The #1 fan (?) of the Chevy Volt, after just 14,000 miles, has traded it in for a .... Ford.
First, the Chevy Volt's #1 fan's street cred:
Dr. Lyle Dennis founded GM-Volt.com and was perhaps the single most influential fan of the Chevy Volt. Dr. Dennis earned a spot on GM’s Volt Consumer Advisory board in part thanks to his advocacy and the fact that he put together a buyer list of 54,632 people in 97 countries that helped convince General Motors that the Volt was viable.But now, reality, after just 14,000 miles, Dr Dennis is trading in his Chevy Volt for a Ford C-Max Energi.
Dr. Dennis cites the fact that the Volt only has 4 seats, whereas the C-Max Energi has 5. With a wife and three kids, the Volt is just not realistic for his family — an underwhelming reason to switch for such a strong advocate, and losing a vocal supporter could hurt GM.More:
In a blog post on GM-Volt.com covering Dr. Dennis’ transition, he is quoted as saying: “I am grateful to GM for launching the plug-in revolution, and I have enjoyed my two years of Volt driving. Change however is an inevitable fact of life.” He continues to mention that several key players who pushed for the Volt have since left GM, in some cases for competitors like Fisker.The Ford alternative:
Continuing with its Ford C-MAX Energi’s fuel-efficiency figures, FoMoCo announced today that the plug-in hybrid MPV gets an EPA-rated 620 mile range on a single tank and a single charge. It tops its closest competitors the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid and the Chevrolet Volt, each of which return 540 miles and 380 miles respectively.And seats five, apparently.
Someone wrote in that he/she did not understand what the point of this post was. I'm not sure there was a point.
ReplyDeleteHowever, had I known that there was a Dr Dennis, and had I opined a year ago that Dr Dennis would give up his Chevy Volt, I would have been accused of making stuff up. Everything above is linked to a source. (I can't confirm the sources are accurate.)
But I'm glad the Volt fans are watching my site.