Comments on: Chevy Volt knocked aside by "bullish" competitor Nissan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ken Grubb http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/comment-page-1/#comment-90626 Ken Grubb Thu, 15 May 2008 22:47:40 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/#comment-90626 Nissan will join Tesla, ZENN, ZAP, Phoenix and Think building EVs (Electric Vehicles) over the next 4 years. It's unlikely anyone will produce enough volume to saturate the market anytime soon, so there's plenty of room in the pool. It's about danged time we started getting factory EVs. Perhaps Toyota will revive and rejuvenate it's RAV4 EV with Li-ion batteries. Plug-ins (PHEVs) are very desirable, and for many they'll need that security for a while until EV charging stations are in every gas station. But PHEVs should be viewed as a step towards REVs (Range Extending Vehicles) and/or EVs. Volt and PHEV Priuses can peacefully co-exist with Nissan EVs for at least another decade. Nissan will join Tesla, ZENN, ZAP, Phoenix and Think building EVs (Electric Vehicles) over the next 4 years. It’s unlikely anyone will produce enough volume to saturate the market anytime soon, so there’s plenty of room in the pool. It’s about danged time we started getting factory EVs. Perhaps Toyota will revive and rejuvenate it’s RAV4 EV with Li-ion batteries.

Plug-ins (PHEVs) are very desirable, and for many they’ll need that security for a while until EV charging stations are in every gas station. But PHEVs should be viewed as a step towards REVs (Range Extending Vehicles) and/or EVs.

Volt and PHEV Priuses can peacefully co-exist with Nissan EVs for at least another decade.

]]> By: jerry Cherry http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/comment-page-1/#comment-90250 jerry Cherry Wed, 14 May 2008 14:43:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/#comment-90250 Matt Jensen obviously doesn't know much about GM's E-Flex platform, nor anything about the three or more models that will shortly follow the VOLT. This article is a piece of lazy journalism. Nor is the simple EV_1 type limited capability EV that osn is putting out there any match for the long range, practical capabilities of the Volt and its siblings. The EV Ghosn is building was shown to be ipractical 15 years ago when it came out as an EV-1, Toyota Rav4 or Honda EV, all dreadful failures because of range limitations and excessive recharge times. Nissan is building a fleet of can't-do vehicles that will give EVs a bad name all over again. Another blunder by Ghosn. Matt Jensen obviously doesn’t know much about GM’s E-Flex platform, nor anything about the three or more models that will shortly follow the VOLT. This article is a piece of lazy journalism.
Nor is the simple EV_1 type limited capability EV that osn is putting out there any match for the long range, practical capabilities of the Volt and its siblings. The EV Ghosn is building was shown to be ipractical 15 years ago when it came out as an EV-1, Toyota Rav4 or Honda EV, all dreadful failures because of range limitations and excessive recharge times. Nissan is building a fleet of can’t-do vehicles that will give EVs a bad name all over again. Another blunder by Ghosn.

]]> By: Chevy Volt Guy http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/comment-page-1/#comment-90236 Chevy Volt Guy Wed, 14 May 2008 13:22:33 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/13/chevy-volt-knocked-aside-by-bullish-competitor-nissan/#comment-90236 I think the new A123 technology they are putting into the Volt is a great step in the right direction. We need more vendors to supply batteries and other components if we ever expect hybrids to be affordable. Learn more about the volt at http://www.chevy-volt.net I think the new A123 technology they are putting into the Volt is a great step in the right direction. We need more vendors to supply batteries and other components if we ever expect hybrids to be affordable.

Learn more about the volt at http://www.chevy-volt.net

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