GM to begin testing electric car by spring

[Heracles 417]

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/09/autos/gm_e...sion=2007080913

GM is designing the highly-anticipated Volt to run 40 miles on battery power alone, reducing or even eliminating the need for drivers to fuel up an on-board gasoline-powered engine provided as a backup power source.

Yeeeeeahhh. Take that oil producing nations.

Why are we not providing grants for stuff like this??

[mawilson 2,133]

Well, GM already had a perfectly good electric car in the '90s - the EV1 - that

could run 110-160 miles on battery power alone, then killed it for no apparent

reason, citing their limited range.

Now, 10 years later, they design an inferior car which can run only up to 40 miles

on battery power. Boy, they really don't want these babies to sell, do they!

[Jasman0717 9]

400 miles on a charge must be right around the corner

[Heracles 417]

400 miles on a charge must be right around the corner

That may be a little hard to achieve, for now. But decent electric cars are certainly a possibility. Also decent in the terms of aesthetics rather than cars that look like they are out of a budget sci-fi film..

[Mirorgate 0]

Well, GM already had a perfectly good electric car in the '90s - the EV1 - that

could run 110-160 miles on battery power alone, then killed it for no apparent

reason, citing their limited range.

Now, 10 years later, they design an inferior car which can run only up to 40 miles

on battery power. Boy, they really don't want these babies to sell, do they!

early 80s my father had an electric kit car that that went about the 150-200 miles on electric alone. and dont worry MA... some greener will buy the car because its totaly green and not "big oil" dependant. even if its total ####### like the hybrids these days.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Well, GM already had a perfectly good electric car in the '90s - the EV1 - that

could run 110-160 miles on battery power alone, then killed it for no apparent

reason, citing their limited range.

Now, 10 years later, they design an inferior car which can run only up to 40 miles

on battery power. Boy, they really don't want these babies to sell, do they!

yup

Who Killed the Electric Car trailer

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MSBykAngDpY

[Dan J 277]

There is always this: http://www.teslamotors.com/ if you have the money.

[mawilson 2,133]

There is always this: http://www.teslamotors.com/ if you have the money.

Except they don't sell them. Yet. B)