Can GM Challenge Tesla With a Long-Range Electric Car?

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @05:40AM from the build-some-space-rockets-while-you're-at-it dept.

cartechboy writes "GM may sell the Chevy Volt, but it's not a sexy electric car like Tesla Model S. It's a plug-in hybrid with muddled marketing (whose owners love it even though they burn gasoline sometimes). Product exec Doug Parks says GM is developing an electric car that does 200 miles on one charge, with a price around $30,000. But he wouldn't say when, falling back on the old excuse: 'Electric car batteries are really, really expensive!' Tesla's still the only maker to offer an electric car with more than 200 miles of range, so it will be interesting to see whether GM can really build a true Tesla rival. If so, the marketing must be better than the Volt's. Otherwise, it won't matter how good the car is."

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Only if they add host file support by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-17 05:42 · Score: 1, Funny

apk won't buy a car without it
Re:betteridge's law of headline by TWiTfan · 2013-09-17 06:09 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm sorry, but I refused to buy genetically-modified cars.

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Re:betteridge's law of headline by NinePenny · 2013-09-17 06:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Sounds like you are the perfect candidate for an all electric Pontiac Aztek!
Re:Nissan Leaf by bitt3n · 2013-09-17 06:31 · Score: 3, Funny

I saw a Tesla S with DC plates on it in Cape Cod over the 4th. While there are certainly other explanations it would appear that it was driven there.
was it towing a diesel generator?

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Re: Nissan Leaf by beltsbear · 2013-09-17 07:37 · Score: 3, Funny

Have a bumper sticker that says, "my other car is a Hummer H1"