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Republican opinion-makers have found a new demon: the US auto industry. Especially demonic are its efforts to build more fuel-efficient cars and Democrats' encouragement of these efforts. Hooray, because Detroit could afford to be taken down a notch or two.
The author (no science in his background) uses the bulk of his space to break down the science behind the Volt. His thesis is that gas goes bad if it stays unused in the tank too long. So stop trying to save gas or your gas will go bad, idiot unionists.
Quoted: You have in GM's Volt a perfect car of the Age of Obama -- or at least the Honeymoon of Obama, before the reality principle kicks in.
Quoted: The public now has no idea what to expect -- except miracles, reconciling all opposites, turning all hard choices into gauzy win-wins. Thanks to Detroit, his honeymoon is about to end before it begins.
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agree, this is a pretty dumb article. sounds like every bad possible arguement is thrown out there against the volt.
i mean if GM is lying about battery performance, the combined engine mileage, and the practicality of plugging in - then gas staying in the tank long enough to go bad will not be a problem will it?
I have my doubts about the volt, but not for any of those reasons. I just don't think (based on intermittent updates in the past year) that even a healthy GM would be able to deliver it for under $40,000 or at least not anywhere low enough to make it a viable alternative to the hybrids and high mileage vehicles of the Japanese auto fleets.
but I don't understand why everyone is suddenly unwilling to make what amounts to a long term loan to the auto industry for a fraction of what we've already given out in stimulus checks and AIG money.