WASHINGTON — General Motors is adding Washington, D.C., to the list of "lead retail markets" for the launch later this year of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt.
Suburban Washington joins California and Michigan as the initial consumer markets for the Volt hybrid.
Chevy General Manager Jim Campbell said that, in addition to geographic considerations, "each market also has progressive local and state government leaders and utility partners who are crucial in bringing electric vehicles to market."
As part of its extended Volt demonstration program, Chevy also has signed up D.C.-area utilities Dominion and Pepco, which will help establish vehicle charging stations and solicit early customer feedback.
Chevy has similar partnerships with utilities in Michigan and California, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Inside Line says: GM has been deliberate in developing a broad-based initiative to launch and familiarize consumers with the Volt. None of it may matter, however, if the automaker can't bring the car to market for much less than $40,000. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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atenza94546 says:
01:33 PM, 02/05/2010
Better spend 2 more years to fine tune and find out the glitches.
Otherwise, it will become like the 2010 Toyota Prius a "RECALL"
jackson611 says:
01:30 AM, 01/26/2010
rancibilly won't be around to see $10 a gallon (in real terms) and spend $200 (in real terms) to fill up his tank each week.
deadviper says:
10:21 PM, 01/25/2010
Whae the Veyron was lauched, bugatti admitted it was impossible to make a profit on the car and they were only releasing it to bring market recognition back to the brand ( as it has been many suns and moons since they produced an automobile)
So, consider this then to be the veyron of the green car movement. Sure, it's impracticly expensive now, but I'm sure hypocritical celebrities and those of wealth will get one just to say they're "doing there part for the environment" as they did with the Prius and as we build more of them, second and thrid generation models with cost lest to build. Also, very much unlike the veyron, the technology behind this car will become more and more relevant as the price of a barrel of oil becomes more amd more costly.
morey000 says:
08:46 PM, 01/25/2010
racinbilly will feel differently about the Volt when gas is $10/gal and it costs $200 to fill up your tank each week.
At $2.50/gal, the Volt won't sell.
racinbilly says:
05:37 PM, 01/25/2010
Dog and pony show.