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Of course, we know the Volt is a lie, but it's gratifying to see GM already caught twisting and turning in the throes of that lie.
| Back when GM was fighting the ZEV mandate in 2000, they created a con-job about "leasing the batteries", as if that diminishes the cost... Lithium is just too expensive, unproven, and inferior to NiMH or Lead-acid and now, GM is finally admitting that. The only proven batteries that amortizes out to less than 6 cents per mile, are non-toxic and recycleable are LEAD and NIMH. The same batteries California Air Resources Board staff labelled, ironically, as "more expensive than fuel cells"!! It would be funny, except for what's at stake: oil wars, oil pollution, the health damage from oil refineries, killing of the EV, and so on. "GM considers renting batteries to Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid buyers 13th August 2007 "[GM] may reportedly allow buyers of its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car to rent the vehicle's expensive battery as a way of pricing the vehicle at a comparable level to a...conventional powertrain...The lithium-ion nanophosphate battery system being developed by GM with A123Systems is planned to give a battery-only range of around 40 miles and last for at least 10 years. The gasoline saved by the vehicle would release funds for battery rental, giving a similar overall running cost. "...Toyota is delaying the launch of...[it's version of] lithium-ion batteries...GM...are investing in nanophospate technology which they consider more robust and less prone to overheat." GUESS WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT BATTERIES, GM OR TOYOTA!! http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/13-08-07_4 |
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