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GM should just bring back the Chevy Volt (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/evs@lemmy.world
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General Motors’ shift from an internal combustion engine-producing company to one that makes electric motors is sputtering. EV sales are up, but growing slower than expected. The company’s next-generation Ultium platform, in particular, isn’t meeting expectations. GM’s new electric trucks and SUVs seem perennially delayed — or full of buggy software.

I think I have an easy solution to a lot of these problems: bring back the Chevy Volt.

Remember the Volt, GM’s scrappy Toyota Prius fighter from the mid-2010s? The company was lauded when it first came out in 2010 as a prescient bet on vehicles with electric powertrains. And it was undeniably a very good hybrid. The first-generation model got 36 miles of electric range before the gas kicked in, while later versions would get a whopping 53 miles of electric range.

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[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing that updating the batteries while leaving the rest unchanged could really boist those already great range numbers. It could essentially be electric for commuting, hybrid for travel.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

This is exactly how I use my volt. It's the perfect car.

[–] Stillhart@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

That's how every PHEV works...