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GasBuddy Blog -- Over the next five years, GM says it will exponentially increase sales of all electric vehicles and/or hybrids, putting 500,00 such vehicles on the road.

According to the Detroit Free Press, that statement provides a benchmark with which to measure GM’s alternative powertrain progress over the next half decade. The company says the Chevrolet Volt would play a key role in hitting the electrification targets. The Volt’s lithium-ion battery pack allows it to travel 38 miles on a single charge of electricity before a gasoline engine kicks in.

However, GM sold 19,309 Volts in the first 10 months of the year, putting the company on track to come close to 25,000 units in 2012. And it will have to multiply that rate to reach its...

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Submitted Nov 17, 2012 By: PD

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danmckdude Rookie Author Detroit Posts:47 Points:206,670 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 9:53:43 AM Ignore danmckdude Report Abuse More hybrids and more cars with better mileage!
rknaak1 Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:133 Points:48,920 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:49:31 AM Ignore rknaak1 Report Abuse Hopefully they do have a trick up their sleeve, and are not just overly confident in the intended trend of these types of vehicles.
vortecpowr Rookie Author Michigan Posts:35 Points:58,440 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 7:04:46 PM Ignore vortecpowr Report Abuse With any luck, they can improve battery only range while continuing to bring the price down.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 4:07:16 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Happy Black Friday.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 11:01:05 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Happy Turkey Day, USA. Safe travels to all.
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,298 Points:2,412,285 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 8:58:16 AM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse What does GM know? That they've got the perfect patsie in the White House, ready, willing, and able to shovel taxpayer dollars into their overpriced, underperforming electric vehicles. Obama can tell the government and the military to buy these POSes at full retail prices [via non-competitive, single-source bids]. Obama can up the private purchaser rebate from $7,500 to $10,000 to sweeten the deal. So much for "level playing field".
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 4:45:22 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse even if so, melvindale, it's still a move in the right direction.
melvindale Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,438 Points:351,230 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 8:18:28 PM Ignore melvindale Report Abuse They know they will never reach the new CAFE standards set by the EPA to take effect now through 2025 without electric vehicles and hybrids being a significant part of the fleet.
ggmanOH Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:33 Points:325,160 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 9:45:59 AM Ignore ggmanOH Report Abuse sounds good.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:01:27 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse time will definitely tell.
Double_Golden Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,700 Points:633,085 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:25:22 PM Ignore Double_Golden Report Abuse I don't know, time will tell...
timothyfhg Rookie Author Virginia Posts:36 Points:189,350 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 8:29:30 PM Ignore timothyfhg Report Abuse Hmmmm...sounds like Obama-speak; in other words, a lot of hot air!
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,613 Points:1,698,385 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 8:22:29 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse This is 2 days old... time to move ON! Good grief... is it that hard to find an article...
DandD6527 Rookie Author Seattle Posts:21 Points:2,105 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 2:04:47 PM Ignore DandD6527 Report Abuse To reach an electric transportation environment the auto makers need a reasonably small power source that will travel at least 400 miles before recharge and a method of recharging that takes no more than 10 minutes to fully recharge. Until that is achieved they are destined to fail.
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,853 Points:2,181,875 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:42:56 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse May not sell all of them.
crep1291 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,637 Points:486,190 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:14:19 PM Ignore crep1291 Report Abuse We will either be in an endless world-wide recession with high unemployment growth, unchanging gas prices and flat EV/PIH growth, or we will see increasingly high gas prices with >0% EV/PIH growth. I don't see how oil/gas prices can fall in a healthy economy unless a natural or man-made catastrophe kills off a significant portion of the population.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,657 Points:1,941,890 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:12:07 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse ok. old article
cableman31 Champion Author New York Posts:8,917 Points:2,033,655 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:02:32 PM Ignore cableman31 Report Abuse They know how much AMERICAN MONEY they are investing in CHINA. DISGRACEFULL
livewire300 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,515 Points:173,185 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:02:08 PM Ignore livewire300 Report Abuse Buy a FORD, MAZDA, or TOYOTA...
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,917 Points:611,975 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:58:13 PM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse Way old. They don't know anything. That's why they had to take our money, to stay in business. Thumbs down to GM.
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,714 Points:723,685 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:56:01 PM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse Same post that has been on here for the 3rd day!
