will chevy volt decimate toyota yaris and others

[why?]

the biggest problem of all is where the electricity comes from, and how much it costs. If it ends up costing more anyways, and polluting more to boot, what exactly is the point?

[Kal-El]

How can a car that costs 3 times as much as a Yaris decimate it? The Volt will have zero effect on Yaris sales.

There also seems to be this idea that the Volt has a limited range. It is only limited in the same way any other car is - when it runs out of gas. Keep gas in the Volt, and its gas powered generator will keep it going as far as you need.

Cross country trip? No problem.

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by why?

the biggest problem of all is where the electricity comes from, and how much it costs. If it ends up costing more anyways, and polluting more to boot, what exactly is the point?

It has been shown time and again that even if the electricity comes from the dirtiest source - coal - that it is still 70% cleaner at the wheel than burning gasoline.

As for cost, I assume you are referring to the electricity and not the vehicle itself. I live in one of the most expensive areas of the world for electricity (as I write this we are paying $0.124/kWh) and my cost per mile with an EV is roughly 25% what gasoline costs me.

If you are referring to the cost of the vehicle remember that you are not comparing apples to apples. Many of the costs of the ownership of a gasoline burning car are absent with EVs such as oil changes, air filters, tune ups, clutch/transmission fluids and wear, etc.

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by BailOut

It has been shown time and again that even if the electricity comes from the dirtiest source - coal - that it is still 70% cleaner at the wheel than burning gasoline.

As for cost, I assume you are referring to the electricity and not the vehicle itself. I live in one of the most expensive areas of the world for electricity (as I write this we are paying $0.124/kWh) and my cost per mile with an EV is roughly 25% what gasoline costs me.

If you are referring to the cost of the vehicle remember that you are not comparing apples to apples. Many of the costs of the ownership of a gasoline burning car are absent with EVs such as oil changes, air filters, tune ups, clutch/transmission fluids and wear, etc.

except you have the 1.4 L engine in there as well... won't this require maint?

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by slothman86

except you have the 1.4 L engine in there as well... won't this require maint?

Yes, it will, because the Volt is a hybrid - not an EV. The poster that I quoted gave me the impression that he was speaking about EVs in general rather than just the Volt, and that's what I was speaking to.