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People are bitter because GM has a history of screwing the customer WRT electric vehicles. Many people wanted to buy their EV-1 but instead they sent them to t
by vvanders 10y ago
People are bitter because GM has a history of screwing the customer WRT electric vehicles.
Many people wanted to buy their EV-1 but instead they sent them to the crushers. Like other people have said, GM is doing this to offset their truck/suvs and not out of a real interest in EVs.
- Spooky23 10y agoI don't think that's a fair statement. They shipped the Volt when Tesla was mostly vapor. The Bolt isn't like the electric Fiat they they just shoved a battery into.
- coredog64 10y agoHad they sold them they would have had to produce spare parts for 10 years. Maybe it was cheaper to crush them? Offsets are nothing new. Ford used to sell Escorts near or below cost in order to sell Crown Vics.
- jwatte 10y agoYes, and that's a problem if you believe Crown Victorias are less sustainable for the Earth we all have to share and that our market does not price in sustainability externalities.
- forgetsusername 10y ago>Like other people have said, GM is doing this to offset their truck/suvs and not out of a real interest in EVs. This is simply incorrect, and is like saying Tesla is building EVs for the subsidies. GM are doing it because the future is EVs, and Tesla is to thank for that.
- smackfu 10y agoAncient history at this point.
- EdHominem 10y agoHah, reputation doesn't age the same way. It's like wine.
- mikestew 10y agoPeople are bitter because GM has a history of screwing the customer WRT electric vehicles. If by "people" you mean the general population, I'd propose that the majority of people don't even know the EV-1 ever existed. Like other people have said, GM is doing this to offset their truck/suvs and not out of a real interest in EVs. GM's selling an EV, does the motivation matter? Especially if it's to offset the trucks that people were going to buy regardless?