Featured Toyota Prius Prime Displaces Chevy Volt As America’s Best-Selling Plug-in Hybrid

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  1. Tideland Prius

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    http://www.hybridcars.com/toyota-prius-prime-displaces-chevy-volt-americas-best-selling-plug-hybrid/


     
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    sounds like chevy never really tried.
     
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    They certainly tried ah la their EV-Bolt. Likely thing is, their EV cannibalized some sales that might have otherwise gone to their plugin Volt.
    I don't have the count in front of me, but add GM's EV Bolt & plugin Volt sales together, versus Toyota's PHEV only (no ev available) ... and what does that look like. Just curious.
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    According to the article more Bolts were sold than Volts. The Bolt number was also larger than Prime sales.
     
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    everything is skewed by california, it's hard to know what is really popular.
     
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    From Green Car Reports.

    "As for the handful of other high-volume plug-in cars, the Chevrolet Bolt EV ended the year with a bang. Its December deliveries of 3,227 gave it a 2017 total of 23,297.

    While that's not the highest reported sales total for any month—in December 2016, its Volt stablemate hit 3,691—it's the highest total for any plug-in car in only its 13th month on sale.

    Moreover, it suggests a plausible monthly sales average this year of 2,500 to 3,000 Bolts a month, or about 30,000 a year That's likely close to the Model S total, which of course we don't know."
     
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    will be interesting once the new leaf and model 3 come on line.
    will gm make a move, or announce an end date like the volt?
     
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    Bolt EV is a great car, but does not have adaptive cruise control. $39k base price and size of it, ouch.
    Come on Tesla, ramp up that model 3. Gas sucks.

    I don't fit in either Prime or Volt, not an option.
     
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    from insideevs:

    2017

    Bolt 23297
    Volt 20349

    Prius Prime 20936
     
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    sounds right
     
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    Every should throw Tideland Prius a "like" on this thread just for the fun of it. He is always there for us.

    Let's face it, while not for everyone (4 seater etc), the Prime is a nice vehicle at right price and it seems to be pulling in folks who never owned Prii, more so than PiP perhaps.
     
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    Whaa? I didn't do anything other than post the news :) But thanks for the shout out! I appreciate it.

    I'm gonna give you a "Like" too. An extra one for doing the extra legwork on figuring out the "true" cargo capacity of the 4th gen.
     
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    can you two get a room please?:p
     
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