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by Coito ergo sum » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:22 pm
Chevy's sales puffery is as follows ---
Electricity is an extremely affordable way to power a car - the average American pays less than 12 cents per kilowatt hour. If the average American drives less than 40 miles, it will cost about $1.50 a day for electricity. That's about the same annual cost as running a common household appliance. To save even more, some utility companies recommend charging overnight for off-peak rates and may even offer incentives to customers who do so.
http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/def ... re/volt.do
If it's really a dollar and a half a day, that would be amazing. But, something doesn't sit right about their numbers.
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by leo-rcc » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:24 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote:It doesn't make any sense to use coal or oil power plants, because you lose like 70% of the energy in burning the fossil fuel, converting it to electrical power and then transporting it over miles of power lines. It would be better for the environment just to burn gasoline in the car. We need nuclear. Without it, we can't generate enough electricity for this to work. It's just not feasible.
I agree. I've been saying that for years.
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by Azathoth » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:32 pm
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by Coito ergo sum » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:36 pm
Ian wrote:Can't wait to buy my new car!
Oooooh! What are you going to name it?????
Here's your dreamcatcher for the rearview mirror:
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by Kristie » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:45 pm
How much trunk space do you get with one of those? Is it possible to put 3 carseats in the back? Hubby has a truck, but we'd like to get rid of it and get a car that the kids will still fit in.
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by Ian » Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:49 pm
Kristie wrote:
How much trunk space do you get with one of those? Is it possible to put 3 carseats in the back? Hubby has a truck, but we'd like to get rid of it and get a car that the kids will still fit in.
There's plenty of trunk space for me, and it's remarkably roomy for backseat passengers. You can easily fit two carseats in the back, but no way could there be three. Like any other sedan or coupe, it's not really meant for five people unless three are squished together in the back, and that can't be done with carseats.
If you put the third carseat in the front passenger seat I suppose you could fit two adults plus three kids in the car. But one aduly would have to lie down in a fetal position in the trunk area. It's not so bad; being a coupe, the trunk has windows over it.
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by Feck » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:53 am
Ian wrote:Kristie wrote:
How much trunk space do you get with one of those? Is it possible to put 3 carseats in the back? Hubby has a truck, but we'd like to get rid of it and get a car that the kids will still fit in.
There's plenty of trunk space for me, and it's remarkably roomy for backseat passengers. You can easily fit two carseats in the back, but no way could there be three. Like any other sedan or coupe, it's not really meant for five people unless three are squished together in the back, and that can't be done with carseats.
If you put the third carseat in the front passenger seat I suppose you could fit two adults plus three kids in the car. But one aduly would have to lie down in a fetal position in the trunk area. It's not so bad; being a coupe, the trunk has windows over it.
Please remember to disable passenger air bags if you are going to put a child's car seat in the front !
If I had known that this post would sit there for an hour at the top of the page I would have said something more interesting......
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by maiforpeace » Sun Aug 01, 2010 2:09 am
Feck wrote:Ian wrote:Kristie wrote:
How much trunk space do you get with one of those? Is it possible to put 3 carseats in the back? Hubby has a truck, but we'd like to get rid of it and get a car that the kids will still fit in.
There's plenty of trunk space for me, and it's remarkably roomy for backseat passengers. You can easily fit two carseats in the back, but no way could there be three. Like any other sedan or coupe, it's not really meant for five people unless three are squished together in the back, and that can't be done with carseats.
If you put the third carseat in the front passenger seat I suppose you could fit two adults plus three kids in the car. But one aduly would have to lie down in a fetal position in the trunk area. It's not so bad; being a coupe, the trunk has windows over it.
Please remember to disable passenger air bags if you are going to put a child's car seat in the front !
It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
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by Coito ergo sum » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:52 pm
maiforpeace wrote:Feck wrote:Ian wrote:Kristie wrote:
How much trunk space do you get with one of those? Is it possible to put 3 carseats in the back? Hubby has a truck, but we'd like to get rid of it and get a car that the kids will still fit in.
There's plenty of trunk space for me, and it's remarkably roomy for backseat passengers. You can easily fit two carseats in the back, but no way could there be three. Like any other sedan or coupe, it's not really meant for five people unless three are squished together in the back, and that can't be done with carseats.
If you put the third carseat in the front passenger seat I suppose you could fit two adults plus three kids in the car. But one aduly would have to lie down in a fetal position in the trunk area. It's not so bad; being a coupe, the trunk has windows over it.
Please remember to disable passenger air bags if you are going to put a child's car seat in the front !
It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
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by Hermit » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:27 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote:maiforpeace wrote:It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
That's supposed to be a joke, right?
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by Coito ergo sum » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:42 pm
Seraph wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:maiforpeace wrote:It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
That's supposed to be a joke, right?
Um...you needed to ask?
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by Meekychuppet » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:00 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote:Seraph wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:maiforpeace wrote:It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
That's supposed to be a joke, right?
Um...you needed to ask?
The fact that he did have to should tell you something about the quality of your posts.
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by Coito ergo sum » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:09 pm
Meekychuppet wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:Seraph wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:maiforpeace wrote:It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
That's supposed to be a joke, right?
Um...you needed to ask?
The fact that he did have to should tell you something about the quality of your posts.
Ah, Meeky, go back to crying about whatever it is you're pissing your pants over today. No wait, go run to the moderators again, little girl.
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by FBM » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:14 pm
A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
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