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GM doesn't have a Volt waitlist, so Dennis created his own. To date, about 47,000 people are "registered" on his Web site to buy the Volt, from all 50 states and 85 countries. And Volt fans say they are willing to pay an average of $31,297.89 for the car.
In a way, this is a shot at redemption. A decade ago GM discontinued its first electric car, called the EV-1, and terminated all leases. The outrage that followed was a public relations nightmare and the subject of a scathing documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13277371
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J5f9x_RfHI
Batteries - Stan Oshinsky who has over 200 patents to his name - manufacturered Ovonic batteries for the electric car. GM bought controlling shares in the company. Then GM sold to Texaco. Interesting. An oil company buys controlling shares in the batteries that fueled electric cars.
I just read that Think, previously owned by Ford, sold to Norwegian investors, has bought interest in Tesla Motors batteries, to the tune of $43M. So GM buys Oshinksy batteries, sells to Texaco. Ford sells its Think electric vehicle to Norwegians who buy batteries from Tesla Motors. Hmmmm. Almost humorous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw6R2j3OTXQ&feature=related
Do it.
Last edited on Sun Mar 15th, 2009 11:41 am by Joe Kelley