09-09-2020, 09:36 PM
https://www.ibtimes.com/chevrolet-volt-beats-tesla-model-s-second-most-sold-ev-who-number-1-2863648
Chevrolet Volt Beats Tesla Model S As Second Most Sold EV: Who Is Number 1?
Arthur Villasanta11/11/19 AT 5:50 AM
The plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt compact from General Motors was the second top selling electric vehicle (EV) in the United States for the third quarter of 2019 selling 156,684 units. Amazing as GM quietly discontinued production of this EV in February 2019 due to falling sales.
Auto industry analysts concur that Tesla Inc. helped kill the Volt, which was billed as an “extended-range electric vehicle” during its introduction in 2010. Volt was also advertised as the EV motorists could use for their typical daily commute. But not even the extended range or the savings from electrification could save the Volt from the more popular Teslas.
"The vehicle died because it wasn’t selling well, obviously,” said George Peterson, head of consulting firm AutoPacific. “The number of people willing to spend extra money” for a vehicle like the Volt “just isn’t that huge anymore.”
The Volt, however, did well enough in selling out what remaining inventory it had in Q3. Those sales had the heft to land it in second spot among the top selling EVs in Q3, according to data from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI).
Ahead of it in number one was the Tesla Model 3 electric four door sedan that sold 253,196 units in Q3. Behind the Volt in third place was the Tesla Model S all-electric five-door liftback sedan introduced in 2012. EEI said 154,242 Model S liftbacks were sold.
Taking fourth was the Nissan Leaf compact five-door hatchback, which sold 138,653 units. The Leaf was the world's best-selling plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
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Sales figures for 2019 for many EVs:
https://insideevs.com/news/343998/monthly-plug-in-ev-sales-scorecard/
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Dealers hate, hate, hate EVs, including plugin hybrid vehicles. Very little maintenance for the dealer’s service center which is their largest profit center. My local dealer lists 330 new vehicles. Two are Bolts. One is $30k, the other is $35k. They list 176 used vehicles. None are Volts or Bolts.
I’m due to change the oil on my two Voltecs based on the maintenance schedule calendar but the engines have very few miles on my last oil change so I will not change it but rather will let them go years between changes. The other day our Volt required the engine to run for 10 minutes for maintenance purposes. It also requires that we burn one tank of gas (~9 gallons) per year; if we don’t, it will run the engine until it burns that much. This annual requirement is not an issue for us because the Volt engine runs when the temperature is below 15° in order to heat the cabin, etc., whether I like it or not.
We will all be driving some sort of vehicle with electrified propulsion within this decade - assuming we buy new vehicles.
Chevrolet Volt Beats Tesla Model S As Second Most Sold EV: Who Is Number 1?
Arthur Villasanta11/11/19 AT 5:50 AM
The plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt compact from General Motors was the second top selling electric vehicle (EV) in the United States for the third quarter of 2019 selling 156,684 units. Amazing as GM quietly discontinued production of this EV in February 2019 due to falling sales.
Auto industry analysts concur that Tesla Inc. helped kill the Volt, which was billed as an “extended-range electric vehicle” during its introduction in 2010. Volt was also advertised as the EV motorists could use for their typical daily commute. But not even the extended range or the savings from electrification could save the Volt from the more popular Teslas.
"The vehicle died because it wasn’t selling well, obviously,” said George Peterson, head of consulting firm AutoPacific. “The number of people willing to spend extra money” for a vehicle like the Volt “just isn’t that huge anymore.”
The Volt, however, did well enough in selling out what remaining inventory it had in Q3. Those sales had the heft to land it in second spot among the top selling EVs in Q3, according to data from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI).
Ahead of it in number one was the Tesla Model 3 electric four door sedan that sold 253,196 units in Q3. Behind the Volt in third place was the Tesla Model S all-electric five-door liftback sedan introduced in 2012. EEI said 154,242 Model S liftbacks were sold.
Taking fourth was the Nissan Leaf compact five-door hatchback, which sold 138,653 units. The Leaf was the world's best-selling plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
>>>
Sales figures for 2019 for many EVs:
https://insideevs.com/news/343998/monthly-plug-in-ev-sales-scorecard/
>>>
Dealers hate, hate, hate EVs, including plugin hybrid vehicles. Very little maintenance for the dealer’s service center which is their largest profit center. My local dealer lists 330 new vehicles. Two are Bolts. One is $30k, the other is $35k. They list 176 used vehicles. None are Volts or Bolts.
I’m due to change the oil on my two Voltecs based on the maintenance schedule calendar but the engines have very few miles on my last oil change so I will not change it but rather will let them go years between changes. The other day our Volt required the engine to run for 10 minutes for maintenance purposes. It also requires that we burn one tank of gas (~9 gallons) per year; if we don’t, it will run the engine until it burns that much. This annual requirement is not an issue for us because the Volt engine runs when the temperature is below 15° in order to heat the cabin, etc., whether I like it or not.
We will all be driving some sort of vehicle with electrified propulsion within this decade - assuming we buy new vehicles.
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