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>It is my understanding that these factors led GM's leadership team to stop producing the Volt (plug in hybrid) system and transition to all EV. >If, however,
by PaulWaldman 4y ago
>It is my understanding that these factors led GM's leadership team to stop producing the Volt (plug in hybrid) system and transition to all EV.
>If, however, battery prices stay high or go up for an extended period of time, this bet will look worse.
It's interesting to me that GM was really a pioneer in PHEVs with the Volt. They decided to transition their strategy at the same time as it seems like most other manufacturers debuted their first PHEVs. I have several friends that had Volts who went to other manufacturers because their use case still required a PHEV.
Was this purely to push buyers into the Bolt? This seems like an odd strategy since the Bolt, using LGs battery technology, is a transition technology itself for GM because it doesn't utilize the Ultium architecture.
How expensive would it have been to allow the Volt to solider on for a few more years with minor updates until an Ultium vehicle in a similar package with an extended range were available?
- MrMan 4y agothe Bolt is a much better car, I owned both and am on my second leased Bolt
- PaulWaldman 4y agoWhat do you like better about the Bolt?
- rsync 4y agoThe thing I like the most about the bolt is that it isn’t a spacecar / tron-mobile. It’s just a Chevy car … but electric. As opposed to, for instance, Mercedes or Volvo - e-initiative i-mobiles that are chaotic dumping grounds for futuristic design concepts that nobody asked for. We don’t want your "electric car" … we just want your car, electric.
- oblio 4y agoThis looks pretty much like your average Mercedes: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/eqc/ https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/eqc...
- rsync 4y agoI was thinking of this: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/eqe/ https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/eqe... ... here's the interior console: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/4faab79f-5c1c-4bcd-b98c-71fe4e90414e https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/4faab79f-5c1c-4bcd-b...
- oblio 4y agoWell, the S class is an ICE: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/s-class/_jcr_content/root/mediagallery/parsys/mediagalleryitem/image/MQ7-0-image-20200902112750/mercedes-benz-s-class-wv223-comfort-media-gallery-01-1280x720-08-2020.jpeg https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/passenger-cars/s-c... The bad news for you is that it's based on release date, not on ICE/EV. Every car is slowly moving to just screens for controls/gauges.
- rsync 4y agoWait, are you the mrman ? As in, Houston / 927 / defcon / teeletons friend ?