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What Do Volt Owners Think of the Car?

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    Chevy Volt owner Eric Rotbard on the benefits of owning the hybrid electric vehicle.

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-- congress to investigate the half billion dollar long that what's electric car company fiscal this thing seems to be escalating that's the company that used to talk of a gas to develop a car.

Ultimately being built in Finland but so far none of those Green cars really making much Green here yet.

Including Saudi selling only 4500 of its electric hybrid -- and now reports that thousands more are sitting on car -- -- dealers just can't get rid of them.

My next guest owns of all the sixth grade exceptions it is criticize the criticism loves the below is people -- -- even now.

His was and the is in this today is that right there are broad part so -- how or if I'm it's a went -- your -- Whereas the cars at home now it was only a software upgrade -- -- it was not not did not need any service I got a phone call from the city customers.

Support team.

That's a they have an upgrade that will improved performance improve mileage.

And they've scheduled.

The time to bring -- to the -- that this service they certainly took an hour but they read to -- a car you know the the that was a take care of the customer was it another -- Not what they offer me a Tahoe but I really wanted to just.

So kind of funny interview -- -- a top.

On I thought it'd.

And -- and point out that the limitations of Walton MIA issue where there -- driven this thing I didn't inside of identity.

To do with myself in the -- some like a sense of god but.

My point whether it is it's a lot of money for very little and the only ones outside yourself -- in the buying it.

-- United States government and much of the White House executive staff.

All that the doesn't how you look at it mean when you buy a car why does somebody by a BMW three series let's look at that as -- as as.

Roughly up cost equivalent.

Because it works well it works the -- works -- the I'm getting roughly 203 mile per gallon overall what about all these this is -- the battery in the cold which I suspect you'll soon discovered.

I think it's our -- -- gonna say I picked up my car January 30.

Thirtieth the 31 so I had my car during the coldest parts of the of the previous winter.

And I never had a a problem performance the one that I could say is that the the mileage.

Went from roughly getting forty miles on -- battery charge to about thirty between 35 and 38 and the coldest days all right now on when you plug -- in you have -- -- -- magazine put him right.

Yes argued that you'd never -- and night to plug it -- To have to just -- -- bide your significant other drive the same car now available that are smart -- it there I'm not a I've always -- with these kind of cars that's gonna cause marital conflict because we each will blame the other for not remember -- -- but when you plug it in.

How long does take charge up -- If it's completely empty.

Between three of four hours okay I thought -- 240 volt outlet though not on a standard 110.

Analyst.

You know -- -- so you've got some bucks you know and of the standard house here.

Well it's.

Well if the thing the government was giving a credit if you wanted to purchase a the the upgraded.

There was a for his program if you -- to -- purchase and upgraded charger.

The government did or does offer an incentive to do that you know that to go through these hoops to get it I mean.

Hybrid vehicle forgot like you know Bob that that its combination gas and and and and and an engine like this the can be efficient and and you get the best of all the world's.

Well if you look at this car this is the first mainstream car that -- -- the for the first time.

And generally on almost days I never I never need a never needed due to dropping gasoline that's why the mileage numbers and so why aren't so -- -- know when you are on the rotary take a longer trip where He would charge operated.

Find the nearest outlook.

-- -- Well my mother in laws and that's your outlook but but -- -- what you -- FFF.

-- -- -- -- -- -- The the the car doesn't need to be charged I mean it's like for instance last week I went to my friend marks.

His wife's.

Us price point that's deep -- deep in New Jersey but a 160 mile roundtrip.

Writes on driving and after forty or so miles it -- over to gasoline and so I don't I can't -- it's a lot of the overall miles for the trip was still but sixty miles per gallon are real quickly because the car have a floor or is it like a -- -- But epithet but but but but.

The car is great its got a floor it's got its super quiet I mean again getting ready to be a candidate but I want -- -- it -- it again argue for it there's no way.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I've I mean I've sat back and made it's it's it's you it's my kids get a look at -- I take my kids that are -- -- -- no I'm not -- -- -- -- here's my issue at this.

Yes you obviously are devoted -- you'll love this vehicle.

A lot of folks who are are enthusiastic about this kind of technology they're not buying this thing.

I don't know what that the issue is but they're not like you noted there there are outside some government fleet orders in the light.

-- these things aren't moving why do you think that it's.

While I could tell you just anecdotally my experiences like when I'm driving and I get a lot of people stopping me you know we we don't look -- in -- -- lower the the the windshield ask me questions actually -- -- you just plug the damn thing because here.

Crowding out only outlets all directly because while the with a wire has a driving it -- going -- This idea really long extent now seriously it's they asked about the car but there's still you know that GM and other -- -- -- to educate the public.

These cars -- have great performance me to look at the Tesla rose to zero to sixty in under four seconds -- getting really did you know batteries offer tremendous performance.

You're getting with a with a -- like the -- you're getting no limitation and where you -- drive the worst that happens when I go and you know when I don't think it is is -- going to be gasoline.

At the absolute worst.

So what might not -- a trip to the game like a high school or know how many miles to eke out that battered.

But but the fact is I can pick it anyway but people don't really understand that they think that they're going to be stuck somewhere that it be limited somehow.

For me just seems like a lot of money debate even what the government credit line in -- it did it depends of what you're looking for if it's the people Otto BMW well -- -- -- -- I I think the car -- nicely the -- in my opinion is comfortable but the -- also represented technology you know I got the court because.

I love the technology that it represents so real quickly if you suddenly gained fifty pounds which is still -- -- -- That's a good question of that how well it did not state what it has taken on making you think about it affect our etc.

so you very good sport about this and talk back and forth about this very good thank you very much as apps in my honor.

And -- of to be a.

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