Government Motors has totally lost their mind.
If they can accomplish it while keeping them affordable, reliable, longer lasting and available I say he’ll go for it! Electric is FAR more powerful than combustion in both speed, torque, and power.
“Government Motors has totally lost their mind.”
Must be a democrat running that company.
IKR? ridicules.
“Government Motors has totally lost their mind”
And this from the company that developed the Olds Rocket engine, small block Chevy, etc. The kids and grandkids of the Greatest Generation have sure turned things into shit.
Gazillions of dollars down the drain.
GM = Gone Mad = Goofy Motors = Get Mechanic
Where does electricity come from, mommy? The stork brings it, honey.
Actually, if a power source can be found that would enable an electric car to run several hundred miles without recharge/replacement, electric motors are much better than gasoline or diesel. 100% torque at zero RPM, much higher RPM limits.
Picture all wheel drive vehicles with each wheel hub being an independent computer controlled drive. Great traction in snow, dirt, or gravel. Even greater performance than we are getting out of internal combustion engines today.
The key, of course, is the power source.
No they haven't. I have been the most ardent anti-EV guy out their now I get it. I am driving a plug-in Hybrid at the moment ( long story, I don't own it ) the quiet, the smooth and torque of the line, man the last one is addicting.
Tangent to this I went to EvTechExpo www.evtechexpo.com @ the Suburban Showcase in Michigan about 2 weeks ago.
What did I see at the show?
* I thought Bon Jovi was giving a free show, I was backup up on Grand River quite a ways to get in.
* Almost 600 Vendors I was shocked. every part of process covered,
Here is my take on this....
Their are 15 to 20 battery efforts that are promising anywhere from 1.5X to 5X the power density and in the last year more than 500 Million venture capital as been given to these firms, some have locked up customers / proprietary agreements.
So think of this. The Chevy Bolt's max range is 238 miles. 238 x 1/5 ='s 357 miles. You get that now in your average car. If we go 2X or 3X Katie bar the door. The million dollar question is charge times. Their are efforts to get that down somewhere in the 10 to 15 minute range. I can live with that and "Store Dot" in Israel, claims a 5 minute charge with their biopeptide electrolyte battery, with 300 mile range.
I think we are the verge of a disruptive technology possibly greater than the MS-0S/Windows 95/Intel/ the Mac revolution that allowed us to do work like we never did before.
And no one see's it, I do, I even know a VC guy and he disagrees with me. What is even more funky is, I haven't found a specific Electric Car Mutual Fund or ETF ( note many of these Miracle Batteries are Private Placement/VC/Angel Money arena ).
What you are not hearing is their are airborne applications for this tech, and the pictures in the booths at the EvTechExpo had aircraft with no cockpits, hmmm I wonder who is tinkering with on the bleeding edge stuff. think about it, very lower to no cooling drag, No turbo's needed to compensate for thinner air, and low noise signature.
I'd never thought I see this in my life time. You make wake up in 2 or 3 years an this revolution is in full steam and everyone is saying holy $h!t when and how did this happen.
Now Team Trump? Who do you think makes a big chunk of the worlds batteries? China. Hmmmm ya think all his team that is putting NAFTA / Trade to China might be to give MI, OH, IN etc all the states that make cars a chance so that China doesn't become the No. 1 Electric Car Manufacture in the world?
I can't wait for E-Power for General Aviation, it maybe the shot in the arm it desperately needs...
Huge amounts of mineral extraction for Lithium will occur world wide. less polluting than gas extraction? We shall see.
Yeah, because Americans need lots of $40,000 electric vehicles.
Yes, it’s Government Motors alright.