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Americans are going to have to do more than support bailing out the companies/unions every 5 years. They are going to have to fucking buy American! Otherwise we don't care. Fucking proles...
Let's have a truthful talk about the cost of the Volt.
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How many of SSGT ThreeDweeb's prized possessions were made in the USA, I wonder?
"Buy American" is hard to do, and when the Chinese get into the US market....
And the Volt is outselling the Leaf by how much? (I'm not criticizing the Leaf, both are high technology cars that need years to amortize and make a return. Remember how much the first cell phone was? The first computer?)
And the Bush administration helped make the Prius that success. As these vehicles become more commonplace, their sales will increase; just as the Prius did.
Not so fast junior, Toyota pays American company who invented the technology a license fee.
Feel free to indicate which points don't apply.
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It is hilarious watching libtardiots defending a business model which is LOSING money as if that is the norm. It is not. Of course this is what passes for intelligence in libtardiot worlds. I guess since gobblement motors thinks they have the taxpayer as a fucking piggy bank they don't have to worry about profit margins or making money like other businesses.
Fuck no. Just cozy up to the bank of Uncle Barry Sotoero
Fuck no. Just cozy up to the bank of Uncle Barry Sotoero
Did you skip college like most of your klan brothers. I see you get your news from fox, like most white trash ged's.
Yes, it is definitely trending up. Sales look to be over 20,000 this year, and it is the most popular electric car in this country.
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When the biggest (if not the only) selling point is the gas mileage (or lack of need for gas) american car buyers are a fickle lot. When the gas prices shot up in 2006 & 2007, plenty of people ordered Smartcars. But when the price of gas came way back down, many of those buyers never bought the cars they ordered.
Looks like the Volt's time may be right around the corner. I am just glad they will be available for the next shock.
http://moneymorning.com/ob/controversial-investigation-spawns-new-oil-fears/
Dune, I agreed with you that the numbers would drop as more were produced, but you continue to ignore one important factor. They stopped producing them to meet actual inventory needs which was less than predicted... They simply aren't selling enough, hence the need to shut down the plant. This changes the factors used in Bob Lutz figures which were, in comparison to the reality, extremely optimistic. It will take far longer to make up for the production cost of a car that is, often, valueless to people in certain areas of the country for a large part of the year.
What this article ignores is that the Reuters article factored in the cost as to vehicle sold and said "as of now"... This one simply predicts that lots will be sold while the sales figures do not match the prediction.
If they made them useful year round all across the nation I'd say that this car would sell better. It isn't ugly, necessarily, just useless in cold weather conditions due to battery loss...
When I said the car sucks, it is because it does. There is not enough improvement to regular vehicles to make it worth it to a large portion of the population. They need to give you more in some way to make it draw more. This is what Tesla did, it made it extremely cool and fast... People line up to buy one, the other they shut down the plant and lay people off in order to drop inventory so that they can meet the reality.
What this article ignores is that the Reuters article factored in the cost as to vehicle sold and said "as of now"... This one simply predicts that lots will be sold while the sales figures do not match the prediction.
If they made them useful year round all across the nation I'd say that this car would sell better. It isn't ugly, necessarily, just useless in cold weather conditions due to battery loss...
When I said the car sucks, it is because it does. There is not enough improvement to regular vehicles to make it worth it to a large portion of the population. They need to give you more in some way to make it draw more. This is what Tesla did, it made it extremely cool and fast... People line up to buy one, the other they shut down the plant and lay people off in order to drop inventory so that they can meet the reality.
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Why in the hell would I drive a volt over 7.3l power stroke F250 4x4?
Hell, I could put the piece of shit volt in the back of my truck and drive it arond
Hell, I could put the piece of shit volt in the back of my truck and drive it arond
So what, Dixie troll? The smart car has a lower sticker price, much smaller and has several other advantages.
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I could put a smart car in the back of my F250. Literally.
So, I can put in the back and let you pay for all the gas? I don't know why you think that is a disadvantage. My penis is plenty big enough. I don't need a F250.
The smart car can't even pull the small trailer for our goats, let alone a horse trailer... I need something more than that.