THE DEATH OF the Chevrolet Volt was a quiet one. It came in early December amid news that General Motors was cutting 14,000 jobs, closing three assembly plants, and also ending production of the Chevy Cruze and Impala, the Buick LaCrosse, and the Cadillac CT6. It made sense: Sales have been slowing, Americans aren’t buying compact cars or sedans anymore, and GM is repositioning itself for a future that includes both bigger vehicles and many more electrics.
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| A decade ago, the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt was the signal to the country and the world that General Motors might have run out of money, but it still had ideas and engineering talent. |
A decade ago, the Volt, a plug-in hybrid, was the signal to the country and the world that General Motors might have run out of money, but it still had ideas and engineering talent. But it was ultimately eclipsed by GM’s successful launch of the Bolt EV—the $37,500 all-electric car that beat Tesla’s Model 3 to market.
Read the Wired story by Alex Davies - “Farewell, Chevy Volt: an oral history of the plug-in hybrid.”
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