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Originally Posted by Black5thgen
Look at how much more it is than the Prius and by your rational the Prius has 2 engines too. You have to look at the competition. I think it is too technologically advanced and thus is priced out of the market. They should have just reverse engineered synergy drive from a Prius, used the current Volt design, priced it in the 20's and called it a day. Don't fix a formula that works. It seems like GM is trying to reinvent the wheel. If they came up with voltec 5 or 10 years ago it might have been a hit.
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A Prius can't go up to 40 miles without gas. A Prius is still completely dependent on its gasoline engine. A Prius uses outdated and inferior technology.
If every automaker followed your way of thinking, we'd still be driving cars that looked more or less like the original Model T.
At this point, it's an economies of scale issue. The more vehicles GM builds using Voltec, the lower the price will get. That's why the ELR is so crucial (and should have been in development a while ago).