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GM didn't sell EVs for years after releasing the EV1. They didn't get any market advantage from the EV1 because they left the market after, for a long time.
by lallysingh 8mo ago
GM didn't sell EVs for years after releasing the EV1. They didn't get any market advantage from the EV1 because they left the market after, for a long time.
- 1970-01-01 8mo agoWe are in complete agreement here. They wasted their lead.
- NetMageSCW 8mo agoThey didn’t have a lead. It’s like saying the DC-X was ahead in propulsive landing over F9, or the LG Prada had a lead over the iPhone. Being first isn’t enough to establish a lead. You also have to be in competition, which means selling product.
- 1970-01-01 8mo agoIt is very widely known that GM held a 7 year head start on every other automaker on manufacturing the modern EV. Several other EVs were sold during it's time in low volume.