Charger Daytona delayed? Prototypes supposedly failing.

[redriderbob]

We all knew these EV "Chargers" wouldn't sell. But apparently it's worse than expected. There are credible sources online saying that Dodge has taken 82 orders for this car. Eighty two. They were selling almost 80,000 Chargers a year, and they just released an all-new model and they got 82 orders?!

This is beyond bad. This is shaping up to be the worst flop of a car in the U.S. of my entire lifetime....and I lived through the Yugo years.

Those were internal sales in the company before the rollout to dealers

 

[TripleT]

hahahaha it a sales failure that isn't for sale on a slow roll out.... brillant.

The Cheerleading for failure is diabolical

 

[WXman]

hahahaha it a sales failure that isn't for sale on a slow roll out.... brillant.

The Cheerleading for failure is diabolical

No cheerleading is needed. The car is doing enough failing on its own. Look at Stellantis scrambling now. Cancelling or heavily delaying the REV, accelerating the Six Pack Charger, talking about a V8 possible future again, etc. It's funny. If they had just listened to CUSTOMERS to begin with....

 

[AlexB]

hahahaha it a sales failure that isn't for sale on a slow roll out.... brillant.

The Cheerleading for failure is diabolical

Like folks can name the Hybrids GM actual sell in the United States....Stellantis has 3.

 

[TripleT]

Like folks can name the Hybrids GM actual sell in the United States....Stellantis has 3.

4 but 2 of them a cousins..... GM has 10 EV models.

I willing to bet nearly everyone of them will have REEV (PHEV) version by 27'

 

[patfromigh]

I willing to bet nearly everyone of them will have REEV (PHEV) version by 27'

The zero emissions mandates means any vehicle with a tailpipe is out of bounds for half the country. CARB has a sliding scale for PHEV and lumps REEV in with them. In the first year only 20% of PHEV will qualify. It doesn't matter if it is a Hellcat Hemi or a 1,200cc three cylinder range extender charging the batteries in an EV, it has a tailpipe. You've said manufacturers won't invest for only half the country.

CARB thrives on the ambiguity in the Federal laws and regulations. Eliminate those ambiguities in the law and CARB weakens.