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"Over the last five years, no American automaker has invested more capital in battery manufacturing and infrastructure than GM. And as our recent results demonstrate, those investments are paying off: in 2024, our U.S. EV sales jumped 50%, and our share of the domestic EV market doubled.

Hah, notice they leave out % market share. In Q1 25, GM had a 10.8% market share of new EV sales in the US. Tesla had 43.5%, even with Elon's craziness.

https://caredge.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and-sales

GM has 17% overall (including non-EVs), so their EV market share in underperforming their regular car sales. GM is not offering product consumers want.

As someone who owns a Chevy EV I don't get it. We get buttons! (I hate cars where everything is operated by screen, I don't want to take my eyes off the road to adjust things).[/quote]

You need to rent a Tesla for at least 3 days so that you can understand how to operate it. There are flywheels on both sides of the steering wheel. Those can be moved up and down and to the sides to do various operations. They can also be pushed. When you push the right one you can give commands so that you don't take your eyes off the road. I just commanded mine to increase the fan speed for example. You can decrease or increase windshield wiper speed by command, increase/decrease volume, change songs or command new music, etc. etc. You can also ask for navigation to wherever you want. I understand that when you first drive a Tesla it can be a bit daunting, but once you learn it, it's great. Yes, you can use the screen, but you don't have to do that. The screen is great for showing you where the cars are around you and for making sure you don't hit anyone. I love the screen for parking since you will always park perfectly. As someone said, the software on the Tesla is very good and keeps being updated. [/quote]

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