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I believe there is internal resistance to the Bolt. There have been reports of dealerships being reluctant to sell them. I remember reading an article mentionin

I believe there is internal resistance to the Bolt. There have been reports of dealerships being reluctant to sell them. I remember reading an article mentioning it was hard for potential buyers to actually find a Bolt to test drive at a dealership even though GM had plenty of inventory. I believe there are also supply problems in hot markets. The Bolt is currently sold out with waiting list in Canada, I believe it takes months to get one there. http://driving.ca/chevrolet/bolt/auto-news/news/the-chevrolet-bolt-is-a-great-car-so-why-cant-you-buy-one-in-canada http://driving.ca/chevrolet/bolt/auto-news/news/the-chevrole...

marvin 8y ago
I'm calling it now: This will be how EV adoption looks for the next five years. Partly the dealers won't cooperate, and partly the manufacturers won't be able/willing to produce enough vehicles (depending on the market in question). Multiple manufacturers have sold out the entire 2018 production, in some cases before deliveries have even started.
- kalleboo 8y ago
  What's the reason that dealers won't cooperate? Fears that repairs will be lower?
  - erikpukinskis 8y ago
    That and selling the EVs means making sales pitches that make their other inventory look bad.
Brakenshire 8y ago
Maybe the Bolt was a loss-leader meant to make GM look good, rather than a serious product?
- mmt 8y ago
  If I had to make a cynical guess, I'd say it's for CAFE standards.
- stephengillie 8y ago
  GM may not be the only one. Other commenters have made a similar claim about the i3 in this thread - that BMW don't want to sell many. Ford abandoned the sedan market, as they couldn't make money on small, efficient cars. (This is something that Henry Ford Jr told Lee Iacoca in the 1970s, according to Iacoca's autobiography - they'll never make money on small cars.) Toyota is converting their fleet to hybrids to meet these standards. Nissan has been pushing the Leaf for several years, alongside a temporary Altima hybrid. Chrysler has the Pacifica, a plug-in hybrid van.

marvin 8y ago

I'm calling it now: This will be how EV adoption looks for the next five years. Partly the dealers won't cooperate, and partly the manufacturers won't be able/willing to produce enough vehicles (depending on the market in question). Multiple manufacturers have sold out the entire 2018 production, in some cases before deliveries have even started.

kalleboo 8y ago
What's the reason that dealers won't cooperate? Fears that repairs will be lower?
- erikpukinskis 8y ago
  That and selling the EVs means making sales pitches that make their other inventory look bad.

Brakenshire 8y ago

Maybe the Bolt was a loss-leader meant to make GM look good, rather than a serious product?

mmt 8y ago
If I had to make a cynical guess, I'd say it's for CAFE standards.
stephengillie 8y ago
GM may not be the only one. Other commenters have made a similar claim about the i3 in this thread - that BMW don't want to sell many. Ford abandoned the sedan market, as they couldn't make money on small, efficient cars. (This is something that Henry Ford Jr told Lee Iacoca in the 1970s, according to Iacoca's autobiography - they'll never make money on small cars.) Toyota is converting their fleet to hybrids to meet these standards. Nissan has been pushing the Leaf for several years, alongside a temporary Altima hybrid. Chrysler has the Pacifica, a plug-in hybrid van.