Motortrend article: 100 MPG+ Chevy Volt, GM's "Moon Shot"

The source of energy is how the energy got into the car. The source was
gasoline. Like Elmo notes, regeneration is just how the car manages the
energy that was originally sourced from gas. The Prius is really good at
that management.
Tomes

 

That's funny.

People that buy Corvettes don't buy cars like Fierro's.

 

Ummmmmm... not their market? But, this has wandered from the original
point.

 

The original point that I was making is that to be successful, a large
car manufacturer has to have their hands in _all_ markets, not just one.
And that if they spend all of their efforts making a few profitable models,
disaster will result if there is even a small change in the marketplace,
as GM is currently discovering.
--scott

 

I know your point Scott, but I disagree that they've got to be in
everything. Most markets, maybe, but not all. GM did a pretty good job of
covering most markets over the years, but they alienated so damned many of
their customers that it finally caught up with them.

 

Is that why Toyota had a loss in 2008, as well?

 

Everybody had a loss in 2008. GM actually did a little bit better than
most if you ignore the massive losses that GMAC incurred. The problem with
GM is that they've been having progressive issues going back to the 1970s
that they don't deal with, so when we get to a point in time when everyone
is having trouble, they aren't as easily able to deal with it as some of
their competitors.

Admittedly, Chrysler screwed themselves by taking over Benz, another ill
conceived merger that did nothing but harm to both parties involved. So
stuff like that makes GM look a little better in comparison.
--scott

 

you have it backwards.

 

I think you got that backwards. Benz took over Chrysler, used them to
improve their own quality and then dumped them. Capitalism in action.