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leave it to Detroit to do EVs completely wrong -- (link)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Apr 26 '23, 11:40

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https://www.curbed.com/2023/04/gm-killed-chevy-bolt-small-ev.html (www.curbed.com)

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"This isn't shortsighted in the face of a looming recession at all." -- nm - Max Apr 26, 12:41
It's so dumb, as it had the chance to be the Honda Civic of EVs. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 12:21 1
- which has basically been their problem for 50 years (shoulda listened to DeLorean when the first oil crisis hit!) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 12:30
I had to give up my sedan for a crossover because I'm old. Getting in and out was becoming more difficult. - Pachypodium baronii Apr 26, 12:01
Making room in their factory for the Equinox and Blazer (unfortunately) -- (link) - oblique Apr 26, 11:45 6
- i know why they think they have to keep the monster truck gravy train rolling but skeptical that those are the same buyers who are choosing Telsas - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 11:50 5
  - Maybe Hyundai/Kia will get their shit together and get US plants open for those sweet tax breaks. The Kona/Niro is a much better low-end car than the - oblique Apr 26, 11:52 4
    - just announced this week (thanks IRA!) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 11:55 3
      - The Ioniq 5 is probably the closest thing to the Bolt in that list but sadly starts at $41k. It's just true, the compact car EV market is dead - oblique Apr 26, 11:58 2
        
        It's thinking like your IM that has pretty much killed the compact car in general -- nm - JD Apr 26, 12:02
        
        no it’s alive and well everywhere else. Europe and Asia ain’t gonna buy or sell that trash -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 12:01
I did this. -- nm - Biden Sticker Apr 26, 11:43 1
- (granted, the Bolt was the sole exception, but still) -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:44
"news of the Bolt’s demise came after it delivered GM its best-ever quarter for EVs... Bolts made up the majority of GM’s EV sales in 2022" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 11:42 9
- At least this time GM is only stopping production and they're not literally killing their electric car -- nm - JD Apr 26, 12:06 7
  - and then when sales of the high-end shit go nowhere "well, the market just doesn't want EVs yet" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 12:10 6
    - I'd rather GM not fail at selling EVs, but others will fill the vacuum they leave when they file for bankruptcy. - TWuG Apr 26, 12:14 5
      - You make more selling bigger more expensive and more satisfying cars...ie: apple products - zeitgeist Apr 26, 12:31 3
        
        Apple tried making smaller, less expensive versions of its products and they didn't sell very well - JD Apr 26, 12:38
        
        more profit per sale but eventually only single-digit market share - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 12:33 1
        
        This is what Apple keeps trying to tell those who accuse them of a monopoly on their phone based services ;-) -- nm - JD Apr 26, 12:39
      - that's Amazon-level thinking -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Apr 26, 12:22
- I mean, they had the Bolt in two formats and....? The Hummer, I guess. - TWuG Apr 26, 11:58

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