BEV battery technologies changing fast

Dadoffourgirls wrote:

Reisender wrote:


Well, it would be nice to see. But they have some catching up to do. The Cadillac presentation was just pushed back, the disappointing Bolt makeover was a definite set back and Bolt sales are way off from expectations and they are having difficulty producing even 20,000 EV’s a year. I do think they are getting serious though. Good to see. Just not sure we’ll see lots of production in the next 3 or 4 years.

Jmho.

Thank you for your opinion. I would like to stress to others that facts are available that make opinions inaccurate.

Yes, GM has now delayed the Cadillac because of travel restrictions and public gathering restrictions related to the Covid19.

In regards to Bolt, did GM ever provide guidance on the number they wanted to sell? Yes, sales were down over prior year. Maybe they were not profitable to sell. Do you have production numbers? Are you sure that they had trouble producing 20,000?

Data is available. I always love your opinions. They are never biased, and I often wonder if Elon has you on the payroll and you are assigned to RV.NET.

I believe I read Bolt sales were around 19500 for 2019, down a few thousand from a couple years earlier. Best to google it for accuracy. The remake should help a bit but talking to some Bolt owners who were thinking of trading in, they feel 2021 will see a significant makeover. These folks love their bolts and are either replacing or adding a bolt to the driveway. One is a Chevy dealer employee so I would assume he is in the know. To me the best thing about the Bolt is the flat floor cargo area when the seats are down. Lack of ACC is a big miss although one of the guys said that is fixed or coming soon. The price is probably about 12000 bucks to high but I get the impression one can can dicker the price, unlike Tesla.

We have had nothing but major problems with any new GM product we have bought so I am biased away from them. I do read good reviews on them (bolts) and people seem to like them so at the end of the day my opinion is worth what you pay for it. :)

Cheers.