Reply #34: It's not profitable

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but only because there is so much added in parts/service. The only reason the EV1 was developed at all was in response to CA's zero emission mandate, which was repealed under extremely heavy lobbying by the auto industry (btw, power companies have always been big proponents of EVs).

The auto industry never wanted to have anything to do with seat belts or airbags either, but they had to be squeezed. Environmental responsibility is a bitch, and they need to be squeezed again (if you haven't seen the movie, see it).