General Motors launch new electric hybrid car in US

[FLAprogressive]

The Opec oil crisis of the early 1970s, Jeffrey Kaffee, a former commercial pilot, remembers, led to huge frustration at long petrol queues. Lesson learnt, years later Kaffee became a Prius owner. Then, last week, he moved on to General Motors' new plug-in electric hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt.

Kaffee was on holiday in Florida when the car came in to his local dealership, in Denville, New Jersey. The sellers flew him back for the day to take the silver-coloured five-door saloon for a spin."We drove it a lot," he said. "The car was on all day. It was after 2 o'clock when I was finished for the day and I looked down and it had half a battery to go. It was doing fine."

Impressed by the test run, Kaffee, who is now an estate agent, decided to make the car his main commuting vehicle.

The Volt is the first extended-range electric vehicle to be made for the mass market by one of the big US carmakers, and hits the streets at the same time as the Nissan Leaf, an entirely electric hatchback.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/19/general-motors-hybrid-chevrolet-volt

[Igel]

1. Perhaps a "five-door sedan" would be more appropriate to drive.

I mean really, do we need 5-door saloons careening down our freeways?

(On the other hand, during rush-hour stoppages on the way home driving on the I-10 in LA or I-45 northbound in Houston a 5-door saloon stopped next to me just might not be a temptation I could refuse.)

Spell-checkers gone wild. Last night I read an article about booze in Xmas baked goods, including bourbon, rum, and "ruby pork." Who knew we fermented pig and put it in baked goods--much less that when it fermented it turned a deep red color?

[Edweird]

2. You understand that is an article from the UK, right?

[spanone]

3. bwahahahahaaa....new meaning to drink & drive

it actually means sedan....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saloon_(automobile)