An electric car is a fairly simple car compared to other cars - be it gas, diesel, hybrid and others.
They should be able to make them for a very reasonable price, although it might not be great for cross country trips it would be a great second vehicle.
With modern batteries the range is extending all the time, so it could be practical as a main vehicle for many people who could rent a car a few times a year for longer trips.
If he didn't want to be videod, maybe you should have pixelated his face. Maybe you've set him up for some serious trouble with GM now.
It's not cool if you consider yourself a journalist yet sabotage your secret contacts and secret sources. This guy may never want to be videoed again now. And the sad thing is he obviously has important inside information that could be beneficial to the ultimate cause of gettng the electric cars back on the road. It'd be sad if you kill his desire to help.
If GM had not killed the EV1, the folks that are laid off would just need some retraining to build more EV1's. Then GM would have the sales they now need and would not be asking for a bail-out. Even if GM does get the bail-out, do you actually think they will make EV1s now? If they just keep doing the same as they have been doing, then there is no reason to give them a bail-out, they will just be in the same shape they are in now.
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An electric car is a fairly simple car compared to other cars - be it gas, diesel, hybrid and others.
They should be able to make them for a very reasonable price, although it might not be great for cross country trips it would be a great second vehicle.
With modern batteries the range is extending all the time, so it could be practical as a main vehicle for many people who could rent a car a few times a year for longer trips.
PineEmbers 2 years ago
GM is worse than Area 51, makes you wonder whether they are all aliens.
malgacho 2 years ago
If he didn't want to be videod, maybe you should have pixelated his face. Maybe you've set him up for some serious trouble with GM now.
It's not cool if you consider yourself a journalist yet sabotage your secret contacts and secret sources. This guy may never want to be videoed again now. And the sad thing is he obviously has important inside information that could be beneficial to the ultimate cause of gettng the electric cars back on the road. It'd be sad if you kill his desire to help.
InnocentByproduct 3 years ago
He was out there at the behest of GM management, not to help us but to try to get rid of us.
liveoilfree 3 years ago
g'day doug! who was the guy that didn't want to be filmed?
lpgas1 3 years ago
Just a GM goon. He stammered something about just being a GM contractor, not being a real GM facility, blah blah blah.
liveoilfree 3 years ago
How do you know that he's not being honest?
ferrarimanf355 3 years ago
He's wearing a GM shirt, and claimed (off camera) to be investigating what we were doing.
liveoilfree 3 years ago
Riiiiiiiiight.
ferrarimanf355 3 years ago
If GM had not killed the EV1, the folks that are laid off would just need some retraining to build more EV1's. Then GM would have the sales they now need and would not be asking for a bail-out. Even if GM does get the bail-out, do you actually think they will make EV1s now? If they just keep doing the same as they have been doing, then there is no reason to give them a bail-out, they will just be in the same shape they are in now.
SSparks555 3 years ago