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There's no reason that I know of that the Bolt has to look so odd - just like the Leaf looks odd, the Volt looks odd, the Prius looks odd. None of them look mature, rich, attractive - Tesla has proven you can have your cake and eat it too.
Thanks to Ford, we'll have to accept a s3xy one instead.Elon is a charismatic leader viewed by the Tesla fans as leading the world to a sexy, sustainable promised land.
Sometimes it is far better to cannibalize yourself than let others do it to you.
Based on what I know about GM they're probably thinking they don't have a problem, even though it's barreling down on them at a frightening pace.
Honestly, considering how much the Model S has eaten into sales of large luxury sedans, I bet it's the CEOs of the German bug 3 that are crapping themselves the most right now. Exports of luxury sedans are how BMW/Mercedes/Audi make a huge chunk of their profit.
BMW is going to have ulcers in a couple of years. Any car company would kill to have Teslas customer base loyalty let alone pre orders like today and the next two years. This is off the charts.
Honestly GM is in a much better position with the Bolt than Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, VW, et al.GM response: Hey Tesla fans, our car is only $30k and it has over 200 miles of range, but it's going to be available at the end of this year! No Waiting!
Yes, which means that GM will have to up its game. But at least they have the platform to work with now. They can fix the remaining design problems with the Bolt more quickly than Nissan can fix the design problems with the Leaf... and way more quickly than any of the companies with NO long-range BEV can develop ANYTHING....of course, zero mention of the supercharger network, the molasses-like maximum charging speed of the Bolt on CCS, the $15k clone with an EV drivetrain and small touchscreen, or the horrid dealer network you'll have to go through first.
Honestly GM is in a much better position with the Bolt than Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, VW, et al.
I think Mary Barra is thinking "Thank goodness we built an all-electric with a long range; we're just in time to avoid being driven out of business".
As calisnow noted, BMW and Audi are openly admitting how far behind they are. That's the first step. Unfortunately for them, it means it'll be three years before they're making their first serious attempt to compete. They're laaaate...
Yes, which means that GM will have to up its game. But at least they have the platform to work with now. They can fix the remaining design problems with the Bolt more quickly than Nissan can fix the design problems with the Leaf... and way more quickly than any of the companies with NO long-range BEV can develop ANYTHING.
There's room for multiple electric cars in the market. Honestly I think demand is so high that Bolt won't cut into Model 3 sales at all. Elon took the high road and congratulated them for making a long-range, all-electric car.