Dismal Chevy Spark EV Sales Make the Volt Look Good

NLPC ^ | January 10, 2014 | Mark Modica

[Sacajaweau]

Get it through your head...we don’t want electric cars...they can’t be trusted.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Chevy Volt sales for the year also disappointed, coming in at 23,094 and down from 2012 sales.

I'm sure GM would be very happy if these numbers were for Corvette sales.

Corvette:

2012: 14,132
2013: 17,291

[Gen.Blather]

I think they make a pretty good profit on the Corvette. But the Volt (with amortization costs) is more than $90,000 according to one of my car magazines. They’ve been selling them in the high 20’s with up to $12,000 in discounts and taxpayer graft from Washington.

[CMailBag]

I make a motion that China bail Government Motors out next time.

[jazusamo]

Yep, they make money on Corvettes and pickups but lose on every Volt sold.

These numbers on EVs should tell them that they’re a money losing proposition.

[jazusamo]

BUMP that!

[Charles Martel]

These numbers on EVs should tell them that they’re a money losing proposition.

Yes, it's obvious that the beancounters no longer have any say. Government has overruled them.

[uncle fenders]

You know things were REAL quiet last week about how all those electric cars worked in that cold snap...

[jazusamo]

Please bump the Freepathon or click above and donate or become a monthly donor!

[Recompennation]

Side note: Witnessed a Chevy volt being towed wheels down on a tow bar behind a foriegn hybrid on 95 south bound. This rig was struggling along at at least 65 mph while traffic blew by.

These idiots think that they are saving the world one inconvenience to the rest of us at a time.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Volts for dolts! Volts for dolts! Volts for dolts!

Vehicle range

Chevy Volt (electric mode only): 38 miles
Spark EV: 82 miles
Cadillac ELR (electric mode only):35 miles
Nissan Leaf: 75 miles
Toyota Prius (electric mode only): 10-14 miles

[EVO X]

These numbers on EVs should tell them that they’re a money losing proposition.

Looks like they will need to buy California ZEV offset credits from Tesla. Evidently Volts don't earn them much in the way of credits since they also have gas powered engines..

[Pontiac]

I’ll buy a Vet long before I buy a Volt or a Spark and I will never buy a Vet as long as the Government or UAW own any significant amount of shares.

[Sir Napsalot]

The same counting trick as the Porkulus.

If you still have a job then, it is counted as ‘saved and created’.....

[Sir Napsalot]

Ooops, click on the wrong thread.

My apologies.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Vehicle ranges
(updated)

Chevy Volt (electric mode only): 38 miles
Spark EV: 82 miles
Cadillac ELR (electric mode only):35 miles
Nissan Leaf: 75 miles
Toyota Prius (electric mode only): 10-14 miles
Tesla Model S: 208 - 265 miles
Tesla Roadster: 244 miles
Tesla Model E: ~250 miles (not in production yet)
Tesla Model X SUV: 210 - 270 miles (not in production yet)

[Fast Moving Angel]

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I wouldn’t buy a car with the name “Spark.”

[jazusamo]

Thanks...It'd be interesting to see test results on the all electrics that were done on the Volt in 25 degree weather and below, cold really has an effect.

Chevy Volt Electric Range Drops to 20 Miles in Cold

[BfloGuy]

The taxpayer-subsidized vehicle's apparent real hidden goal is to help GM meet compliance requirements in states like California.

Well, there's the answer. Governments decree that a certain percentage of vehicles must meet ridiculous requirements and manufacturers must attempt to meet them if they want to stay in business at all.

I'm no GM apologist but this is life in our Fascist state.