And the Impala does not live on. RIP Last day of production was Feb 28.

Chevrolet Imapala RIP

 

It's being replaced by the environmentally friendly Hummer. Never thought I'd say that.

 

True. But batteries need to be disposed of.

 

Recycling plants are coming online. In 10-12 years when batteries begin dying, they should be able to mostly be recycled. I imagine the Hummer will mostly be popular in Cali by people that have large houses and garages and solar panels so it should be greener. Most of the people I know in Cali with EVs have solar.

With that all said, most purchasing decisions aren't based on how green a vehicle is

 

I think depends on where you live in the world.

 

I guess the Prius population and a subset of Tesla owners may but the vast majority have other objectives for vehicles.

 

Outside of California, and the US. There are incentives to go green. Ontario has green taxes and levies on models like the LX570 where the buyer pays a $4K tax at the time of purchase. Then there are carbon taxes on the point of purchase for fuels. You just don’t see it in the United States like you do in other parts of the world. There are heavy incentives to have a more fuel efficient or greener car, just depends on where you live

 

Well, the Impala at least got a couple of months respite.....originally, it was going cease at the end of last year. Sales apparently weren't as bad as the GM marketers were trying to lead us to believe.

Still, GM's marketers just removed one more reason for me to be a repeat customer....at least without a premature trade-in.

 

Soon the only American sedans available will be the Charger and the Model 3. Which one are you going to get

 

What happens when Tesla starts importing their Tesla 3s from China?

 

Like some other members here on Car Chat, I have no idea what I will be driving next. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. But I don't think the sedan-choice will be quite that limited. Look at Cadillac, for example...they alone have two brand-new sedans coming in just the next few months (CT5, CT4).

And, despite a couple of small flaws in its design and construction, I also like my Lacrosse....I'm not going to be forced to trade it in early just because the Bozo-marketers at Buick and Chevy decided to ax so many sedans. Last, one of the few SUVs that I have at least some interest in (the Lincoln Corsair) is a relatively new design from a manufacturer (Ford) that is known for teething problems the first year....it's best to wait a least a year or two after they are introduced before considering springing for one.