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Re:Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off ... by username223 on Saturday February 23, 2019 @10:43PM (#19236987)
> Why would I buy a Volt when I could buy a Model 3, a Leaf, or another EV?

Because you could commute on pure battery, but still drive anywhere an ICE can go without having to plan your route around charging stations and kill time while your vehicle charges. Seems like a reasonable use case to me...

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Re:Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off ... by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 23, 2019 @10:45PM (#19236993)
Tesla sells ~25k vehicles a month to customers (enough that they’ve cannablized sales from BMW in California) who don’t mind stopping at fast DC charging stations. The market has spoken (wrt EV vs PHEV).

While the Volt had a niche, it seems it wasn’t competitive enough versus newer market competitors.

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Re:Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off ... by tzs on Saturday February 23, 2019 @11:23PM (#19237119)
...and around 475k ICE vehicles a month are sold in the US.

PHEVs seem like a nice option for the people who find that an EV is not suitable for their long distance travel, but would like something environmentally friendly for their short distance needs, and do not want to have two cars.

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Re:Chevy Volt discontinued: Chevrolet's last Volt rolls off ... by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 23, 2019 @11:25PM (#19237125)
Buy a Prius and carbon offsets until EVs advance further if you’re absolutely set on not wanting to fast charge when traveling and use a liquid fuel instead. Don’t demand a niche product that no one wants to build.
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