>Maybe I missed something, but from that piece, I got only the impression that GM was recycling interior components. They might indeed be repurposing a Sonic chassis, but I didn't get that idea from the article ...
Toyota never did anything with their prototype E-Com EV. < I can understand as the media mentioned GM's 200mi EV using the Sonic under-pinnings 10 months ago in January, see ref my EVLN post back in Feb 2015 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-Admits-Bolt-EV-Confusion-r-200mi-Sonic-compliance-EV-gen2-tp4673990.html (See the end of the post: ) http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096270_2018-chevrolet-bolt-electric-car-what-it-is-isnt-what-it-means-for-tesla 2018 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car - Green Car Reports Jan 13, 2015 - Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show ... the Bolt, using underpinnings from the next-generation Chevy Sonic ... Back 1997 at EVS-14 TMC (Toyota) had the e-com EV there http://brucedp97.150m.com/evs14/ TMC did not promote it much nor did anyone pay much attention to it when the RAV4-EV was so much better. See e-com specs http://www.toyoland.com/concepts/ecom.html While the e-com looked like a glorified nEV, its top speed was 62mph which would barely allow its use on U.S. highways. TMC quotes a 60mi range. IMO its 8kWh NMHi pack would likely only give a ~30mi range. Bottom line: TMC never seriously offered the e-com. So, U.S. buyers choose the RAV4-EV because it was available and a better fit to their driving needs. For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-New-Spy-Pics-of-GM-200mi-EV-Interior-Sonic-Volt-blend-tp4677969p4678016.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
