FTFY

What?  I didn’t give GM “credit for massive design changes”.  I simply stated that small vehicles can be made better and more practical by paying attention to details.   I realize this is a Ford forum and followed mostly by Ford fans, but there is no need to become so defensive when discussing other products from various manufacturers.  It’s inevitable that other manufacturers will occasionally have better ideas and products and sticking to a rigid party line doesn’t help.   And to be clear and transparent, yes, I like what I’ve seen so far on Bolt given its price.  IMO it meets a need Ford doesn’t cover at all.  Having said that I’ve only owned one Chevy and it had a lot of problems so never went back; however, if buying an EV, Bolt would be on short list to evaluate.

Article: https://www.autoblog.com/news/plug-in-hybrids-five-times-dirtier-than-claimed-te-study   Direct link to study: Smoke screen: the growing PHEV emissions scandal   Also looking like people aren't plugging in their PHEVs as often as they should, once again. 

Interesting that Hyundai offers a torque converter automatic in a vehicle at this price point in India, whereas in North America the Venue only gets a CVT.  For years it seemed every affordable entry-level vehicle from most manufacturers was limited to a CVT, which obviously many drivers don’t appreciate.  I expect torque converter automatic comes with higher-cost trim that probably includes more powerful engine, and would also guess base 1.2L NA engine comes only with cheap CVT, though would need to confirm.  Only mentioning this because I think CVTs have played a detrimental role in low sales of affordable compact vehicles.     Regarding affordability, the gasoline powered Venue appears to undercut Hyundai’s affordable BEV, the even smaller Inster, by a significant margin.  The following Verdict from Carscoops shows that for most buyers price parity between BEV and ICE is a ways off, making Venue a much better value.   https://www.carscoops.com/2025/09/the-hyundai-inster-ticks-many-boxes-except-the-one-that-counts-review/

Exactly-everyone is sharing an opinion and not information. 

Sounds like he has an ax to grind.  I'm not even going to click any of the links.   Articles like these are why nobody wants to believe the news anymore.

But you're comparing apples and oranges and acting like they deserve credit for massive design changes when you weren't starting with the equivalent (same) vehicle.   Whatever....

The Author is just an asshole   https://247wallst.com/cars-and-drivers/2025/10/27/ford-gets-a-correction-to-our-f-150-lightning-story/    

Thanks for clearing that up.   I was shocked to read that and purposely put question mark in the title because I just couldn't believe they would kill it.

Big enough to drive a Class 8 tractor through it.....