Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[Gale Hawkins]

An early hybrid electric car.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

GM Estimates It Will Spend $11,650 in Each Recalled Chevy Bolt EV

And that is going to cost more than a few million.

Nissan claimed the battery they replaced under warranty in our 2016 Nissan Leaf was $13,000 retail.

 

[goeduck]

I knew there was some reason those black helicopters have been flying around lately. They're pretty clever, disguising them as dragonflies.

I don't want to hijack the thread though. It's good to see that some people realize we need to find a better way to pay for the infrastructure which we all use to varying extents.

I am fine with a road use tax per mile as long as they take off all of the other taxes they use for roads. But we all know it will be a cold day in heII before government removes an existing tax. Which means I am against the toad use tax.

 

[Torvy]

I don’t think GM can build better quality cars than Tesla. The last GM car I had was really poor quality. Will see in the long run.

By itself, your example would be anecdotal. Sadly, US automakers still lag behind in quality. Check Consumer Reports. The only U.S. makes in top 10 are Buick and Ram. CR clarified that the Buick results are a bit of an outlier because of the small product line. The Chevy Silverado was the least reliable vehicle in 2020 survey.

To be fair, Tesla is also considered unreliable. In my way of thinking, though, a newer company has a higher likelihood of making substantial improvement than a well-established company that has successfully sold inferior products for years. There is no incentive for GM to improve. Fanboys and misguided patriots will buy their products regardless of the evidence. If they fail, the government bails them out. (not politics, economics).

The silver lining of this is that it is not the US workers who are the problem. Many of the Japanese makes that lead in reliability build cars in the US.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Tesla is not angling for a corporate bailout. Pay attention to the wording of the OEMs. They understand just as Tesla and Nissan lost billions the first ten years of making EVs so will the OEMs. Who does GM expect to repay the 35 billions they are borrowing to play catch up to Tesla?

they can get the money from the cash for clunkers fund.

 

[Frankenkubota]

I knew there was some reason those black helicopters have been flying around lately. They're pretty clever, disguising them as dragonflies.

I don't want to hijack the thread though. It's good to see that some people realize we need to find a better way to pay for the infrastructure which we all use to varying extents.

what we need is a better way to use the resources that we currently have.

there is a very visible corner in pinehurst nc, the mayor likes to keep it spruced up.

on at least 10 different occasions over 5 years i saw 5-6 guys, always guys, in their city workers landscapers uniform, standing around this corner, smoking and BS ing while one guy worked the rake.

We have all seen it, fix that, pay less, get more and better.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

It's too early to be noticed but we are in a midst of a paradigm shift when it comes to automobiles.

The same was true in 1973 when I bought my one and only new car. I was more interested in the Chevrolet Vega then I was the Ford Pinto but was strongly into the buy American mode.

In the end I bought a new Datsun 1200 (Nissan B-110) for $2150 because when I open my eyes I realize that GM and Ford had zero success in the small vehicle market and Nissan that was about all they imported. 200,000 miles later in 1987 I gave it to a friend.

Today GM and Ford are much smaller than they were 50 years ago when they missed the shift the paradigm shift to small cars. GM has 30 years of EV experience and yet today they still do not even on a battery factory which is equivalent to an engine factory.

In 2040 when the USA is supposed to be only selling new EVS they will be 20% the size they are today in my view.

 

[Hay Dude]

It's too early to be noticed but we are in a midst of a paradigm shift when it comes to automobiles.

The same was true in 1973 when I bought my one and only new car. I was more interested in the Chevrolet Vega then I was the Ford Pinto but will strongly into the buy American mode.

In the end I bought a new Datsun 1200 (Nissan B-110) for $2150 because when I open my eyes I realize that GM and Ford had zero success in the small vehicle market and Nissan that was about all they imported. 200,000 miles later in 1987 I gave it to a friend.

Today GM and Ford are much smaller than they were 50 years ago when they missed the shift the paradigm shift to small cars. GM has 30 years of EV experience and yet today they still do not even on a battery factory which is equivalent to an engine factory.

