Comments on: Chevy Volt Loses Volts

By: Pan_theFrog

Pan_theFrog — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:09:34 +0000

An idea to think about: A removable ‘trunk’ that contains a generator and fuel that has the ability to produce 75% of the energy to run the car (if it takes 100kw per hour, generate 75kw). Have this kick in when the battery hits 50% charge.
Use the weight reduction to increase battery size which will increase electric only range. Aim for 60 miles.
On days that one is traveling less then 60 miles, leave the ‘trunk’ at home. If you are going more then 60 take the ‘trunk’, and you should get around 100 miles of range. If you are running in the city you will get a lot more range as there are all those stoplights and traffic jams to charge up during.
The trunk can also be shared between cars, so one per family (assuming they have the same model car, or some smart company makes a universal connection)

By: BenSpark

BenSpark — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:40:57 +0000

So basically you could commute 40 miles daily on electricity and then gas the rest of the time? That is a huge money save right? Oh and I think this car is going to be in the Transformers movie along with the Chevy Beat. So if it doesn’t suck in the movie I bet people would be interested in buying it.

By: Sly

Sly — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:16:49 +0000

This isn’t so bad- most gas powered cars that I’ve owned can only travel 350 miles on a tank. It is unfortunate that when concept cars become real cars they lose some awesome points, but the average person couldn’t actually afford most concept vehicles if they were produced in their original concept form.