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Old 02-17-2012, 10:15 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Can't be as bad of a failure as the 2012 Civic.

That being said, anything that starts moving U.S. automakers in the direction of economy cars is worth it. If anything, the problem is that they moved too slow with the Volt. Had it been competing against the 1st gen Prius, the market would have been huge. Unfortunately, they are now competing against car companies who have a decade more experience making hybrids. And if gas prices hit $5-6/gal this year (very likely), these cars are going to start getting a lot more attention.
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