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Old 11-03-2020, 01:25 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Probably depends on how you calculate "profit". Much of EV "profit" is selling ZEV credits.

The Chevy Bolt is currently selling for about $25k after various steep discounts, which is a loss.

If something were profitable, it would be advertised. At this point GM doesn't want to sell any more Bolts.
The biggest "profit" from building an EV is avoiding the $5000 CARB fine for not building it. Of course that is list price, you can buy a credit on sale from another automaker that has too many.

Once you have enough credits to avoid the fines there is little reason to make more.
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