In 2040 when the USA is supposed to be only selling new EVS they will be 20% the size they are today in my view.

I think it might be because the biggest battery manufacturers are Chinese companies.
As with all the other manufacturing sectors in America destroyed by Chinese competition, the battery sector is owned by them and will continue to be until we get leadership in this country that is manufacturing friendly.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

they can get the money from the cash for clunkers fund.

I think it might be because the biggest battery manufacturers are Chinese companies.
As with all the other manufacturing sectors in America destroyed by Chinese competition, the battery sector is owned by them and will continue to be until we get leadership in this country that is manufacturing friendly.

That would explain why our last two OEMs in the USA, Ford and GM are going to eat the dirt perhaps. BYD and Tesla CEOs are the only two CEOs today in the world that knows how to run an EV business.

 

[Jstpssng]

I think it might be because the biggest battery manufacturers are Chinese companies.
As with all the other manufacturing sectors in America destroyed by Chinese competition, the battery sector is owned by them and will continue to be until we get leadership in this country that is manufacturing friendly.

The concept of global competition is good, yet needs a level playing field. One reason that China is a leader in the battery sector is because they can destroy their environment the way we won't. Another reason is because they have been working on them while we've stuck with our gas engines. We once were leaders but have sat on our haunches for too long.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I think it might be because the biggest battery manufacturers are Chinese companies.
As with all the other manufacturing sectors in America destroyed by Chinese competition, the battery sector is owned by them and will continue to be until we get leadership in this country that is manufacturing friendly.

More BYD Tesla talk about batteries.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Tony Seba Strikes Again

I do understand some old tractor owners are planning to die without ever owning an EV but that is not the case for our kids grandkids great grandkids who most all will own an EV so one of my interest in knowing what's coming down the pike is so I can work with our 24-year-old kids.

Tony Seba is one informed older dude. I suggest those of us that are 70 plus download this report near the end of this article just so that you have a picture of what the future is going to be for your family even though we may be gone.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Ford provides detail for buyout offer to 1,000 salaried workers in 'select' skill areas

It is good to see Ford willing to take the steps to downsize before they're forced to do so. The big question in my mind is how are they going to get rid of 90% of their dealerships needed to thrive.

 

[Jstpssng]

Ford provides detail for buyout offer to 1,000 salaried workers in 'select' skill areas

It is good to see Ford willing to take the steps to downsize before they're forced to do so. The big question in my mind is how are they going to get rid of 90% of their dealerships needed to thrive.

GM has been doing that for years.

 

[Jstpssng]

If this article doesn't fit in this thread than I don't know what does.

MSN

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You can encounter the same situation in a gas operated vehicle, travelling in unfamiliar terrain; we've just learned to adapt.

 

[3930dave]

As with all the other manufacturing sectors in America destroyed by Chinese competition, the battery sector is owned by them and will continue to be until we get leadership in this country that is manufacturing friendly.

No better here (than USA); arguably worse.

The rest of the G7 could learn a lot from Germany. Not perfect, but they at least put major/sustained/meaningful effort/structure/$ into retaining manufacturing domestically.

Rgds, D.

 

[shooterdon]

I should be fine. There is a charging station 25 miles from me and I have never seen a car charging at it.

We are SOOOOO backwards in northern MI!!!!

 

[Jstpssng]

I was in Jackman Maine three years ago where snowmobiles and skidders outnumber the sedans. They had 4 charging ports there. It's also the gateway to Canada from here.

 

[3930dave]

I should be fine. There is a charging station 25 miles from me and I have never seen a car charging at it.

We are SOOOOO backwards in northern MI!!!!

Considering how backwoods I suspect you are..... that's a pretty good datapoint for how EV is progressing.

Granted, MI obviously pays more attention to automotive issues than some States, but still, it's a good sign.

Rgds, D.

 

[shooterdon]

I hate those noisy snowmobiles. Would be nice to have a electric one that would putz around at 35 mph and last 4-5 hrs on a charge.