will chevy volt decimate toyota yaris and others

[Sidicas]

Originally Posted by slothman86

So this is based on driving 40 miles a day only (how far does the range extender allow you to drive?)

Let's say...it extends the range 40 miles for sake of all fairness...

On the volt? It's 300 miles... Not only that, but the "range extender" is very easily replaceable.. You can yank it out of there and put in a hydrogen, fuel cell, or diesel range extender.. Whichever takes your fancy. All the range extender is, is a generator..

Originally Posted by slothman86

Anyone have a good reason why to buy, besides the "environmental" reason?

There's quite a few good reasons to buy, one of the more popular ones being that electric motors have ridiculous amounts of torque in them. I mean, there's not a single gas powered car out there that can really compete with the electric Tesla roadsters as far as I know. Gas powered cars have been around for ages, you'd think gas engines would have advanced to the point where they could leap the torque barriers without massive engine sizes and weight, but apparently not.

Electric cars are the next high end sports cars.. No doubt there. 0-60 in <3.7 seconds. And that is just the first generation of electric cars. Think about comparing the model-T to a modern high end sports car to see how much gas engine technology has evolved.. Then think of the Tesla roadsters as beating the doors off pretty much every gas car out there and realize that the roadsters are pretty much the model-T of electric cars. I expect to see the day where most cars on the highway can do 0-60 in less than a second with the right set of tires and advancements in electric engine tech..

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by Sidicas

On the volt? It's 300 miles... Not only that, but the "range extender" is very easily replaceable.. You can yank it out of there and put in a hydrogen, fuel cell, or diesel range extender.. Whichever takes your fancy. All the range extender is, is a generator..

There's quite a few good reasons to buy, one of the more popular ones being that electric motors have ridiculous amounts of torque in them. I mean, there's not a single gas powered car out there that can really compete with the electric Tesla roadsters as far as I know. Gas powered cars have been around for ages, you'd think gas engines would have advanced to the point where they could leap the torque barriers without massive engine sizes and weight, but apparently not.

Electric cars are the next high end sports cars.. No doubt there. 0-60 in <3.7 seconds. And that is just the first generation of electric cars. Think about comparing the model-T to a modern high end sports car to see how much gas engine technology has evolved.. Then think of the Tesla roadsters as beating the doors off pretty much every gas car out there and realize that the roadsters are pretty much the model-T of electric cars. I expect to see the day where most cars on the highway can do 0-60 in less than a second with the right set of tires and advancements in electric engine tech..

I've been trying to find out what kind of generator they used all day, where did you find that out? I even looked on the GM site...maybe I missed it? I know it was on wikipedia but the link doesn't work anymore...so

Oh well I found it and they are using a 1.4 L Motor so yes it is a generator.

So I'm guessing you have this 1.4 L that uses gas for those 300 miles. That's good and solves the getting stranded problem. It still doesn't get rid of the gas so It's a start but I think once the Plug-In Prius comes around there will really be no competition. Especially being what almost 20,000 less.