adric22 said:
I do not understand the hostility towards the Volt in this group. I heavily considered a Volt for a while. . . . . . . . . . . . . . snip
perhaps I can explain - it's not hostility toward the Volt per se, rather the hostility is towards GM ... if you want to call it hostility. I'd call it exhaspiration. Why? You only have to look what's going on.
GM builts the Volt so an ALARM goes of if you unplug it ... regardless if it's been done charging for a week.
GM works towards EV parking legislation that favors (at least in CA) ticketing EV's that might be parked NEXT to a Volt - in hopes the Volt'er would plug you in at an airport ... even though the Volt could get home from the airport on gas.
GM folks are working in conjunction with the SAE to foil Chademo quick charging ... even though they souldn't even give a rip about charge plugs ... because as far as I can tell, they're not even WORKING on introducing an EV, even in limited production . . . . yet they want to have a say-so, in a plug design?
Just little things like that.