I agree that from a technical
I agree that from a technical standpoint it no longer makes sense to build EREVs but as a tool to transition consumers to EVs it does. I have a Gen2 Volt and a Model 3 AWD. The Gen2 Volt has a 100HP engine which fixed all of the issues that you described in your Gen1 Volt, I've been able to take my Volt on 2000 Mike road trips with no problems. In the summer my Model 3 is a vastly better car than the Volt. 300 miles is enough range that combined with the Supercharger network I can go anywhere with no inconvience. But in winter the Model 3 only has 200 miles of range Wich isn't enough for a road trip. I find im using my Volt more than my Model 3 in the winter. In the summer I use the M3 almost exclusively. We are in a range gap period where BEVs haven't reached the level required for a 12 month car. Tesla is promising 509 miles in the Cybertruck. 500 miles closes the range gap because that translates into 300 winter miles. When that gap is closed then the barrier to consumer acceptance goes away. In fact we have an example to prove that. In CA which has no winter the Model 3 is almost tied with the Camry as the second best selling vehicle
I think GM killed the Volt prematurely, they should have kept it around another couple of years. They were right to stop investing in Voltec because it's a deadend. But what they didn't do is build any compelling BEVs yet. The Bolt matches Tesla's effeciency, which is a major acheivement, just look at how terrible the iPace, Etron and Taycan are in that regards, but aside from that it's a cheap looking car that's uncompetive with the Model 3. GM should have had more choices by now.