So John McCain was awash in the glow of the Chevy Volt last week, and he had nothing but good to say about the car. Even if the Volt is at least 18 months away from public release, and no one know how it will actually do once it is out there. Obama and McCain have tripped over themselves to heap praise on the Volt. But according to Wired, McCain is especially excited.
“The eyes of the world are now on the Volt. It’s the future of America and the world,” McCain told a crowd of 500 GM autoworkers. The way McCain sees it, American-made fuel-efficient cars will save both the environment and the economy, and he promises to make sure they’re built if he’s elected president.
I’m not sure if he really believes The Volt can save America’s car industry, or if he is just courting the environment vote. He is suggesting a $300 million prize to whoever creates a battery with the “the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” That’s a lot of dough and I’ll believe it when I see the money.
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