05-04-2015, 07:55 PM
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Sorry Volt, little brother Spark EV outsold ya
The four-passenger, five-door hatchback, and an all-electric Chevrolet Spark EV available only in two states; California & Oregon, outsold the fifty-state available Volt. The lowered retail prices, $25,995 or a $0 down/39 months for $139 monthly lease certainly made the 82 mile/single charge commuter car very attractive. How two-state Chevy Spark EV outsold 50-state Volt last month
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05-04-2015, 08:05 PM
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New source for wrecked LI-PO packs pretty soon. Hope they are cheap.
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05-05-2015, 01:12 AM
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But how can that be, they made the volt too big to fail.
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05-05-2015, 07:02 AM
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Same as the Titanic.
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05-05-2015, 08:25 AM
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It's hard to get excited about a car they only sell in two states.
80 mile range would be perfect for my commute, but I'll probably never get the chance to buy one, so pffffffffttttttt.
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05-05-2015, 09:30 AM
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I think the Spark EV is now also sold in Maryland. They should sell it in all 50 states, for sure!
I'll bet it is a blast to drive!
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05-05-2015, 11:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cowmeat
It's hard to get excited about a car they only sell in two states.
80 mile range would be perfect for my commute, but I'll probably never get the chance to buy one, so pffffffffttttttt.
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The lease price is attractive, so I would expect a bunch of lease returns in 2018 ... there is no rebate on used cars so they should sell the lease returns to anyone.
3 years is not so long ... |
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05-05-2015, 01:54 PM
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Im thinking you can special order it anywhere.
I don't see why its only being stocked on the dealers lots in 2 states.
I bet they might sell even more of them if people could test drive them somewhere other than the west coast.
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The lease price is attractive, so I would expect a bunch of lease returns in 2018 ... there is no rebate on used cars so they should sell the lease returns to anyone.
3 years is not so long ...
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Or crush them all because we all know GM can be stupid like that.
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05-05-2015, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cowmeat
80 mile range would be perfect for my commute, but I'll probably never get the chance to buy one, so pffffffffttttttt.
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Some may have a longer daily commute, maybe 175-200 miles...
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05-05-2015, 02:00 PM
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I don't think the markets for the two cars are really all that comoarable. The owners of Volts I know, and I know a few, would not have purchased an all-electric car because of range issues. I would imagine many of the Spark EV buyers will not buy a Volt because it still has an ICE. Does the Volt still qualify for an HOV sticker in Cali? That's a big driver of EV sales here. I am suddenly seeing the BMW EV everywhere here. The EVs get the HOV OK stickers.
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