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Old 08-16-2022, 03:49 PM   #86
Martinjlm
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Originally Posted by Alan47717 View Post
My 2019 2.0t Equinox Premier stickered at over $39k. Do you seriously believe that GM will offer a similar electric version (sans subsidies) for the same or less money?

Me, I'm betting on the flying pigs.

A $30k Equinox created by $7500 in tax credits (my tax dollars and only usable by people with high incomes) plus using a battery subsidized by billions of dollars of my tax dollars is a hoax.
I totally get your point. I was there when they first said it, but now I believe it. Allow me to toss in a bit of history. When I was at GM, GM Legal was the bane of my existence for many reasons. One of those reasons was that whenever we suggested going to market with performance claims, pricing claims, or competitive comparison claims they came out of the woodwork with the most banal reasons why “you can’t say that”. So, unless the new GM has found a way to stifle the lawyers, I’m inclined to believe that if it’s in print, they mean it. And they have definitely put it in print.

Another signal is they just cut the price of Bolt EV and Bolt EUV by over $5,000 to get them both under $30k before they exit the portfolio just as Equinox EV comes in. And it’s not like those vehicles weren’t selling (EUV outsells Camaro)
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