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Chevrolet Volt – Building a Better Tomorrow Via Satire
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: March 8th, 2012
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Chevy Volt – Building a Better Tomorrow from Ben Howe on Vimeo.
Our very own Ed Niedermeyer was on CNN today talking about the Chevrolet Volt, and in honor of his appearance, we present to you a satirical Volt ad that is sure to incite untrue accusations of political bias among TTAC staffers. In other news, vote Lyndon Larouche 2012.
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Published March 8th, 2012 1:22 PM
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The video isn't that funny. What is funny/odd is how we Americans talk about being a world leader but have no interest in things our own economy builds. I don't like GM and the stupid decisions GM has made along the way. I do like this car and hope they sell tens of thousands of them. I want to see this car lead to more new ideas and new products. I want to see GM spark competition with similar products from other brands. I want America to get back to designing and building stuff the rest of the world marvels at. I want a full electric but having driven this car, I would have to take a serious look at it if I had that kind of cash laying around for a car. I support all the electric cars but especially Tesla, Fisker and GM b/c these are American products.
I am an official Volt Hater, but the video is just satire. Big deal. It could have run as an SNL joke in between skits poking fun of Republican candidates. Can't anyone take a joke any more?
It's a good joke, for the first 20 seconds - then it devolves into a poorly made propaganda piece, full of desperate hyperbole.
@ gslippy " Disagree on #7 – lithium ion batteries have limitations, but the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Roadster are doing just fine with them. Safety-wise, I’d rather take my chances on lithium ion than with gasoline in an accident " Really ? You actually believe that about Li ? Haven't heard about the Multitudes of TESLA roadsters doing the Car-BQ thing ? Haven't read the fact that each and every EV/Hybrid w/Li batteries is mandated to be treated as a Bio Hazard when involved in an accident ? Missed out on the new Li 'Bricking ' revelations ? Not seen the First Responder mandates on them yet ? Here's the current short list as it stands on as I'll call it , with Li's in Hybrids /EV's 10,000 Ways to Leave Your Driver ( when you're an Li equipped auto ) Li's can ; 1) ' Brick ' you ( yes the LEAf can do it also as well as any cars using Li's ) 2) Electro- shock you ( w/300+ volts ) 3) Electrocute you ( see above ) 4) Car-BQ you 5) Allow you to become your own personal Bio Hazard 6) Cost you upwards of $40K for replacement , not if , but when they die , which will be sooner than later etc etc . Where's this info coming from you ask ? SAE -ASE - First Responder Mandates in dealing w/ EV's & Hybrids - EPA mandates in the treatment of damaged/crashed EV/Hybrids ..... and oh yeah .... from the multitudes of advice/ warnings that was given by Silicon Vally engineers when automakers first considered using Li's ... including those at Apple .