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I have a hard time seeing how GM is going to fit 50kwh+ into such a small car without major compromises. I also wonder how many buyers in that segment are going to buy such an expensive car. That much battery isn't going to come cheap.
I have a hard time seeing how GM is going to fit 50kwh+ into such a small car without major compromises. I also wonder how many buyers in that segment are going to buy such an expensive car. That much battery isn't going to come cheap.
It all depends on whether it's the EPA cycle test or not. 200 miles of range is too broad. I have a feeling that 200 GM miles doesn't equal 200 EPA miles. Probably not even close.Will such a small car need 50 kWh+ to reach 200 miles? It should prove more popular in narrow road Europe and Asia than North America.
We have the regular whining from Europeans that the Model S is too big and sometimes too wide to fit on certain European streets.
Europeans and Japanese are more comfortable paying big bucks for very small but fully optioned vehicles.
Like the Volt I think this should start as a Cadillac then years later have a Chevy version.
But I don't get paid the big bucks of GM Marketing VPs.
It all depends on whether it's the EPA cycle test or not. 200 miles of range is too broad. I have a feeling that 200 GM miles doesn't equal 200 EPA miles. Probably not even close.
The tiny Roadster would only get around a 200 mile EPA range cycle, and it has a 53kwh pack.
Very true, but while surpassed by the stuff Tesla uses now, Roadster battery density is still much better than Volt and Spark. It's not like GM is going to use Panasonic 18650 cells. Tesla has them all bought up.That is 2008 53 kWh pack not 2016 battery cells.
Open top roadsters are not famous for their low CD.
Very true, but while surpassed by the stuff Tesla uses now, Roadster battery density is still much better than Volt and Spark. It's not like GM is going to use Panasonic 18650 cells. Tesla has them all bought up.
Didn't the Volt get 230mpg according to GM for a short while before they were forced to stop advertising that?
It's sad but GM can't even market the Volt properly. They have a great car that their customers love and the sales of it are dwindling.
The Volt/Ampera gets 235 mpg in Europe.Didn't the Volt get 230mpg according to GM for a short while before they were forced to stop advertising that?
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