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That car looks terrible also. I'm biased because I ordered a Model 3, but the Chevy Bolt looks like it was purposely made ugly to steer people towards combusti
by joeblau 10y ago
That car looks terrible also. I'm biased because I ordered a Model 3, but the Chevy Bolt looks like it was purposely made ugly to steer people towards combustion engine vehicles. They would have done better to make the Chevy Malibu body electric or hybrid.
- ptaipale 10y agoMalibu (Opel Insignia) is a significantly larger car (it's about 4.8 m long, Bolt is 4.2 m, and Malibu/Insignia has the same curb weight of about 1600 kg even though it is a gasoline engine version that has no battery (which in Bolt weighs 440 kg). Sure, Malibu/Insignia looks different but it also takes more space.
- rch 10y agoThe pressure has been reduced somewhat since the bailouts, but the car industry does enforce a perceptible hierarchy to keep lower-end models from poaching sales from high-margin vehicles/brands. It's frustrating to see the practice extended to EV vs. combustion though.