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Originally Posted by stoopid
Looks fine to me, but it under performs against the Tesla and the hybrid tech isn't particular exciting either. Full luxury electric like this would be much sweeter, for the same price. Tesla's going to be coming out with some blue collar model(s) soon so if GM wants in on the electric thing they better get moving.
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Odd, I find electric cars boring. Take battery, add motor, drive wheels. Its not that complicated. On the other hand, integrating substantial electric range and a gasoline engine so that you can use each powersource to its maximum benefit?
That is very impressive. Especially when you consider how well they pulled the system off. Its a wonderful technological achievement within the automotive industry. But GM seems insistent on calling the Volt & ELR 'electric vehicles', despite the fact that they aren't EVs: they're a cross between an EV and a gas powered car, which everyone (besides GM) would makes it a hybrid a hybrid. And so since they're EVs, they get treated like EVs by the public, and then get criticized for their poor electric range
