BYD sold more EV’s last month alone than the total number of Mavericks sold since 2022. Most of them were less expensive than a Maverick
JIT adds too many "middle vendors" inflating MSRP's. OEM's need to build all in house maybe 2 or 3 versions = $, $$, & $$$. Then support buyer flex build scenarios!
I thought we were talking about the US market, I was. BYD doesnt sell any here. I will never buy an EV. They wont work for me. 100's of millions live in apartments. EV's dont work for them. There are less than 2 percent of cars on the road, here, that are EV's. There are a lot of issues to work out. They have had decades to get it right and it is still a work in progress. Too many secrets the EV fans want to hide. But the buyers soon find out. A few years down the road and tens of thousands of depreciation later they go back to gas. Its like the paperless office, not gonna happen.BYD sold more EV’s last month alone than the total number of Mavericks sold since 2022. Most of them were less expensive than a Maverick
The Bolt is a low volume seller. A niche vehicle. It is great if it fits your needs. Definitely not for the masses. Have you got 260+ miles on a single charge? Or is that an exaggeration on chevy's part. Have you taken a 500 mile trip in a single day? If so, was it easy or a hassle? And the masses think the bosses are asses.
GM loses about 8 GRAND per Chevy bolt. They cant continue that forever. Just looked it up to see if that is still correct and it is. Bolt sells in 28 K range Chevy Trax BIGGER sells for much less 24K range . So your paying for an inferior drive train convenience wise. Yes its lower cost to drive BUT you have to make up that initial price difference. All while GM loses 8 K.
You went to a Tesla from a Maverick…? Truck to a car….How are you actually liking the electric…and is it actually saving you $$$
The Chevy Bolt is built on the traditional unibody frame used on the Hybrids & ICE. A money losing proposition for EV design as Ford & Toyota have learned.
I'm loving it so far. It's a huge upgrade in every way. Yes it's saving me money. I've spent $447 so far to go 13,000 miles. 98% charging at home. The only maintenance has been a tire rotation and that was $20. My wife and I like to go camping in it. We just lay the back seat down and put a small mattress in it. We both fit comfortably.
So it cost you about $10 for a 300 mile range
If you can charge at home it would be ideal. You don't need to buy a charger unit if you don't want to. Even though it's very slow a wall outlet or a dryer outlet can be used to charge a ev. Doesn't matter to me how slow it charges at home. I plug it in when I get home if it's low and then it can charge over night. Go take a test drive if you can. Tesla has a great test drive system. Just tell them what you would like to try out and they will give you a key card and send you on your way. No salesperson in the car and you get 30 minutes to drive it however you want to.
