The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
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The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
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Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#2The Title of the actual article already points out why GM still hasn't "beaten Tesla to the punch": The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the (Very Near) Future.
Tesla has a fanclub because they're making electric cars into a sports brand. Motor Trend asked a bunch of current Tesla owners (and model 3 reservees) what they thought of it. The general consensus was "moving in the right direction, but not enough to make me switch." http://www.motortrend.com/news/what-tesla-owners-think-about...
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#3From all I read, the interesting parts of the Bolt are actually completely made and designed by LG - all the electric components. And Tesla makes more Model S per day than GM builds Bolts. But I am happy that Bolt exists, as it currently is the most affordable electrical car with a long range. We need more of those.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#4The Title of the actual article already points out why GM still hasn't "beaten Tesla to the punch": The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the (Very Near) Future. Tesla has a fanclub because they're making electric cars into a sports brand. Motor Trend asked a bunch of current Tesla owners (and model 3 reservees) what they thought of it. The general consensus was "moving in the right direction, but not enough to make me s…
My dad wouldn't want a Tesla, but he'd probably want a Bolt.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#5"Tesla loses money on every car too."
This is false, Tesla averages $18,000 margin on every model S & model X it sells.
"So how did GM pull off a $30,000 car with 200 miles of range?" It didn't. It is $30k only after $8000 of federal tax credits.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#6So a leaf with a +20 mile upgrade would beat it easily in everything including ugly points? Neat. Way to flop again, GM.
I've got a crumby idea: How about a long range EV with a dual pack system, like a dual tank pickup truck. You could get away with half the charger and half the wire capacity, and still get nearly 2x the range.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#7The Title of the actual article already points out why GM still hasn't "beaten Tesla to the punch": The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the (Very Near) Future. Tesla has a fanclub because they're making electric cars into a sports brand. Motor Trend asked a bunch of current Tesla owners (and model 3 reservees) what they thought of it. The general consensus was "moving in the right direction, but not enough to make me s…
My dad wouldn't want a Tesla, but he'd probably want a Bolt.
Would he also buy an Aveo because has a bowtie on it? Badges mean a bit too much to some folks. Meh.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#8Tesla proved that eco-minded cars didn't need to be ugly, yet ALL other manufacturers continue to produce only ugly cars (they don't get points for bootstrapping hybrid models of existing cars).
I am amazed none of the other purveyors of electric cars have managed to figure this out. Even the BMW offering ranks high on the "God what the hell" scale in terms of its design.
The Prius started this stupid trend of cars friendly to the polar bears looking like hot garbage and I have never once understood this logic.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#9So a leaf with a +20 mile upgrade would beat it easily in everything including ugly points? Neat. Way to flop again, GM. I've got a crumby idea: How about a long range EV with a dual pack system, like a dual tank pickup truck. You could get away with half the charger and half the wire capacity, and still get nearly 2x the range.
Where'd you get +20 miles from? The Leaf has a 108 mile range, the Bolt has a 238 mile range - that's a huge difference.
Re: The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future
#10Ugly, fat and tacky. I can't imagine dropping £10 k on this, let alone the £30k or more it would cost if it made it to the UK.
Model X to go, please.