Comments on: GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? [video] http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnny M http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-9115 Johnny M Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:03:39 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-9115 The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It's called "experimenting" and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather.......... http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/ If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It's a project and not a final release. Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model. The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It’s called “experimenting” and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather……….

http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/

If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It’s a project and not a final release.

Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model.

]]> By: Johnny M http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31780 Johnny M Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:03:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31780 The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It's called "experimenting" and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather.......... http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/ If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It's a project and not a final release. Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model. The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It’s called “experimenting” and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather……….

http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/

If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It’s a project and not a final release.

Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model.

]]> By: Johnny M http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31781 Johnny M Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:03:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31781 The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It's called "experimenting" and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather.......... http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/ If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It's a project and not a final release. Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model. The title of this topic is what ruined it, not the project. It’s called “experimenting” and that is exactly what this project is. You can see this car in person in July 2009 as he will be attending the 2nd Annual GeoPalooza gather……….

http://geometroforum.com/topic/1243951/

If I could hook an electric drive to mt Metro and be able to cruise at road speeds without using gasoline, I would do it. It’s a project and not a final release.

Oh, as far as the weight goes, it does not really make much of a difference. I recently drove with 600 LBS of cargo for 6 hours and still netted 50+ MPG with my 1998 model.

]]> By: Nick http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-9114 Nick Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:07:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-9114 Wow. That's several minutes of my life I can never get back. Wow. That’s several minutes of my life I can never get back.

]]> By: Nick http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31778 Nick Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:07:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31778 Wow. That's several minutes of my life I can never get back. Wow. That’s several minutes of my life I can never get back.

]]> By: Nick http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31779 Nick Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:07:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31779 Wow. That's several minutes of my life I can never get back. Wow. That’s several minutes of my life I can never get back.

]]> By: J. Brad Hicks http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-9113 J. Brad Hicks Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:52:38 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-9113 I don't see what the advantage is of trying to make it a gas/electric hybrid (at the cost of an extra quarter-ton of weight), given two things. First, the fuel efficiency of a stock Geo Metro was already ridiculously good, up around 50+ MPG with a stick, and in the low 30s with their really mediocre automatic transmission. (Not a week goes by that I don't miss my old Metro LSI convertible. Best car I ever drove.) And second, I was reading an article about a business doing all-electric conversions of Geo Metro convertibles roughly ten years ago. I don’t see what the advantage is of trying to make it a gas/electric hybrid (at the cost of an extra quarter-ton of weight), given two things. First, the fuel efficiency of a stock Geo Metro was already ridiculously good, up around 50+ MPG with a stick, and in the low 30s with their really mediocre automatic transmission. (Not a week goes by that I don’t miss my old Metro LSI convertible. Best car I ever drove.) And second, I was reading an article about a business doing all-electric conversions of Geo Metro convertibles roughly ten years ago.

]]> By: J. Brad Hicks http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31777 J. Brad Hicks Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:52:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31777 I don't see what the advantage is of trying to make it a gas/electric hybrid (at the cost of an extra quarter-ton of weight), given two things. First, the fuel efficiency of a stock Geo Metro was already ridiculously good, up around 50+ MPG with a stick, and in the low 30s with their really mediocre automatic transmission. (Not a week goes by that I don't miss my old Metro LSI convertible. Best car I ever drove.) And second, I was reading an article about a business doing all-electric conversions of Geo Metro convertibles roughly ten years ago. I don’t see what the advantage is of trying to make it a gas/electric hybrid (at the cost of an extra quarter-ton of weight), given two things. First, the fuel efficiency of a stock Geo Metro was already ridiculously good, up around 50+ MPG with a stick, and in the low 30s with their really mediocre automatic transmission. (Not a week goes by that I don’t miss my old Metro LSI convertible. Best car I ever drove.) And second, I was reading an article about a business doing all-electric conversions of Geo Metro convertibles roughly ten years ago.

]]> By: Paul http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-9112 Paul Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:47:52 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-9112 You're not missing anything. I have no idea why this is considered newsworthy! You’re not missing anything. I have no idea why this is considered newsworthy!

]]> By: Paul http://gas2.org/2009/04/14/gm-ditches-volt-for-geo-metro-hybrid/#comment-31775 Paul Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:47:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=2187#comment-31775 You're not missing anything. I have no idea why this is considered newsworthy! You’re not missing anything. I have no idea why this is considered newsworthy!

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