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Old 04-29-09, 06:22 AM
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Default Chevy Volt death watch....DOE puts funds on hold



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The Chevy Volt Deathwatch continues... today we've found out via Automotive News that the Department of Energy has put a hold on the $10.3 billion in taxpayer money (http://priuschat.com/news/after-gove...6-bln-build-it) I told you about a couple of weeks ago that GM requested in order to finish the Volt and its underlying technology. The money is being held up due to GM's inability to pass a "financial viability test in order to simply survive."

And so the Chevy Volt Deathwatch continues...

You have to wonder - if the US Gov't instead took that $2.6B and said, $10K to $20K of Tax Credit towards ANY American branded car.

*versus*

$2.6B to build only 20,000 units of Volt, and GM still does not make any profit ?

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Old 04-29-09, 06:26 AM
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I wonder how much they have spent on advertising for this thing.
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Old 04-29-09, 06:37 AM
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hell...doesn't even have to be any American car could be just any car in America and that would get the economy going.
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yep as long as you can buy American made Accords and Camry's I'd be for it.
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The Chevy Volt appears it's gonna be stillborn. Rest In Peace Volt...
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If the expected selling price, even at a loss, is still in the $40K+ range for the Volt it isn't just GM that has financial viability issues, it's the Volt.
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"Who killed the electric car II" will be due for release Summer 2010.
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What a joke. I wouldnt give a squirt of **** to save GM if they were on fire
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