Electric Auto

The price of the upcoming Chevrolet Volt has been revealed: $41,000

The all electric car for everyone? The Volt could be that car.  Only time will tell, once the initial excitement of Volt’s release has settled and the car gets some heavy use by average drivers, only then the Volt be proven a success or something other than success.

We can only wonder where the electric car would be today had the EV-1 research continued on and not have been stopped and entirely killed in 1999? Fast forward to the summer of 2008 when gas prices sky rocketed through the roof, and all the car companies are scrambling to get out an electric car. GM would have had a 10 + years to refine and perfect a high quality electric car. In 2008 the car would have been ready for the huge surge in demand that it would have enjoyed.

The Volt is set to be released in 2010 and it is one of the most important new cars GM has ever produced. The volt will be different than other current hybrid offerings in the fact the sole propulsion system will come from the electric motor. The Volt will contain a gasoline powered motor, but it’s sole purpose will be to provide power to the electric motor. A solar charging roof option will also be available.