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Originally Posted by Number 3
Not sure why you think it is impractical for 95% of the people. It is known that 70% of drivers commute less than 40 miles round trip per day making the Volt ideal for most drivers.
Unless cost (sticker price) is your point, it is an incredibly practical car, at least for the times I've driven one.
I've posted a number many times in the threads like these. If you happen to drive 40 miles one way to work and have a charging station where you park at work the Volt will pay for itself compared to a Cruze Eco over a 5 year note.
That's 80 miles per day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks per year, or 20,000 miles per year (a lot I know). With a 40 mpg car, that is 500 gallons per year or currently $2,000 in gas per year. Over 5 years, that's $10,000. A Cruze Eco is around 10k cheaper than a Volt and having spent time in both, the Volt is a far nicer car.
Now add, for some, the value of not having to use gas at your own choosing.................
Why do you say it failed? Why is anyone saying it has failed? It hasn't been on the market for even a year yet.
BTW, Bush started the bailouts, not Obama. December of '08 was the first $17 Billion payment.
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First off GM has projected 2013 sales to be around 60,000 units. So far avg.monthly sales are 1,023.Subtracting fleet sales to the US government and utility companies and other fleet purchasers, their tends to be very few retail buyers of this vehicle.So this leaves at best avg. yearly sales of approx. 12,000 units minus subsidized fleet sales.So yes I would say that more than 90% of the customer base is not interested in the Chevy Volt.Oh and earlier this week GM announced that they were shutting down Volt production indefinitely.How can a company make a profit on this vehicle at this volume?They cannot! FAILED SO FAR !