[bjrosen]

I guess my next car will be a Tesla. I hate SUVs and crossovers, if that's what they are going to replace the Volt with then bye bye GM. I was hoping for a Gen3 Volt in 2020 but if they aren't going to build one then I'll get a Tesla, by 2020 Tesla should have their backlog on the Model 3 under control and hopefully they will have a longer range version by then.

 

[bjrosen]

Volvo have just announced that they will only build hybrids and pure electrics after 2020 with no future diesels. The diesel is starting to die in Europe due to pollution concerns. Ford has a solid electrification plan as do most world vehicle producers, so I think it is not the time for GM to ditch the Volt or electrification.

It didn't say that they were ditching electrification, it said they are ditching sedans. I HATE!! SUVS/CUVS/TRUCKS and I will never buy one. I was hoping for a Gen3 Volt in 2019 or 2020 with twice the EV range as the Gen2, it looks like that isn't going to happen so this might be my last Chevy. The BEV that I want would be a sedan or a roadster with 400 miles of range but I don't think that will happen soon enough so around 2019 or 2020 I might compromise and get one that has a 300 mile range and a good fast charging network so probably a Tesla although if the CCS network looks reasonable by then I might end up with am Audi or BMW.

 

[bjrosen]

Been seeing some more articles about this. It's hardly a done deal. GM has made no official statement, this story comes from the union which is pushing to move crossover production to the plant to save jobs.

It seems like a foolish idea to drop sedans just because they aren't popular at the moment, if you do that then you lose those customers forever. They lost me for 30 years because of the quality of their 80s cars, it was only because of the Volt that they got me back, if they don't offer an electric sedan when I'm looking for my next car then I'll go elsewhere.