6 Years Ago Obama Promised To Buy a Chevy Volt, Now It’s Dead

[rightwinger]

GM cancelled six cars
Five of which are gas powered


Why do conservatives celebrate only the cancellation of the electric

 

[Weatherman2020]

Why would Republicans celebrate the demise of an American car?

Lemon like an Edsel.
Demise worth celebrating.

Promising technology

Why do conservatives celebrate every time an electric vehicle fails?

What is in it for you

So good Obama backed out of his promise to buy one.

 

[FJO]

GM cancelled six cars
Five of which are gas powered


Why do conservatives celebrate only the cancellation of the electric

First, there is the folly that recharging the battery in an electric car is cheaper than a tank of gas.

Second, the folly that taking everything into consideration, electric cars pollute less than gas powered ones.

Third, re-fueling a gas vehicle takes five minutes while recharging the battery takes over night.

Fourth, one can travel up to 450-500 miles with a gas powered vehicle,

What's not to celebrate at the demise of a useless and overly expensive lemon?

 

[rightwinger]

Why would Republicans celebrate the demise of an American car?

Lemon like an Edsel.
Demise worth celebrating.

Promising technology

Why do conservatives celebrate every time an electric vehicle fails?

What is in it for you

So good Obama backed out of his promise to buy one.

Did he?

Show me

 

[rightwinger]

GM cancelled six cars
Five of which are gas powered


Why do conservatives celebrate only the cancellation of the electric

First, there is the folly that recharging the battery in an electric car is cheaper than a tank of gas.

Second, the folly that taking everything into consideration, electric cars pollute less than gas powered ones.

Third, re-fueling a gas vehicle takes five minutes while recharging the battery takes over night.

Fourth, one can travel up to 450-500 miles with a gas powered vehicle,

What's not to celebrate at the demise of a useless and overly expensive lemon?

It is far from useless

Why do you oppose alternative fuels. What is in it for you?

 

[blastoff]

You know that deplorable trumpanzees can's quit Former President Obama when they go on about the kind of car he may or may not have wanted to buy six years ago.....

Did you have to duck?

 

[Pilot1]

People want big Trucks, and SUV's. They DON'T want electric vehicles, and hybrids. They are NO MORE environmentally friendly than Internal Combustion Engine cars, anyway, which can actually meet, or exceed people's transportation NEEDS.

 

[Roudy]

Obama shoveled a lot of bullshit which the Left and fake news media constantly gave him a pass for.

 

[FJO]

People want big Trucks, and SUV's. They DON'T want electric vehicles, and hybrids. They are NO MORE environmentally friendly than Internal Combustion Engine cars, anyway, which can actually meet, or exceed people's transportation NEEDS.

Hell, even cars are becoming obsolete.

Ford no longer makes cars.
GM killed Oldsmobile and Pontiac.

Minivans are the vehicles of the future and they are the real McCoy, because they are every bit as good as an SUV with the beautiful convenience of sliding back doors.

 

[Roudy]

People want big Trucks, and SUV's. They DON'T want electric vehicles, and hybrids. They are NO MORE environmentally friendly than Internal Combustion Engine cars, anyway, which can actually meet, or exceed people's transportation NEEDS.

I wouldn't have a problem getting a high performance electric vehicle, there are a few good ones like the Tesla model P out there. The number one major drawback for me is that at best it takes two to three hours every time you want to charge it, and if you use a regular charger, well, that could take up to eight hours. The other drawback is the limited distance you can travel, before having to charge, which takes hours.

In comparison to the convenience of just driving up to a gas station and filling up your tank in less than five minutes. Perhaps hydrogen technology is the future, but I hear the technology has a long way to go and can be explosive.

 

[blastoff]

GM cancelled six cars
Five of which are gas powered


Why do conservatives celebrate only the cancellation of the electric

All six of which were cancelled for the same reason. The public wasn’t interested in buying them while factories continued to churn them out. That one happens to be electric powered isn’t that important to me. It’s just a part of the overall GM problem of its failure to follow and properly interpret consumer demand and translate it into product development planning that produced vehicles the public would want to buy.

Several high priced suits had to be asleep at their respective switches for a few years for this to happen.

 

[FJO]

GM cancelled six cars
Five of which are gas powered


Why do conservatives celebrate only the cancellation of the electric

In my life, through the years, I had two Oldsmobiles and four Pontiacs.

Through all those years - when I was young - I resisted buying a Buick, because I observed that while not all old men drive Buicks, all Buicks are driven by old men.

When GM killed Oldsmobile and Pontiac I swore I would never buy a GM product again.

Now that I am old, I might consider buying a Buick.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

People want big Trucks, and SUV's. They DON'T want electric vehicles, and hybrids. They are NO MORE environmentally friendly than Internal Combustion Engine cars, anyway, which can actually meet, or exceed people's transportation NEEDS.

Now, now, I love my hybrids, like the Highlander and RX350h. When I can get up to 38 mpg , I am more than content to not pay highway taxes through gasoline.. yeah, another tax loophole that I legally use...

 

[WillPower]

I test-drove a Volt...it was like driving a freaking space-ship....no sound...you could hear yourself breathe...if you weren't rocking the extraordinary Bose sound system. Six airbags and no destination anxiety because it also had a gas motor (not connected to the drive-train). I promised myself I'd buy one when the e-range hit 50 miles and the price came down. The range did hit 50 but the price never came down. I also thought GM should have branded it a Cadillac instead of a Chevy....hard to pay $40K for a Chevy.

 

[rightwinger]

When did Obama promise to buy a Chevy Volt?

 

[WillPower]

When did Obama promise to buy a Chevy Volt?

When I'm not president, I'll drive a Volt

 

[rightwinger]

I test-drove a Volt...it was like driving a freaking space-ship....no sound...you could hear yourself breathe...if you weren't rocking the extraordinary Bose sound system. Six airbags and no destination anxiety because it also had a gas motor (not connected to the drive-train). I promised myself I'd buy one when the e-range hit 50 miles and the price came down. The range did hit 50 but the price never came down. I also thought GM should have branded it a Cadillac instead of a Chevy....hard to pay $40K for a Chevy.

Hard to pay $40k for a Chevy


Unless it is a Corvette

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

It's only an Obama promise. It's not as though he had any intention of keeping his word.

 

[MindWars]

No surprise there. He lied to that lady who he said he would pay her mortgage too.

 

[WillPower]

I test-drove a Volt...it was like driving a freaking space-ship....no sound...you could hear yourself breathe...if you weren't rocking the extraordinary Bose sound system. Six airbags and no destination anxiety because it also had a gas motor (not connected to the drive-train). I promised myself I'd buy one when the e-range hit 50 miles and the price came down. The range did hit 50 but the price never came down. I also thought GM should have branded it a Cadillac instead of a Chevy....hard to pay $40K for a Chevy.

Hard to pay $40k for a Chevy


Unless it is a Corvette