Chevy Volt To Resume Production One Week Early Following Record Sales

surewouldoutlaw writes "On the heels of the news that the Chevy Volt had a record month, selling 2,289 units in March, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant where the car is made will be resuming production of the car one week early, reducing a five-week shutdown to just four weeks, the United Auto Workers union said Tuesday. The shutdown had been put in place to re-align supply with demand. Volt workers have also begun to lash out at Republican presidential candidates' criticisms of the car: 'They're attacking our car to get at the President...But our car is going to change the way America does business. It's a breath of fresh air.'"

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Re:Volt is a game changer.

[petman]

I wish Americans would stop using "gas" when they mean gasoline. Over here we have cars running on actual gas, as in, vapor hydrocarbon.

Re:Who Bought Them?

[DCFusor]

I did. I have nice, not quite fully loaded 2012 Volt, which I charge from my off-grid solar system. Yes, it's an expensive car as cars this size go, unless you compare it to cars of similar quality, quietness, handling, quickness, then it's actually kinda cheaper than the Audi or BMW alternatives - by a good bit.

I did have to upgrade my solar system a bit to be able to charge the car up more than once a day on good days. This has significant side benefits as when I don't need the excess for the car, I have it for the homestead/campus, and it's allowed me to not need backup generators during long periods of "dark" any more, as the larger array now makes enough even on cloudy days to run the computers, machines, welders and so on.

So, other than using my truck to take trash to the dumpster weekly, which uses about 4-5 gallons a year - I am now almost totally free of any use for gasoline at all.

And, I already didn't have a power bill, except for backup generation, which I no longer need either.

What the flying fuck is that worth? You can't say because you've never been there, and will whine and complain about it instead of doing what I did to get there - as in spending less than I made till I could afford to build my house, make it solar off grid, and buy this car - all with cash.

That's who buys them. Rich people who want to stay that way, or not have to be a wage slave to live. I get way over the usual 80% of my driving all electric - more like 95%, and am showing 165 mpg over the car's life so far (since oct 2011). The only reason it's not infinite is trips to the out of range dealer, and the deliberate burning of some gas (you have some control over this) when it's super cold outside, as you get both the shaft power and the heat that way - for once, almost 100% energy utilisation of the gas.

I traded in a 2010 Camaro SS for this car, and don't miss it. It's actually more agile, pulls almost the same gees in the corners, and is more fun to drive, with better transient response and flatter cornering.

I didn't make enough to get the full tax credit last year. Oh, crap - I'm not rich enough yet. So I wound up paying almost the same as I did for the Camaro for what is a far better car in almost every way. Yeah, it limits out a 101 mph, unlike the Camaro, but it's larger inside, you can see out better, it's tons quieter and better riding, and more agile in traffic by a lot. Everyone who gets a ride loves it, and everyone who I let drive it then wants to buy one.

Talk your trash AFTER you know your shit - drive one first. This car has fanboys that would make the apple crowd blush, and there's a very good reason for it. You can whine that they got government help all you want - all the car companies did. So, where's any other car at anything like this price and anywhere near this good? Leafs suck - and sell far fewer, even though they cost less. Whatcha gonna do when you run one down? Order up a tow truck with a generator and wait hours to charge it? Prius owners who drive Volts trade them in - the Prius is a cheap, noisy econo box by comparison - and ain't that much cheaper.