It's Electrifying!

By Gawky Green 

Happy Birthday GM. And thanks for the goody bag you presented to us during your birthday party on September 16, 2008: The Chevy Volt.

A tear almost (almost) trickled down my cheek as I watched good old Bob Lutz drive the Chevrolet Volt 2 feet down a stage and onto a turntable (see video here). Those glamor shots of the GM execs posing in front of the Volt that leaked out last week were quite the source of entertainment for a day, but the official reveal was a bit more satisfying, especially after looking at my gas bill at the pump today.

There's no turning back now, GM. All eyes are on you.

Top 3 reasons why I heart the Volt:

1) It's all American baby! It will be built and bred in good old Michigan--The Motor City may actually be revived one day.
2) If I owned a Volt, I could get to work and back, and then some, using not even a drop of gas.
3) I like the interior. It's sweet. Plasticy shmasticy. It's the most futuristic/up-to-date interior I've ever seen on a mass-produced car.



Top 3 reasons why the Volt will probably stay on my wishlist for a long time:

1) The price. Though the official price has not been revealed, people are estimating somewhere between 30-40 grand. And unless there is a ridiculous tax-cut from the government, my bank account says no way.
2) It's not even being produced and sold until late 2010. And there will probably only be a limited amount of them, meaning a long waitlist is sure to evolve.
3) Some people love the exterior, other people hate it. I feel impartial. But I think that the concept car was beautiful. People have got to realize though that given our current technology, in order to produce a fuel-efficient car, there's gotta be a small amount of drag. And in order to produce less drag, the looks have got to give a little . The car's gotta be aerodynamic. That being said, I don't love the way it looks. It has a lot of room for improvement physically. But with time, they'll figure it out.

Anyone else thinkin about going electric [for now]?