honda0105

Champion Author
Tallahassee
Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 4:52:46 AM
in order for hybrids to take off more for Honda, the price tag needs to come down.
|
honda0105

Champion Author
Tallahassee
Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 4:50:57 AM
stude: why is it a bunch of BS? The 100+ is MPGe = miles per gallon equivalent. Where's the BS (other than the fact that the regular mpg / EPA fuel efficient rating is a bunch of fake numbers)?
|
honda0105

Champion Author
Tallahassee
Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 8:50:14 PM
go Honda!
|
studebaker1940

Champion Author
Tampa
Posts:2,515 Points:687,530 Joined:Mar 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 8:02:42 AM
What a bunch of BS
|
NedW

Champion Author
Indianapolis
Posts:5,620 Points:1,143,220 Joined:Mar 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 6:08:20 AM
CA and NY: can you say "egress?"
[Edited by: NedW at 1/23/2013 7:11:47 AM EST]
|
gs7101

Champion Author
San Antonio
Posts:5,528 Points:388,895 Joined:Jun 2009
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:59:04 AM
Don't believe the hype!
|
virostek

Veteran Author
Virginia
Posts:423 Points:90,285 Joined:Oct 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:50:17 AM
OK.
|
millerin

Champion Author
Orlando
Posts:2,310 Points:482,115 Joined:Jan 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 3:45:10 AM
nice
|
rcornel

All-Star Author
San Diego
Posts:724 Points:228,820 Joined:Jun 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 12:44:12 AM
Let just wait and see.
|
bston

Champion Author
Oklahoma City
Posts:1,820 Points:642,275 Joined:Mar 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:45:04 PM
They call that a savings?
|
carloco75

Champion Author
Richmond
Posts:3,716 Points:601,115 Joined:Oct 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:12:54 PM
Volt has steep competition..!
[Edited by: carloco75 at 1/23/2013 12:15:18 AM EST]
|
Rhino8of8

Champion Author
Wisconsin
Posts:1,245 Points:375,140 Joined:Jan 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 7:40:35 PM
Just the cost to get to either state is cost prohibitive.
|
Cashless

Champion Author
Akron
Posts:3,520 Points:735,055 Joined:Apr 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 2:46:15 PM
Good to know.
|
mastermariner

Champion Author
Texas
Posts:4,248 Points:494,780 Joined:Jun 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 2:23:35 PM
Excellent
|
Catfish93001

Champion Author
Ventura
Posts:1,200 Points:247,955 Joined:Jun 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 1:12:54 PM
Nice mileage, crazy price.
|
CC55

Champion Author
Georgia
Posts:1,310 Points:1,398,460 Joined:Sep 2005
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 12:22:53 PM
Looks very good, we need more R&D. The price will come down the more are sold.
|
MadFueler

All-Star Author
Winston-Salem
Posts:922 Points:173,260 Joined:Sep 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:59:26 AM
Yeah, it's a high price, but the early adopters can pay off the R & D. I like the idea of faster charging and letting he driver select operating modes, but there are no HP, regular mpg, or distance on electricity alone figures, so I'd want to know those.
|
ktyson13

Champion Author
Maryland
Posts:1,541 Points:397,075 Joined:Aug 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:48:44 AM
way to expensive. If you do the cost benefit analysis, you will see that it is overpriced.
|
schatzila

Champion Author
Los Angeles
Posts:4,949 Points:1,016,620 Joined:Jun 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:32:30 AM
Sounds really good.
|
ss70

Champion Author
Detroit
Posts:9,662 Points:1,870,975 Joined:Sep 2005
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:30:15 AM
At least 10 grand more than what it should be.
|
skinsfan125

Champion Author
Virginia
Posts:1,557 Points:283,250 Joined:Jul 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:29:30 AM
no way that thing gets that kind of mileage.
|
PrepHermit

Champion Author
New Jersey
Posts:8,106 Points:1,645,155 Joined:Aug 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 11:16:42 AM
Too rich for my blood.
|
rasprout

Champion Author
Tacoma
Posts:3,367 Points:1,221,660 Joined:Jun 2009
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:57:30 AM
a lot of money. Is it economically feasible to get this vehicle? how long to pay off the difference between fuel and cost...
|
58salty

Champion Author
Jacksonville
Posts:6,624 Points:630,865 Joined:Aug 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:32:51 AM
ok
|
briandbec

Champion Author
Tucson
Posts:4,243 Points:500,245 Joined:Aug 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:10:49 AM
I would think one would have to put at least 60,000 mi/year on a car to break even on this vs. keeping the car they already have.
|
dieselfiendSC

Champion Author
South Carolina
Posts:2,191 Points:847,805 Joined:Nov 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:08:33 AM
Don't care.
|
briandbec

