Leaf delivered 12/11

http://gas2.org/2010/12/13/first-nissan-leaf-delivered-to-u-s-costumer/2/

nice to see both of them start rolling out though.

[DainBramaged]

6. A press release to an unknown message board, for a car as important as the Leaf?

I have a bridge for you...do you even think that Nissan did that knowing GM had this occurring today? No pictures, no news in Automotive News, no press coverage??? And the Japanese press is here all over the car. Ants on a sugar cube.


Sure.

[DainBramaged]

3. Dashboard/interior pictures

[SidDithers]

4. Countdown to the first recall...nt

Sid

[DainBramaged]

5. Two words and they aren't Merry Christmas

You just have to be a (fill in the blank) always...

:eyes:

[snooper2]

7. I bet they got a pretty good trade in for that Prius

with Toyota's resell value and all :hi:

[maddezmom]

8. Looks like the Leaf is out as well

Nissan and G.M. Execs Deliver Electric Cars, Take Jabs at Toyota Prius
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS387718225920101214

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/12/15/20101215nissan-leaf-phoenix.html

http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-12-11/business/25186799_1_leaf-buyers-nissan-leaf-electric-cars#loopbegin

[social_critic]

9. The Prius is a much better engineering option

Those electric cars are gimmicks - too expensive. They'll be bought by rich kids who want to look green, but cost wise they're a loser. It's like solar power, sure looks nice, but it's a big loser.

The very best option is a vehicle with a 4 cyl engine using a high efficiency fuel such as methanol, working in extended hybrid mode with a 20 mile battery range. Money is better spent on lighter materials and keeping the tires inflated.

As for solar power, it costs way too much. It's more sensible to develop electricity meters to tell us what's the market price for the electricity we use, and then price the electricity according to the source. When the wind is blowing strong and power is generated by wind, people can be charged less and therefore CO2 emissions are lowered. It's a sensible solution, not glamorous, and costs a lot less. But people do like their circus, don't they?

[DainBramaged]

10. Yup, you have a clue.......the Chevy Volt has a gas engine to power a generator

to continuously charge the battery and power the electric motors.


If you knew what you were talking about you'd have an engineering degree and be working in the industry to move the industry forward, instead of yapping on a message board.

PS methanol as a daily use fuel? You have GOT to be kidding. It SUCKS at gas millage. Great for horsepower because the charge is cooler than petroleum, but again, if you knew what you were talking about...