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Old 03-28-2019, 07:35 PM   #1013 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
The Bolt is a pretty decent car with lots of clever stuff. I wish it was recognized better for its virtues.
But I'd still prefer any Tesla over it.
Chevy planned their production volume to be relatively low, and therefore had little motivation to advertise it. Those looking for an EV probably took the initiative to find out what models were out there on their own, so advertising is even less needed.

Then Chevy's profit margins are slim to none on the Bolt. They don't really want to sell them if it loses a sale of their other offerings.

I thought the Bolt was fantastic when I test drove it for about 40 min. Then again, I've never been in a Tesla, so I might find that to be even more fantastic. My preference probably is with Tesla, but not at those prices. Hopefully used ones are reasonably priced someday.
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