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[Richard230]

I heard a short news headline yesterday that mentioned that due to demand from both their customers and dealers, GM will be marketing a hybrid car again, like the long-lamented Volt that they axed shortly after they introduced the Bolt.

[princec]

Fail...

And they wonder why Tesla is in the position they are in.

Cas

[Motoproponent]

Idunno man,

Our family has a first Gen Volt. Honestly, the ability to go 40 miles on electric only makes it a great runabout. Gets the groceries, gets my daughter to and from school. But knowing that I can just take it to the other ocean if I need to provides a piece of mind. It's the exact opposite of range anxiety. The numbers say it's hot garbage, but owning one feels like you're getting away with something.

Plus the 1st gen has no mechanical transmission so the reliability is through the roof compared to other hybrids.

Realistically, its a barely capable EV, and very inefficient when running on the generator, (turns gas into kinetic energy that spins up an armature to make electricity to turn a motor to make kinetic energy again) but we got it used for a nickel, and it fits our use case very well.

I get it.