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0 points398968801y ago0 comments

Their CEO seems to be reacting to a perception that Chevy is “behind” and trying to get ahead of the market on EVs. If they were smart they’d still be making the Volt, since it’s an extremely reasonable PHEV that many people with garages in the US would appreciate. It would increase the number of electric miles driven.

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hn_throwaway_991y ago

I have a Volt and love it - it's the perfect car for someone like me with a 30 mi round trip commute. Partner recently got the plugin hybrid version of the BMW X5 (gets about 50 miles on electric), and so far we love that car, too.

Don't understand at all why GM doesn't make a PHEV SUV. They would be the perfect car for lots of people in the US.

dpkirchner1y ago

They don't need to bother. They got competition effectively banned at the border. Now we're stuck with the same mediocrity we've had for decades.

39896880OP1y ago

Eh. If foreign carmakers want to compete in the US they can do what Toyota did and set up shop in the US. Employ Americans with market wages and under American labor standards.

We had a generation of globalism. It gutted the middle class.

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