Every year, thousands of people...

> die at home in bed. Let's ban beds.
> are injured using power tools, lawn mowers and snow blowers. These devices must be taken off the market.
> are hurt, or die while skiing, rock climbing, sailing, bicycling, skateboarding. Better make those things illegal.
> are killed or injured using ladders. Better develop a totally safe ladder or license the use of them.
> are killed or injured in car accidents. Let's stop all driving.

And occasionally, a rechargeable battery will overheat and catch fire.

The Volt is overpriced and far from perfect, but the concept is a good one. And in all likelihood it's the first of a legion of cars that run on electric motors with a generator engine as a back up.

When the first gas engined cars came out they also had a lot of critics.

John, would you feel differently if GM had kept Saab alive and made it the platform for their electric vehicles and the Volt was a version of the 9-5?

• It's actually getting serious now., John Myers, Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:24:15
  • Re: It's actually getting serious now., BobS, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:04:48
    • battery-charging room ventilation, AeroEd, Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:05:27
      • Re: battery-charging oxygen, BobS, Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:28:27
        • Re: battery-charging oxygen, AeroEd, Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:19:46
        • My shadow behaves most days Bob., John Myers, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:22:21
  • Well let's see..., Noel, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:19:56 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Lest we forget the cones of death., John Myers, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:40:46
      • Valid reasons for "cones of death"., Bill Homer , Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:56:50
        • Ouch!, John Myers, Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:20:05
    • Critics aren't always a bad thing..., John G, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:10:57
    • I felt the same way about the EV-1., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:13:37
      • More dangerous? Do you have any evidence?, Noel, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:10:46
        • Just that a car filled with lead/acid batteries is, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:10:17
          • Um..., ELaw , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:57:04
            • You're right, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:07:37
              • Re: You're right, ELaw , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:23:41
                • It's all risky., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:59:51
                  • Heh..., ELaw , Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:15:32
                    • Like I said. In this particular thread., John Myers, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:05:31
                    • That's what I thought-- NiMH and LiON, Noel, Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:43:04
      • I disagree,, Rich, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:55:40
        • Great point!, Noel, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:04:44
          • I hate tire work!, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:19:03
          • that is a long standing point..., Snowmobile , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:42:24
            • Petroleum has two big advantages, Bruce, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:06:18
              • The charging station will require more subsidies., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:17:20
            • You know..., Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:51:18
              • They have had walkaway safe reactors for years., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:13:44
              • there're some certain limits, Siegfried, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:11:49
                • Re: there're some certain limits, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:16:12
                  • oh, that's a good idea, Siegfried, Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:29:37
                    • Hiroshima and Nagasaki, John Myers, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:12:48
                      • yes, that's a famous man, Siegfried, Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:24:22
                        • If he had owned a SAAB Thor would have let him be. n/m, John Myers, Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:34:25
  • Sensationalism, Coggs, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:32:48
    • One or two maybe., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:16:37
  • Re: It's actually getting serious now., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:25:01
    • Risk vs reward., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:21:06
      • Huh?, ELaw , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:59:05
      • Re: time, Siegfried, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:29:41
        • Umm, ANWR?, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:33:22
      • excuse me, AeroEd, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:26:17
        • Apple does pretty well without susidies., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:24:52
          • Re:, Siegfried, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:29:01
            • I'm serious., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:48:15
  • Is it?, Siegfried, Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:09:06
    • Is it? worth it?, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:26:22
      • Re: Is it? worth it?, Bruce, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:00:28
        • Bell Labs invented the transistor., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:41:24
      • OT re: Edison, Siegfried, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:14:35
        • Regardless how Edison did what he did, John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:03:20
  • The perils of testing till failure..., MI-Roger , Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:04:31
    • The Vauxhall/Opel V6 made it to 17000 rpm., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:30:30
      • A high RPM flex plate does wonders to concrete block, MI-Roger , Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:53:45
        • They should record that stuff., John Myers, Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:02:23

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