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Old 09-15-2012, 11:35 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by jimmy5 View Post
I could have bought a volt, but, when they cost close to 50 grand, you aren't going to appeal to a wide market, and people that can afford 50 grand cars, can typically afford to put gas in them.
Had they made it an economy car at around 20 grand, it would have been much better. But they priced themselves out of the market.
But you are missing the simple fact that the Volt technology can't be put in a car for 20,000. You post this like it was simply a matter of choice for GM to price it where they did. It wasn't.
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