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European manufacturers are heavily investing in electric cars. You're perhaps blinded by local news -- then again I'm surely too, as I don't know of US companie

European manufacturers are heavily investing in electric cars. You're perhaps blinded by local news -- then again I'm surely too, as I don't know of US companies other than Tesla that are doing something with electric.

ghaff 8y ago
GM has been shipping the Chevy Bolt for a while though sales are down. Of course there are lots of hybrids.
twblalock 8y ago
GM has the Bolt and Volt, and a Cadillac hybrid. Ford has the C-Max plug-in and a few other hybrids, and is going to build a hybrid F-150 and Mustang in the next few years. And for some reason Chrysler managed to beat Toyota and Honda to market with the first hybrid minivan. Given that the F-150 is the bestselling vehicle in the United States, Ford might become one of the world's top sellers of hybrid cars when they release it. And the hybrid Mustang is supposed to be one of the fastest Mustang models.
- thrower123 8y ago
  I'm skeptical that a hybrid F150 would be much of a success, outside of people that probably don't need to have a full-size truck anyway. It might be mildly interesting if any batteries were stashed in the rear - in the winter I have to put about 1000 pounds of sandbags to make it safe to drive on snow and ice.
  - sjwright 8y ago
    The hybrid F150 will sell well based on one feature alone: using the vehicle’s engine and electric motors to function as a powerful worksite generator. Of course most people won’t use it for that but it gives them the excuse to buy it.
    - justtopost 8y ago
      That and fleet sales are huge for f150 iirc. A more efficient, even if more boring to drive option exists, they will procure it en masse.
- jdhn 8y ago
  >for some reason Chrysler managed to beat Toyota and Honda to market with the first hybrid minivan Chrysler pretty much invented the minivan and is actually very competitive in the minivan market. Here's[0] a review of Chrysler vs Honda & Toyota. [0]https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-chrysler-pacifica-vs-2018-honda-odyssey-2017-toyota-sienna-comparison-test https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-chrysler-pacifica-...

ghaff 8y ago

GM has been shipping the Chevy Bolt for a while though sales are down. Of course there are lots of hybrids.

twblalock 8y ago

GM has the Bolt and Volt, and a Cadillac hybrid. Ford has the C-Max plug-in and a few other hybrids, and is going to build a hybrid F-150 and Mustang in the next few years. And for some reason Chrysler managed to beat Toyota and Honda to market with the first hybrid minivan. Given that the F-150 is the bestselling vehicle in the United States, Ford might become one of the world's top sellers of hybrid cars when they release it. And the hybrid Mustang is supposed to be one of the fastest Mustang models.

thrower123 8y ago
I'm skeptical that a hybrid F150 would be much of a success, outside of people that probably don't need to have a full-size truck anyway. It might be mildly interesting if any batteries were stashed in the rear - in the winter I have to put about 1000 pounds of sandbags to make it safe to drive on snow and ice.
- sjwright 8y ago
  The hybrid F150 will sell well based on one feature alone: using the vehicle’s engine and electric motors to function as a powerful worksite generator. Of course most people won’t use it for that but it gives them the excuse to buy it.
  - justtopost 8y ago
    That and fleet sales are huge for f150 iirc. A more efficient, even if more boring to drive option exists, they will procure it en masse.
jdhn 8y ago
>for some reason Chrysler managed to beat Toyota and Honda to market with the first hybrid minivan Chrysler pretty much invented the minivan and is actually very competitive in the minivan market. Here's[0] a review of Chrysler vs Honda & Toyota. [0]https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-chrysler-pacifica-vs-2018-honda-odyssey-2017-toyota-sienna-comparison-test https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-chrysler-pacifica-...