August sales are out for the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt.
It’s no longer even a real competition as the Leaf is beating the Volt more than 4 to 1. Chevy moved 302 Volts, Nissan sold 1362 Leafs. Nissan looks good by comparison to Chevy, but the number is still far short of their goal to sell half-a-million EV’s a year by 2013.
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Every month that Chevy gets beat by Nissan is another green embarrassment for the Obama administration that continues to tout the doomed electric lemon even as consumers lose interest:
Interest in buying the $39,995 plug-in car is starting to taper off, not only among “early adopters” but among lots of other buyers, as well, reports CNW Marketing Research, which tracks such things. That’s interesting, considering that the Volt has some of the hottest technology going, such as the ability to go 25 miles or more without using any gas and having a backup gas engine on board for unlimited range.
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The big problem — no surprise here — is price. It’s cited by both the early adopters and the EV enthusiasts as a stumbling block.
The other problem GM has is the way it treats its customers. The car giant is trying to weasel out of an expensive warranty liability for the troubled Impala, saying it’s now a different company to the one that made the Impala. Therefore, customers are SOL when it comes to their warranty. In light of that, how much do you suppose the few remaining car buyers in America feel about trusting GM to a) make a reliable product, and b) honor the warranty?
GM is pressing on with the plan and has announced a Cadillac plug-in for 2013. Let;s hope Cadillac drivers don’t visit Costco stores, or the tow trucks will be busy.
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According to the October 2011 issue of Consumer Reports, page 58, the cost for a 90 mile trip is; Volt $8.90, Honda Civic hybrid $8.55 and the Prius $7.77. The Prius is half the price of the Revolt, far cheaper to operate and no doubt has far superior quality. I know which one I would buy and have the better part of $20,000 in my pocket, not to mention the relatively excellent resale value of the Prius.
It’s all in how you flaunt your ignorance of statistics:
Volt sales doubled from July to August (~150 to 300), so extrapolating (IPCC-style) means by next June they’ll be selling about half a million a month!
If you love that, you’ll want to buy the company.
(BTW, don’t look for me; I’m closing out my accounts today and flying off to the tropics.)
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The UAW and the Volt would be nothing but historical grease spots on the pavement if Hussein had not stepped in with taxpayer dollars to steal GM…The UAW got to keep their high wages and benefits over the decades by selling junk…They lost marketshare as the public turned to higher quality Japanese and German cars. The buyers that GM spurned over the years are not coming back to pay 40k for an electric spamcan.
It ought to be Piker Research.
I guarantee they didn’t factor in everyone bailing from the plug-ins after their electricity bills rise from hundreds to thousands a month because the EPA has shut down all the coal fire plants and the grid relies on unicorn farts.
“another green embarrassment” That’s his legacy. SCOAMF.
I seem to remember seeing a report recently that replacement battery packs will cost about as much as a new vehicle.
If you have to believe reports from Pike Research, all will be fine. One report mentions that the annual market for hybrid electric and plug-in electric vehicles will grow to 2.9 million vehicles by 2017.
http://www.pikeresearch.com/research/electric-vehicle-market-forecasts
Another report says that in 2017, electrified vehicles will capture 4.9% of the total light-duty vehicle market in North America.
http://www.pikeresearch.com/newsroom/cumulative-plug-in-electric-vehicle-sales-to-reach-5-2-million-worldwide-by-2017