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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:43 Points:186,115 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 8:53:43 AM Ignore danmckdude Report Abuse More hybrids and more cars with better mileage!
rknaak1 Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:130 Points:46,960 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 8:49:31 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:55,590 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 6:04:46 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:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 3:07:16 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Happy Black Friday.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 10:01:05 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Happy Turkey Day, USA. Safe travels to all.
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,107 Points:2,380,930 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:58:16 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:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:45:22 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 7:18:28 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:32 Points:304,365 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 8:45:59 AM Ignore ggmanOH Report Abuse sounds good.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:01:27 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse time will definitely tell.
Double_Golden Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,545 Points:601,610 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 9:25:22 PM Ignore Double_Golden Report Abuse I don't know, time will tell...
timothyfhg Rookie Author Virginia Posts:36 Points:189,050 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 7:29:30 PM Ignore timothyfhg Report Abuse Hmmmm...sounds like Obama-speak; in other words, a lot of hot air!
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,475 Points:1,668,445 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 7:22:29 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 1:04:47 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:9,709 Points:2,151,620 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:42:56 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse May not sell all of them.
crep1291 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,576 Points:480,635 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:14:19 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:3,542 Points:1,916,730 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:12:07 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse ok. old article
cableman31 Champion Author New York Posts:8,813 Points:2,012,800 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:02:32 PM Ignore cableman31 Report Abuse They know how much AMERICAN MONEY they are investing in CHINA. DISGRACEFULL
livewire300 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,355 Points:165,485 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 12:02:08 PM Ignore livewire300 Report Abuse Buy a FORD, MAZDA, or TOYOTA...
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,757 Points:581,645 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:58:13 AM 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:5,416 Points:691,985 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:56:01 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse Same post that has been on here for the 3rd day!
seahawks Champion Author Washington Posts:3,212 Points:1,960,720 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:55:08 AM 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:2,615 Points:1,092,950 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:53:01 AM Ignore texashoudini Report Abuse Well it that is true and can see less of a demand for gasoline.
msgt_usa Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,454 Points:929,100 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:52:46 AM 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 11:51:18 AM 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:16,582 Points:2,136,455 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:51:01 AM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse What GM knows that we don't only GM knows.
middlegrey Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:99 Points:424,575 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:49:58 AM Ignore middlegrey Report Abuse '
Blazer197 Champion Author New Haven Posts:3,240 Points:615,150 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:49:56 AM Ignore Blazer197 Report Abuse This is old news.
gravityhurts Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,073 Points:933,505 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:49:31 AM Ignore gravityhurts Report Abuse Again, really folks we have nothing to read about out there? Disappointing.
bigmace111 Champion Author Albany Posts:2,703 Points:610,600 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:45:53 AM Ignore bigmace111 Report Abuse C'mon, 3rd day for this story
QuagmireLA Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,079 Points:160,365 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:40:14 AM Ignore QuagmireLA Report Abuse arghh this article is getting pretty old. Was pointless, and still is.
Ram4Sam All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:879 Points:543,795 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:36:16 AM 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:184,945 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:34:21 AM Ignore Jeep GCL Report Abuse Now if they gave me one...
slowpoke63 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,722 Points:883,965 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:33:35 AM Ignore slowpoke63 Report Abuse I'm noy buying one!
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,412 Points:2,190,935 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:33:17 AM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse ?
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:32:15 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Volt is a joke.
Holly123 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,182 Points:786,210 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:29:38 AM Ignore Holly123 Report Abuse 2 days running ....
NightRider Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,377 Points:74,920 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:28:25 AM 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:6,766 Points:1,624,535 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:25:04 AM Ignore DirtDauber Report Abuse Most likely nothing.
Ouch06 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,607 Points:1,427,910 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:24:32 AM Ignore Ouch06 Report Abuse old article and I probably won't be able to afford an electric car.
budman1035 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,676 Points:641,675 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:22:24 AM Ignore budman1035 Report Abuse What's the current price tag for a Chevy Volt?
The_DR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,765 Points:581,165 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:21:18 AM Ignore The_DR Report Abuse It's not for me.
us412 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:22,792 Points:2,413,230 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:20:28 AM 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 11:19:29 AM Ignore Lizzylou Report Abuse OLD NEWS
GasSpy007 Champion Author New York City Posts:1,801 Points:484,325 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:19:13 AM Ignore GasSpy007 Report Abuse wow, how old is his article??
gsayeg1 All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:774 Points:139,040 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:19:03 AM Ignore gsayeg1 Report Abuse let me know when they make a car that runs on AA batteries
abacus44 Champion Author Toms River Posts:3,460 Points:744,490 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:18:17 AM Ignore abacus44 Report Abuse How to waste money.
Kato51 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,245 Points:2,160,765 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:17:19 AM Ignore Kato51 Report Abuse This is another repeat.
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,514 Points:1,720,045 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:17:11 AM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Delusions of grandeur now constitute knowledge?
satrn38mpg Champion Author Raleigh Posts:5,052 Points:1,050,015 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 11:16:18 AM Ignore satrn38mpg Report Abuse another revamped story >>