I think it will come long before that since all cars are supposed to be electric at some point. There is a certain percentage by 2024(?)
Z06 OFFICIAL LIST of who is on the list? who is staying? who is dropping?
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I’m just a bit curious as to what infrastructure the government is planning on building and how they are going to do it by 2035 when all new cars are to be electric. It’s not one of those situations which will sort itself out as time passes. (They can’t even plant the number of trees they said they would!)
Okay- that’s the end of any further political discussion by me! But it’s these concerns which keep me from buying an electric vehicle right now.
Okay- that’s the end of any further political discussion by me! But it’s these concerns which keep me from buying an electric vehicle right now.
I doubt it's any one government that will impose these things. It is by accords with many countries and many different governments.
It will be a slow and muddy process, but it's something that has to happen eventually. It might take decades though. Think of all the farm and construction equipment that can't soon be turned into electric entities. Perhaps it will be corn fuel instead. Who knows. Smarter folk than me have to figure it all out for the sake of the planet.
I totally disagree. I'm convinced it will be all electric.
Hey Denis what a shitshow in the USA about Z cars already at 3000 status, all I can say is that when the 2020 allocations came out if I would have splurged for the $5000 custom VIN it would have got my car in the first 100 built if I selected lowest number available
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Yep, I didn’t post it here because it’s an USA dealer and US issue but yes a US dealer claimed to have few Z06 order at status 3000, I called him out on his BS. So at first he was childish, then rude, then he reported me to admins and had my posts about this with screenshots of his claims and my explanation why it’s not true deleted. Now he deleted his claim, his comments to me and others and is not responding to peoples questions or comments.
3 months ago the GM plan for Z06 production was 30% of total production. This is what the parts schedule for Z06 suppliers is based on - 1,000 ZO6 per month. Not very likely they can go higher unless they are doing catch-up builds based on unused Z06 parts supply.
You were a little rude yourself. Calling someone a liar and calling his statements B.S.
I agree with you and your comments, but I thought you could have phrased your comments much calmer and less antagonistic.
You could have perhaps gleaned more about why he made those claims.
BTW, I agree with you partially. I don't think it will necessarily be a new platform. With battery development moving at a rapid pace, the base C8 chassis might well be useful for batteries in the tunnel. There will have to be a lot of changes overall though.
Personally I don't see battery tech being ready to make a C9 all-electric corvette in production by 2030. Weight is not an area where they seem to be making much advancement. We would end up with a 4500+ corvette or it would have a realistic range of about 200-250 km.
Many YouTubers use this custom VIN loophole to get early allocations, the revenue this generates way offsets the 5k
This custom VIN process seems to be the way up the list. But with the cost of the car and markups it would seem that most buyers would pay the 5K versus the aftermarket price. Is GM still permitting this and if so how do they keep this system resonably fair?
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I think people have a very different definitions of what is “fair”. I personally don’t like an idea of paying extra $5000 that then requires me “asking” to be accepted and for GM to determine if I and my reason for wanting one is “worthy”. I rather be just a normal customer who got on a list at a dealer who has treated me well when I bought my previous corvette, and get the car when my turn comes up. I also feel the same way about people on lists at multiple dealers, there is nothing wrong with that but I personally don’t want to do that.
Fair is in the eye of the beholder.
To GM it's fair as it adds a penny here and a penny there to offset the base price etc.
People who buy their car with all the options makes it more affordable for those who can't.
So what is fair?
To GM it's fair as it adds a penny here and a penny there to offset the base price etc.
People who buy their car with all the options makes it more affordable for those who can't.
So what is fair?
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