Alfred Sloan is surely rolling in his grave. The whole EV scenario, for Chevrolet at least, reminds me of the copper cooled engine fiasco that could have brought Chevrolet to its knee's back in 1923, fortunately they pulled out at the last minute much to Charles Kettering's chagrin. History has proven air cooled engines can work, but not in big cars most Americans enjoy driving.
Tesla and others have proven electric cars have their place too, it will be interesting to see where the market, infrastructure and technology takes us in the next 10-20 years. As a entry level(i.e. cheap) manufacturer I don't see why Chevrolet feels it must compete with Tesla, but I'm no Alfred Sloan, unfortunately for GM I don't think Mary Barra is either.
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