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Fox Tests Volt, Runs Out Of Juice In Lincoln Tunnel

thetruthaboutcars.com -- By Bertel Schmitt on February 6,GM noted that Fox has issues with the Volt. They give Eric Bolling a Chevy Volt for a week. And this is what GM receives in return. Ingrates.

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Submitted Feb 07, 2012 By: comprof

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sjf238 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:715 Points:353,085 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 8:48:22 PM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Interesting.
gws2980 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:547 Points:171,760 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:42:19 PM Ignore gws2980 Report Abuse I think it is way over priced for what you get. The Volt is not the answer
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,049 Points:1,274,335 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:23:11 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Where is the 'article' comprof? This is only a junk news video and an untruthful one at that. The Volt will not "run out of juice" as this bogus headline would have us believe! The onboard four cylinder engine is the electricity generator when the batteries are depleted. A useless video and non-news.
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,260 Points:650,905 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:13:17 PM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse What do you expect from GM.
BburgCW Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,829 Points:879,475 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:38:19 PM Ignore BburgCW Report Abuse Good grief... This Fox guy didn't stall out in the tunnel, the Volt just shifted to the gas motor from all electric.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,190 Points:428,465 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:53:27 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse I'm not surprised
sluggopyle Champion Author North Carolina Posts:22,804 Points:1,053,050 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 11:29:55 AM Ignore sluggopyle Report Abuse Still no video. Just a headline, two sentences and a black spot.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:1,797 Points:388,445 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 10:44:48 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse TopGear on BBC America is more fun to watch.
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,853 Points:90,770 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 10:26:35 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse I'm surprised it went that far!
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:6,599 Points:939,120 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 9:44:23 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse not much tolerance for errors with the EV's. Can you carry an empty 2 gallon can to walk to a station and get some more electricity if you run out on the road?
cmptrmush Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,775 Points:379,895 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:51:51 AM Ignore cmptrmush Report Abuse The Volt is like any other car, when the energy source runs out, wheather is be electricity or gasoline, the car stops right there. All things being equal, I would like to not be stuck in a tunnel. So remember to always pay attention to your car's guages.
JCI46009IN All-Star Author Indiana Posts:611 Points:194,945 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:36:59 AM Ignore JCI46009IN Report Abuse I never expect FAIR reporting from FOX News
Tacodan All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:869 Points:308,560 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 7:09:48 AM Ignore Tacodan Report Abuse GM ran out of juice long ago ..................
kenji554 All-Star Author Charlotte Posts:936 Points:224,670 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:06:56 AM Ignore kenji554 Report Abuse LOL
gawxnative All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:507 Points:185,455 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:54:12 AM Ignore gawxnative Report Abuse Think it needs some work.
SavingInNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,149 Points:744,805 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:50:15 AM Ignore SavingInNC Report Abuse Twice!
NGC4565 Champion Author Reading Posts:1,944 Points:390,115 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 5:49:56 AM Ignore NGC4565 Report Abuse Juan Williams steals the show with his balanced commentary. The gal in the black dress was obviously not hired based upon her intellect. Almost lost in all of this silly banter was the fact that the Volt delivered only 25 miles of electric range on a full overnight charge. The advertised EV range is 40 miles.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,814 Points:1,505,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 3:50:38 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse What did they expect ?????
sluggopyle Champion Author North Carolina Posts:22,804 Points:1,053,050 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:20:55 AM Ignore sluggopyle Report Abuse Where's the article? That's it? "Fox" who? Fox Noise? There's nothing there.
Pozole Champion Author Portland Posts:7,245 Points:1,234,575 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 2:19:33 AM Ignore Pozole Report Abuse ...Nelson Muntz, "Ha Ha !"...
runout9 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,240 Points:978,145 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:23:13 AM Ignore runout9 Report Abuse Kill the Dolt before it kills all of us US taxpayers still on the hook for this bailout.
chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,890 Points:217,535 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:14:18 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse Still pretty poor performance for a hybrid!
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:6,573 Points:1,492,470 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:07:46 AM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Anyone that feels good about accomplishing a measly 25 mile drive after a 12-hour charge must be on drugs. And BTW, the Volt gets lousy gas mileage when it's not able to use electric power.
