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Source: InsideEVs:
http://insideevs.com/june-2016-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/
***Update: InsideEVs on July 5 reports that they incorrectly stated the preliminary July data (14 cars), instead of June's. Actual sales were on par for the three months running at 359 cars sold. Still down slightly, but not terrible. Whew!
Original linked article as quoted below:
Ouch!
http://insideevs.com/june-2016-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/
***Update: InsideEVs on July 5 reports that they incorrectly stated the preliminary July data (14 cars), instead of June's. Actual sales were on par for the three months running at 359 cars sold. Still down slightly, but not terrible. Whew!
Original linked article as quoted below:
Chevrolet SPARK EV:
The advent of a new “geared-to-income” EV rebate program in California this Spring lead to the monthly lease cost of the Chevy Spark EV to fall to….zero.
Yes, that is right, if you make under 3x the federal poverty limit (35k, or 73k for a family income for 4) – go find a dealer willing to knock off about $1,000 bucks and you get a free EV.
As one might expect under that program, Spark EV sales shot shortly thereafter. For May, a ‘near record’ 394 sales were made, 419 in April
The issue heading into June however…is that the CVRP funding as been temporarily cut-off thanks to some political posturing (details). How would people feel about paying full retail for the tiny all-electric Chevy?
They hated it…just 14 were sold in June – expressed another way, sales were off a gazillion percent from both June of 2015 and last month (-93% and -96% respectively.)
So just as the Spark EV hit its sweet spot (cheap for most residents, and selling for “free” to the under-underprivileged) the CVRP program has hit a road-bump. And also add to that we find that the production of the 2016 Chevy Spark EV in South Korea winds down in August – giving way to the upcoming, made-in-the-USA, 200+ mile Bolt EV.
Ouch!