Comments for Chrysler Shocks All with a Volt of Their Own at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:16:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-30061 Your article was very well written, I am very like it, I wish you happy every day! - ghd hair straightener Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:01:16 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-23978 Dear Bloggers: The answer to OPEC is the electric vehicles at http://www.energynews.gr What we need is an International Public Prosecutor Intervention. Thank you. Sincerely, Basil Dimitropoulos Electrical Engineer 104 - 106 Kremou Street, Kallithea, Athens 176-76 GREECE TEL: +30-210-9590530 - Basil Dimitropoulos Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:41:34 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-23029 In 5 years, this bulbous styling isn't going to be fresh or exciting. Chrysler rolled out its latest bonermobile and concoted a story about MAYBE going electric. Get with it morons: the competition is getting smaller and better, while you're looking like total novices without a clue. - SteveDenver Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:07:43 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-23023 People have already been retrofitting existing cars with electric motors that go 40 miles on a charge in their garages. How hard is it to mass produce such simple technology? Neil Young had his 1959 Lincoln fully retrofitted into an electric car. I am sick of the whining big 3, especially GM which trashed the EV1 under pressure from the oil companies. - jerry Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:13:38 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-23012 Felix Salmon at Portfolio did perhaps the best job explaining the misinformation at play: The average GM assembly-line worker makes about $28 per hour in wages, and I can assure you that GM is not paying $42 an hour in health insurance and pension plan contributions. Rather, the $70 per hour figure (or $73 an hour, or whatever) is a ridiculous number obtained by adding up GM's total labor, health, and pension costs, and then dividing by the total number of hours worked. In other words, it includes all the healthcare and retirement costs of retired workers. [emphasis in original] - philosopherkingtomas Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:05:21 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-22985 It's not shocking to see Chrysler working on ex-range electric vehicles --- I'd hope they have been doing so for years by now if they wish to be around in a decade. That said, even given that this is a concept a ways off from development, I am MORE than impressed with the styling. If they can keep the same "inspiration" in the production model, I'll be all over that thing even though I rarely buy American vehicles.. - Loosely_coupled Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:21:56 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-22981 I've got an electric car that's set to come out in 5 years - maybe - that will give its user fellatio while emitting rainbows from the exhaust pipe. Give me a freaking break. - Nick Wright Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:05:02 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/2462#comment-22957 I wasn't shocked at all, and demand you change the title from "Chrysler Shocks All" to "Chrysler Shocks Some" (or maybe just "Chrysler Shocks Hank"). And I expect this isn't the only car company that's going to announce a new hybrid/electric car that has similar (or slightly better) features than previous cars (both production and concept). Also, if it's going to be ~5 years until production, is the "40 miles per full charge" based on current battery technology? In which case, can't they use the batteries that they'd have in 5 years time (which could be significantly better)? - Clinch Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:31:55 +0100