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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Apr 2010
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Govt. Motors Chief drives Volt 10 feet. Amazed onlookers cheer.
"Jim" wrote in message
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BAR wrote:
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On 1-Aug-2010, Canuck57 wrote:
And more than 1/2 the value of the parts are made offshore, LMAO.
DAMN! Just like toyota's, honda's, nissan's.....what a fraud.
What is the live expectancy of the Volt's batteries?
10 years, but that's GM talking.
According to my battery expert it is about 400 cycles from charged to
drained and then the LIon batteries will be useless and in need of
replacement.
Your battery expert. Right.
GM is giving an 8 year, 100,000 warranty on the battery, whichever first.
If the car is used for 40 mile daily trips that's 2500 discharge cycles
to get to 100,000 miles and less than 7 years.
Either your "battery expert" is way off or GM is screwed.
Place your bet.
What is
the value of a Volt with a non-functioning battery pack? How much would
you pay for a used Prius with a non-functioning battery pack? Oh, and
what is it going to cost you to recycle your Volt battery pack? You can't
just pull it out and leave it in the garage or the backyard.
What does it cost you to recycle your car battery now when you buy a new
one? And your refrigerator?
Almost everything gets recycled at a profit.
That's why guys and gals are driving around in beat-up pickups looking
for free recyclable crap.
Where the hell have you been?
Jim - Math is your friend. I just call it arithmetic.
~~ Snerk ~~
Ah.. that Bertie.
Up here I'd take it to the metal recyclers and earn a few dollars for my
trouble.
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