A tentacle of the GLENMORE bribery and corruption probe caught Brian So (also known as Hyoung Nam So), then the the manager of gM’s Global Purchasing and Supply Chain organization who took $3.45 million in cash bribes from a supplier.

Mr. SO surrendered to authorities on March 24 after a federal grand jury charged him with bribery conspiracy and was terminated from employment by gM on April 1st 2022.

According to gM: “General Motors does not tolerate or condone corruption or bribery of any kind, the illegal conduct alleged is entirely inconsistent with our code of conduct and corporate policies"

Yet AFTER GLENMORE was caught red handed and plead guilty-- they (gM) did a major deal with them for the cobalt they needed for the new Ulitium battery platform... I SEE a contradiction here, a moral and ethical one at that.

gmauthority.com/blog/2022/03/former-gm-manager-arrested-for-taking-bribes-from-parts-supplier/

George Carlin's oxymorons, "military intelligence" "business ethics".....

I think standardization of the charging plugs is happening but it will take a while. it's in the best interest of the OEMs to do this, it will reduce range anxiety.

And of course, here goes NY following CA's lead:

New York State Wants to Ban New Gas Cars and Trucks by 2035

The State of New York has joined Washington and California in introducing efforts that will phase out the sale of new gas and diesel-engined cars and light trucks in the coming years. New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take steps that will gradually phase out the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by the year 2035, with a number of interim targets between now and the target year.

The governor's initiative essentially directs a state administrative agency to adopt rules through rulemaking procedures, similar to an effort first announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom two years ago. However, it was California's adoption of Advanced Clean Cars II last month that has opened the door to New York state to adopt the same goal.

According to the plan, the rules will require that 35% of light vehicle sales in the state be of zero-emission vehicles by 2026—identical to California's interim targets promulgated by CARB—moving up to 68% by 2030. By 2035, all 100% of light vehicle sales will be mandated to be ZEV.

Some critics of California's efforts in this regard argue that the plans don't actually go far enough, neglecting to add more stringent requirements to internal combustion vehicles.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...35/ar-AA12sglJ

Hydrogen fueled vehicles seem to be a hit in other countries

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...85e44442ef79fa

More BAD news:

A real-world test of towing with the new Electric F-150:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nS0Fdayj8Y

Reports out of Naples indicate that flooded EV's are literally time bombs. and some have already caught fire.

Fresh water is not very conducive but salt water conducts electricity very well. Salt is soluble in water and divides into sodium ions which are positively charged, and chloride ions, which are negatively charged.

All sources of electricity, like batteries, have two terminals, a positive and a negative.

SO:

Batteries saturated in salt water, (even if somewhat dry), have this conducive material spreading the current, which sparks, and then catches adjacent material on fire.

Mark,

What is the view on this in storm ravaged Naples??

In the news: https://nypost.com/2022/10/06/electr...hurricane-ian/

----Yeah,,,Whats the cure for this???....Bill S