seahawks Champion Author Washington Posts:3,331 Points:1,985,250 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:55:08 PM Ignore seahawks Report Abuse General Motors knows how to get more tax payer's money from the big government programs!!!
texashoudini Champion Author Austin Posts:2,683 Points:1,118,135 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:53:01 PM Ignore texashoudini Report Abuse Well it that is true and can see less of a demand for gasoline.
msgt_usa Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,620 Points:957,705 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:52:46 PM Ignore msgt_usa Report Abuse In their dreams. They can't build a decent hybrid.
impactdi Rookie Author Michigan Posts:96 Points:427,905 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:51:18 PM Ignore impactdi Report Abuse I see at least 3 Volts everyday to and from work...a whole 20 miles round trip.
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,754 Points:2,167,405 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:51:01 PM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse What GM knows that we don't only GM knows.
middlegrey Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:99 Points:448,850 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:49:58 PM Ignore middlegrey Report Abuse '
Blazer197 Champion Author New Haven Posts:3,240 Points:615,150 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:49:56 PM Ignore Blazer197 Report Abuse This is old news.
gravityhurts Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,234 Points:965,205 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:49:31 PM Ignore gravityhurts Report Abuse Again, really folks we have nothing to read about out there? Disappointing.
bigmace111 Champion Author Albany Posts:2,863 Points:642,300 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:45:53 PM Ignore bigmace111 Report Abuse C'mon, 3rd day for this story
QuagmireLA Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,081 Points:161,230 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:40:14 PM Ignore QuagmireLA Report Abuse arghh this article is getting pretty old. Was pointless, and still is.
Ram4Sam All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:911 Points:569,160 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:36:16 PM Ignore Ram4Sam Report Abuse Nobody wants it....they do not need to worry about profit, maobama will make up the difference.
Jeep GCL Rookie Author Tampa Posts:36 Points:201,595 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:34:21 PM Ignore Jeep GCL Report Abuse Now if they gave me one...
slowpoke63 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,817 Points:903,890 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:33:35 PM Ignore slowpoke63 Report Abuse I'm noy buying one!
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,566 Points:2,221,590 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:33:17 PM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse ?
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,185 Points:716,470 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:32:15 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Volt is a joke.
Holly123 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,337 Points:817,685 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:29:38 PM Ignore Holly123 Report Abuse 2 days running ....
NightRider Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,478 Points:83,160 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:28:25 PM Ignore NightRider Report Abuse Making the Volt a baseline gives GM an excuse to lose $40,000 on every one sold.
DirtDauber Champion Author San Antonio Posts:6,927 Points:1,656,135 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:25:04 PM Ignore DirtDauber Report Abuse Most likely nothing.
Ouch06 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,647 Points:1,452,770 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:24:32 PM Ignore Ouch06 Report Abuse old article and I probably won't be able to afford an electric car.
budman1035 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,838 Points:672,400 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:22:24 PM Ignore budman1035 Report Abuse What's the current price tag for a Chevy Volt?
The_DR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,925 Points:613,515 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:21:18 PM Ignore The_DR Report Abuse It's not for me.
us412 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:23,029 Points:2,444,930 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:20:28 PM Ignore us412 Report Abuse GM is betting on Obozo killing Keystone oil pipeline, closing the Gulf again, keeping E&W Coast off limits to drilling so as to get US gas prices up to the European level around $8 a gallon. So smile, you voted for it, along with GM.
Lizzylou Champion Author Stockton Posts:8,818 Points:2,357,285 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:19:29 PM Ignore Lizzylou Report Abuse OLD NEWS
GasSpy007 Champion Author New York City Posts:1,963 Points:516,025 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:19:13 PM Ignore GasSpy007 Report Abuse wow, how old is his article??
gsayeg1 All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:880 Points:151,560 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:19:03 PM Ignore gsayeg1 Report Abuse let me know when they make a car that runs on AA batteries
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,605 Points:774,765 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:18:17 PM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse How to waste money.
Kato51 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,404 Points:2,192,445 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:17:19 PM Ignore Kato51 Report Abuse This is another repeat.
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,674 Points:1,751,745 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:17:11 PM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Delusions of grandeur now constitute knowledge?
satrn38mpg Champion Author Raleigh Posts:5,207 Points:1,080,640 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:16:18 PM Ignore satrn38mpg Report Abuse another revamped story >>