DOS All-Star Author Illinois Posts:574 Points:911,565 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:59:51 AM Ignore DOS Report Abuse According to the Video, the Volt switched from all electric mode to gas mode after 25 miles. It Did NOT stall or stop! The gas range would take it almost another 300 miles. "the total range is 379 miles (610 km)." According to GM's own advertising, at 25 miles is about where this change is expected to happen. According to General Motors the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles ... on its lithium-ion battery alone. As Orphancarguy points out the Volt is NOT an Electric car! It's a Hybrid, "the internal combustion engine may at times be engaged mechanically to assist both electric motors to propel the Volt." It wasn't out of gas, it just switched modes. My guess is that this, Eric Bolling guy, wasn't paying attention when he called the switch at 25 miles going to "all gas mode" because actually, it just switched from "All electric" mode to "Hybrid" mode, at which point it would be running very much like other Hybrids like the Prius run, charging the battery from the gas engine and the regenerative breaks and switching back and forth from electric to gas mode as needed. What you get for the $45,000 is "the most fuel-efficient compact car sold in the United States," according to the (EPA). But if I thought that Bolling wasn't paying attention, he was a rocket scientist compared to that foolish lady that thought that the switching modes was "Breaking down!" She is nuts!
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,138 Points:1,068,510 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:58:48 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse Well that's just shi**y
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,217 Points:278,960 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:52:11 AM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse 25 miles then stranded?? Hopefully the $45K price tag includes about $40K worth of towing!
kkimes All-Star Author Illinois Posts:853 Points:1,185,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:34:47 AM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse And why is this even news? All he has to do is switch over to the gas engine (isn't this automatic?). He did remember that he has a hybrid, didn't he?
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,172 Points:920,155 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:27:48 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Not sure this was a fair evaluation from Fox.
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,115 Points:829,630 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:17:35 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Fair deal. Who else wants to buy it at 40K+? [Edited by: Nicoalbum at 2/8/2012 12:17:56 AM EST]
mpg611 All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:565 Points:211,360 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:04:31 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse As Homer Simpson would say D'OH !!!!!!!
johnd900 Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:297 Points:75,495 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:46:09 PM Ignore johnd900 Report Abuse $46K and you can only go 25 miles!?!?!? WTF!? Gov't Motors = Gov't Morons.
orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:2,194 Points:422,430 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:38:10 PM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse The Volt is an extended range electric gasoline hybrid, NOT an electric. Fox must have run it out of gasoline as well as battery--idiots!
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:1,256 Points:343,505 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:09:37 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Not for me
my2002m Champion Author Tulsa Posts:4,264 Points:1,310,320 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:00:14 PM Ignore my2002m Report Abuse Not interested in buying one.
GT3186 Champion Author Salem Posts:1,270 Points:270,780 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:27:07 PM Ignore GT3186 Report Abuse Venzadriver, why stop at 2 battery packs in the cars? Why not three, four or more? Yes, eventually you would have no room for anyone but the driver and the car and it would be too heavy to roll, but think of all the power you'd have!
babyjudy Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,007 Points:219,775 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 9:59:48 PM Ignore babyjudy Report Abuse Ignore the VOLT. We buy Girl Scouts cookies primarily because they are good, and we love them. I like having the little cookie pushers at the stores.
djvanbeek45 Sophomore Author Twin Cities Posts:102 Points:311,620 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 9:36:46 PM Ignore djvanbeek45 Report Abuse Bring on the fuel cells!
Venzadriver Champion Author Florida Posts:1,028 Points:290,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 9:15:43 PM Ignore Venzadriver Report Abuse This is why they need to put 2 battery packs in the cars. One charges while the other discharges.
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:2,252 Points:437,390 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 9:00:28 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse The EV's are just not developed to the point of being practical and affordable. Now it has a small market but they will get us into them by a combination of high fuel prices and government mandate. What color will to choose? Green?
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,831 Points:512,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:54:45 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Comical - Nuff said. [Edited by: doeslayersr at 2/7/2012 8:55:09 PM EST]
imcheep All-Star Author New Mexico Posts:789 Points:312,805 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:36:41 PM Ignore imcheep Report Abuse Why? when it only goes 25 miles on full charge and gets about 30 miles to a gallon. My Big Buick does better than that.
TruthMatters All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:938 Points:202,595 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:28:39 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Obama wasted the tax payers' money on this crap, and some would still want him for four mores years! Well, they deserve each other!
Chem60 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,908 Points:454,475 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:20:44 PM Ignore Chem60 Report Abuse Well of course Fox has issues with the Volt. They would have issues with motherhood and apple pies if President Obama endorsed them.
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:3,038 Points:457,130 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:16:25 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Par for the course...
amoshins All-Star Author Trenton Posts:962 Points:312,855 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:50:03 PM Ignore amoshins Report Abuse What a great place to run out of juice
WalkingWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,379 Points:510,120 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:40:01 PM Ignore WalkingWV Report Abuse So what about the onboard generator?
Hoporrene Veteran Author Mississippi Posts:262 Points:125,345 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:22:29 PM Ignore Hoporrene Report Abuse Well at least they are doing something about it.