Linus's chevy Volt

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3 hours ago, wanderingfool2 said:

That is my general point though, that people can't just toss aside things such as maintenance, things like oil changes, engines/battery replacements etc.  It's why I essentially mentioned that there is the whole mentality of "you're doing it wrong"; where Linus literally talks about never plugging in your Volt as "peak dumb" 

 

It came across as Linus not understanding that people don't always get the choice to plug in their car.  It also was wrong to assume GM wouldn't be taking a bath when the pandemic hit, because the fact is they would have had to raise the price of the Volt to a point where it didn't make sense unless you wanted it specifically for the range.

 

The whole issue is GM sold the Volt at a loss, they sold the Bolt at a loss (recently discontinued), they are now targeting the higher priced vehicles because that's where they are still making money but their margins compared to ICE just aren't there.  The Volt was effectively heavily subsidized by ICE sales, so it never stood a chance.

Probably hard to tell if they lost money overall. Those are CARB compliance vehicles that avoid fines for the gas guzzlers they sell. Economics doesn't apply anyway, GM will get bailed out again if needed