It's hard to say. I don't believe most consumers unlike enthusiasts even know what a traditional belt and pulley style CVT is, or why it should be avoided aside from the minority who go on internet forums to research cars before buying them.    It really is unfortunate that a planetary gear style cvt from my research can't really be put into non-hybrid vehicles, because it resolves basically all the issues a normal CVT has. 

I just wish we could get back to the days when people were better at having more nuanced, balanced opinions on things. As far as I'm concerned, EVs are a really solid choice for people who want a short distance commuter for owners who want something with significantly lower ownership costs. But they aren't great currently if you want to do a lot of road trips or heavy towing.    They're great for some use cases, and not so great for some others. It's pretty straight forward imo. Yet it seems the team that guy is part of is just anti-ev all the way, and then you had people, including people who used to comment on this site, who believed EVs were the answer to everything and Ford was gonna go out of business if they didn't adopt a fully electric line up in 5 years.    As with most things, the truth is somewhere in the middle. 

That would be shocking.....     Please tip your waitress.   

Did a lightning owner steal his wife or something? What is this journalism lol?

I was about to say the same thing. This is lazy ai slop

FTFY

any updates on your situation? im experiencing the same. 2025 RR 3.0l

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/