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Chevy Volt Not Green Enough For California

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-rebate-for-you dept.

thecarchik writes "The first two plug-in cars from major manufacturers will go head-to-head on warranties and lease prices: $350 a month for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, $349 for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Now the choice shifts to other measures, including electric and overall range, as well as the plug-in perks that states like California offer to early adopters to encourage them to opt for electric cars. This is where it gets interesting. While California loves the Nissan Leaf, current regulations deny Chevy Volt buyers two significant perks: a $5,000 rebate, and permission to drive solo in HOV Lanes."

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  1. Re:I'm puzzled by Ichijo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We are also committed to building a high-speed train from Barstow to Lodi, at astonishing cost.

    Even more astonishing than the cost of the $45 billion HSR line is the cost of the $80-150 billion alternative of expanding highways and airports just to move the same number of people.

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  2. Re:I'm puzzled by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Unfortunately, that isn't how cost psychology works...

    Any expenses necessary to maintain the status quo are simply necessary, or even "emergency". They don't count.

    Any expenses incurred deviating from the status quo are radical, fiscally imprudent experiments that we can ill-afford.

    Any attempt to actually assign numbers to these two categories, and compare them, makes you a pointy-headed wonk who is too boring for television.