However, slightly more granular questions relating to concerns like range anxiety, maintenance, warranties and and the benefits of electric cars versus gas-powered models tended to go either unanswered or under-explained. In cases where salespeople didn’t have an answer for me, they either promised to call back with information later or kept their responses rather short and generic. This highlighted that there’s still training to be done, though again, that’s not entirely surprising.
Have You Driven One?
“They’re not really that different [from gas cars] at all, actually” one salesman at a suburban Pennsylvania Chevrolet dealer said when I asked him if he’d driven a Bolt and inquired how it compares to conventional cars. “It’s just quieter. And you get more pep.”