Champion Author
Tucson
Posts:4,243 Points:500,245 Joined:Aug 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:08:20 AM
I could buy one, and spend $500/month on car payments and $10/mo on electricity, OR, I could keep the paid-for car I have and spend $150/mo on gas.... Even if gas hits $6/gallon, I'd still be saving money.
|
WestMichigan

Champion Author
Grand Rapids
Posts:2,483 Points:556,815 Joined:Mar 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:08:06 AM
OK
|
swkcpi

Champion Author
Madison
Posts:1,199 Points:103,725 Joined:Nov 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:07:32 AM
So would you say that this is a Volt killer or a Leaf killer?
|
Karisholman

Veteran Author
Nevada
Posts:281 Points:169,660 Joined:Oct 2012
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:07:07 AM
How many miles per charge can the car travel? I wonder about power for mountain driving or distance allowed for cross country trips. I don't want to stop every 300 miles for 3 hours to plug in.
|
BigTruc

All-Star Author
Memphis
Posts:957 Points:781,440 Joined:Jul 2004
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:07:00 AM
Hard to believe.
|
Thor51

Champion Author
London
Posts:16,199 Points:2,770,210 Joined:Aug 2005
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:04:23 AM
This article would be more informative if it explained how the MPGe is calculated. It is certainly not intuitive to convert battery depletion to burning gas.
Plus how the electicity is produced for charging the battery (coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, solar, etc) could vary greatly from region to region, so measuring the 'greenness' of the vehicle would vary greatly as well?
|
derek84us

All-Star Author
Rochester
Posts:726 Points:40,300 Joined:May 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:03:03 AM
High priced, and the MPGe's always turn out to be inflated.
|
DimitrisIL

Champion Author
Chicago
Posts:1,503 Points:523,740 Joined:Feb 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:01:40 AM
Amazing MPGs
|
bbthegun

Champion Author
San Diego
Posts:5,983 Points:1,681,940 Joined:Sep 2006
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:01:10 AM
Pretty expensive.
|
AriesMMD

Champion Author
Sacramento
Posts:1,491 Points:412,965 Joined:Dec 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:01:03 AM
At least it is a hybrid, and you don't have to worry about finding an electrical outlet somewhere between Carlin and Elko.
|
regout

Champion Author
Quebec
Posts:2,955 Points:832,705 Joined:May 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 10:00:11 AM
So oil speculators won't be happy.
|
FrankTA2

Champion Author
New York
Posts:4,293 Points:1,096,060 Joined:Jun 2007
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:59:46 AM
A little expensive.
|
BobbyVA

Champion Author
Virginia Beach
Posts:5,508 Points:1,176,525 Joined:Jul 2009
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:59:00 AM
Buy them up and now the US Govt. and State govts. are trying to tax you on milage rather than gasoline. Boy, our govt. is really corupt and trying to murder the taxpayers.
|
#12#_vabchusa

All-Star Author
Virginia
Posts:762 Points:91,795 Joined:Jun 2004
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:57:18 AM
About time we caught up to "Back to the future"
|
Car54BC08

Champion Author
British Columbia
Posts:4,254 Points:1,510,340 Joined:Jun 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:57:14 AM
But can you afford the electricity to charge it?
|
BMWer

Champion Author
Calgary
Posts:2,076 Points:1,665,570 Joined:Dec 2003
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:56:48 AM
How long of an extension cord do you need?
|
Barfood

Champion Author
St. Louis
Posts:3,301 Points:1,017,680 Joined:Jun 2009
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:56:45 AM
Sounds sweet, although still pretty pricey.
|
DutchTreatMI

Champion Author
Grand Rapids
Posts:3,310 Points:752,440 Joined:Mar 2011
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:56:25 AM
Who has that kind of money to be throwing around?
|
paulp24

Champion Author
Harrisburg
Posts:4,537 Points:823,075 Joined:Dec 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:55:20 AM
Keep the alternatives coming.
|
Quick68

Champion Author
Columbus
Posts:8,228 Points:1,226,775 Joined:Dec 2009
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:54:56 AM
The government will cahrge you by the mile if you don't use gas. The lawmakers get money from big oil for their campaign funds.
|
rippertoo

Champion Author
Tacoma
Posts:5,755 Points:1,141,835 Joined:Jan 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:54:03 AM
Short hop around town car.
|
zaq001

Champion Author
Atlanta
Posts:3,985 Points:1,473,300 Joined:Oct 2008
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:51:34 AM
What works in New York City will not work in Atlanta Georgia.
|
windup

Rookie Author
Austin
Posts:99 Points:708,580 Joined:Jul 2010
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:51:25 AM
When does the rest of the country get them?
|
midnightsdc

Champion Author
Ontario
Posts:2,304 Points:1,484,290 Joined:Jan 2007
|
Message Posted: Jan 22, 2013 9:51:04 AM
Those MPG ratings are not accurate and can flutcuate greatly depending where and how you drive.
|