Reply #29: You only posted part of the article, because it specifically mentioned the “Volt”

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His criticism however is not of the “Volt” so much as it is of electric cars in general, the “Volt” simply being one very well publicized example.

I've made essentially the same observations he did. i.e. that an electric car (including the “Volt”) is much more expensive than a similar conventional car, and I question how many people will buy them.

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“No one is going to pay a $15,000 premium for a car that competes with a (Toyota) Corolla,” he said. “So there are not enough idiots who will buy it.”

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Note that this cost premium applies to all electric cars. For example the LEAF, which is supposed to be “affordable.”
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/nissan-electric-leaf/

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Nissan isn’t saying what the Leaf will cost — look for a price in the $25,000 to $30,000 range — but promises it will be the first affordable, practical electric car when it goes on sale in the U.S., Japan and Europe by the end of 2010.

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The Nissan Sentra starts at 15,400.




Continuing on where you left off:

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He did add that plug-in hybrids are good in concept and hold advantages over diesels in stop-and-go driving. But for the moment, de Nysschen noted, electric vehicles (EVs) are more about making a statement.

“They’re for the intellectual elite who want to show what enlightened souls they are,” he said.

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So, it's not that the concept of a plug-in hybrid is bad (he says they're good in concept.) It's the price he's criticizing. His criticism is directed at all EV's. Although he isn't quoted calling all EV buyers idiots, his :sarcasm: is clear.

You're so focused on your irrational hatred of GM, that you refuse to see that.