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Originally Posted by lbls1
To this I say let the scenario play out. It is ashame (if this is true) that the Bolt will be cancelled. I've driven one, and to be honest it is a well composed compact car that happens to be electric. Composed as a matter of it being good basic transportation. I still do not believe that the car buying public is ready to give up their reliable Honda, Toyota and Japanese cars and trucks, and especially the domestic pick up truck and large SUVs. The demand of the buying public will ultimately dictate what car manufacturers will produce.
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Not in the case of the Bolt! It's the lowest priced EV in the US and qualifies for the full 7.5K tax credit. It is at the height of it's popularity and production.
Raw greed to produce more Silverados that "require" the Bolt to be eliminated is a total FU by the automaker. Bolt production should be ramped up. The geniuses at gm didn't know it was on an old platform, or that the plant used to build it was going to be re-purposed? All seemed like a good idea initially! This looks like a corporate disaster for which someone should get fired instead of being portrayed as something planned all along.
The cancelled Bolt is a telling incident. How long did we hear the Camaro would be cancelled due to lack of sales, or would have continued on if it sold better? The opposite was the case with the Bolt. The noble little Bolt will be remembered as the golden egg killed by the greedy goose. For the EV transition, this shows to me again that it is a total scam subsidized by the tax-payer and gm is a willing partner. GM is throwing away a chance to be the hero with the lowest priced EV built in the US. I don't believe they care what any customer thinks. The EV transition will leave you no other choice and be intentionally way more expensive and costly to the public.