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Old 10-13-2014, 12:19 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by shaffe View Post
Maybe, but here is the main problem with the Volt. Its ugly, there is nothing attractive about it, it looks like an econo box, economy friendly car (and that IMO is the problem that the Caddy version has, and the nissan leaf has). That IMO is part of the reason Tesla is so successful. The cars look good, they perform good. I really think that is a big reason why they are successful
IMO the main problem with the Volt is its $34,170 base MSRP. The federal tax incentive of $0 to $7,500 is needed to make it interesting.

Tesla isn't making a profit so its hard to consider it a success. Great company story though
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