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To: Alighieri who wrote (830113)	1/15/2015 5:08:03 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575740

Gen 2 is better on both range and hybrid economy...GM has to make a better economic argument to get the Volt past being a neat piece of technology with niche appeal....the Leaf is useless after the batteries are spent...so it's really a commuter/city/second car. It's a little cheaper and clearly simpler in technology so the sales pitch is also simpler....but it too is a niche car that will struggle to achieve mass appeal like, say, a Prius. On the new Volt, the batteries are spent after 50 miles and the range has been increased to 300-350 miles.