Subjectivist wrote:If the government really wanted GM to keep building Volts all they have to do is order 25,000 units every year for replacements of existing government sedans.
The federal government can't specify what brand of car it will buy.
When the government needs to make a large purchase, like 25,000 cars, it has to ask for proposals, and then some bureaucrat analyzes the offers from carmakers and decides which is the best fit and best deal for the government.
Volts (and other EVs) aren't competitive with ICE cars right now because they cost more. The federal government can't give itself the $7,500 tax credit that it offers to private buyers, and base EVs (even the lowly Volt) cost significantly more then ICE cars in their class when compared straight up.
I think the federal government did buy some Volts during the Obama administration, but I suspect this was more in the way of PR to help promote GM and the Volt then anything that was useful to the government.
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So the VOLT is dead as a worn out AA battery now unless Trump can bully GM into restarting it and the other sedans.
Cheers!