Chevy Volts Everywhere!

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icey

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Okay I am seeing brand new Volts all over the place. It reminds me alot of when the Prius came out and they started popping up like crazy. This is mostly on the 405 and 73, (Irvine, Aliso, Newport) so pretty affluent areas. Is anyone else seeing the same thing?

I have not been a fan of GM for many years but seems like the Volt is getting quite the fan base. I wonder though if they would have released it without the government telling them to and without the subsidies.

Dare I say they are on the same level as Japanese car makers with this one? Not sure national sales numbers but I think they have a hit on their hands.

With the Tesla electric network coming online I am sure this will also benefit Volt owners.
 
I think it's because they're being subsidized out the wazoo right now.  The leases on these is like 200.00 a month with all the incentives they're giving.  GM is losing money like crazy on these to put them on the roads.
 
yeah i read an article the other day that GM is giving 10K in incentives. in august they set a new sales record with 2,800 cars sold. i still dont see them to often though. this is the most practical of the electric cars though and the carpool sticker is good through 12/31/14.  and because it only has a range of 35-40 miles you can actually just charge this overnight in your regular outlet vs having to get a level 2, 220V fast charger in your garage for cars such as the Leaf. not sure if the federal tax credit is still available on the volt, but if you can get it for 30K from the dealer plus say another 5-6K in tax credits that would make it pretty enticing.
 
gaogi said:
I think it's because they're being subsidized out the wazoo right now.  The leases on these is like 200.00 a month with all the incentives they're giving.  GM is losing money like crazy on these to put them on the roads.
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Wow, $200 is no joke ! On a 30K car, very nice.
 
KNX had a story on the prices going up, then ran a quick blurb from someone who analyses the gas market saying YOY gas inventories, even with the refinery issues, is down a mere 2%. That's a 10% plus percent price increase over a 2% inventory change. This unforseen shortage as the cause for the boost in prices? They can bite my shiny metal ass.
 
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