Military Buying Chevy Volts as Glitches Surface

Submitted by Mark Modica on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 12:55

It seems that the supply of taxpayer money available to support the Chevy Volt is never ending. Add the Department of Defense to the list of agencies tapping into the seemingly endless taxpayer funds to purchase Volts, as reported by Stripes.com. The US Military is buying Volts just as a recent poll at GM-Volt.com reveals that over 12% of Volt owners have had electrical problems with the vehicle.

A Marine Corps (pronounced "kawr", not "kawrps") Air Station in Miramar California received a couple of the Volts last month. Chris Manis, deputy director of installations and logistics, spoke of the Marines' green mission when he stated, "Our goal is to reduce our needs of fossil fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions," adding, "We can cut back and still execute the missions we need to complete." And all this time I thought the military's role was to protect the country.

Miramar has also installed four charging stations and solar panels to power them. I don't know exactly what Mr. Manis speaks of when he talks of cutting back, but he can't mean cutting back on the spending of taxpayer money. There is no way that taxpayers come out ahead by purchasing $40,000 Volts, charging stations and solar panels when vehicles that cost half as much as the Volt can do the job without the chargers and solar panels.

Read more: http://nlpc.org/stories/2012/08/06/military-buying-chevy-volts-glitches-surface

Great, if the public won't buy the Chevy Volt Barry's administration swoops in and jams them down the DoD's supply chain. I wonder if the IRS will get any of these Gubment provided golf carts?

Would have been a lot cheaper and more energy efficient to just buy Honda Fits.

FredHayek wrote: Would have been a lot cheaper and more energy efficient to just buy Honda Fits.

Then you would probably have whined about them not buying from an American company.

Probably.

archer wrote:

FredHayek wrote: Would have been a lot cheaper and more energy efficient to just buy Honda Fits.

Then you would probably have whined about them not buying from an American company.

That's a good one archer - if'n I remember correctly, it was a Democrat who was so incensed that the Team USA Olympic uniforms were sewn outside the US. What's the benefit of owning a car company if you can't then make the other divisions of your outfit purchase vehicles from that company? You wouldn't expect Ford to purchase Chevy's for their employees as company cars, would you?

Marines are supposed to be tough. Give 'em bycycles or running shoes

Or maybe have them drive old three cylinder Geo Metros - the lack of air conditioning in CA would melt any lesser beings

You won't see this reported by the right because it doesn't fit their preconceived agenda....

Chevy Volt wins drivers' hearts, gets top marks in satisfaction

According to a recent, very peppy General Motors ad campaign, many Chevrolet Volt owners are brimming with enthusiasm about their plug-in hybrid.

Then again, having Chevy Volt owners evangelize about their cars in an ad designed to sell the plug-in hybrid is hardly a fair yardstick to gauge how Volt owners feel about their cars.

But a recent J.D. Power Survey has come to the same conclusion as GM’s own ad: drivers of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt are more satisfied with their new car than any other compact car buyer in the U.S. today.

In its recent 2012 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, which examines owner impressions of their new car 90 days after purchase, J.D. Power and Associates discovered that Volt attracted the highest level of satisfaction in its segment.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Ge ... tisfaction

I don't think I really trust Volt drivers. Been tainted with enviro-Kool-aid. Hell, they aren't even smart enough to realize it costs less to buy a high mileage Chevy.

Doesn't the pollution number depend on where your plug in? Coal power plants providing the power for your car will actually create more pollution than a standard LEV gasoline engine. Nuclear or natural gas powered utilities will reduce pollution.

And so many here say the DOD spends way too much, one way to cut costs would be to not buy overpriced electric vehicles. Or biodiesel that costs $27 a gallon.