Volts just as Teslas are sold with huge losses.
I don't think GM likes 1e06 Volts sold, it would bankrupt them.
Nope, and Nope.
1) Tesla makes an average of 24% on each and every vehicle sold. The losses come from investing more than that profit into growth.
2) GM/Opel make huge losses on the Bolt/Opel Ampera-e because they produce it in homeopathic quantities. If the volume would go up to 1e6/Y, many things would happen to reduce the costs, and make that a profitable business:
- High dilution of fixed costs
- Better sourcing agreements, especially for batteries -> much cheaper battery
- redesign of the car to produce it at a lesser cost
- every year, the cost of batteries drom 25-30% anyway.
etcetcetc...
This will all happen next year as EVs are now seriously taking off due to financial, market pressure, and regulations on emissions.
What a bunch of marketing spin.
Got to love this one.....
- Better sourcing agreements, especially for batteries -> much cheaper battery - We've only been trying to do that for over 100 years. Dude take a physics and chemsitry class or even watch one of Dave's videos. THere is energy looss in the chemical reactions to chnarge and discharge batteries. Acording to Dave there's a 20% loss in charning and 20% loss when discharging. Just how exactly can they be made cheaper? We've been making batteries for well over 100 years. One would think in 100 years we are making them as inexpensivly as possible by now.
- redesign of the car to produce it at a lesser cost - Dude you don't think cars are made cheaply now? In over 100 years of car desinging you don't think the thousands of car designers aren't pressured into saving every penny they can in designing cars? Curd man, the metal fasteners which were once used are now plastic. What exactly do you think can be done to make produce the cars at a lower cost? Slave labor?
- every year, the cost of batteries drom 25-30% anyway. - Hahaha..... I've been hearing that over the past 10 years. By now the battereis should be free.
Now this one is the best.....
This will all happen next year as EVs are now seriously taking off due to financial, market pressure, and regulations on emissions.
This line has been on and off for 40 - 50 years. Ever since the gas lines since the 1970s. And every year since the Prius, Leaf, Volt and other EV vehicles hit the market. Dude look at the sales figures over the past 10 years. It's like comparing the amount of water in spit as what's in a swimming pool. In 10 - 15 years of EV sales is it even 1%? Don't think so.
If you really want EV car sales to take off the car companies will need to give cash incentives to the sales people. As soon as those commissioned sales people start making make EVs is when sales will take off. Until then, don't expect much. Right now selling an ICE is much easier than selling an EV.
Insteand of just repeating the BS marketing hype try using some critical thinking skills you hopefully have learned.