Interview with Mary Barra

[Big Block Bill]

Originally Posted by olredalert

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

Stop producing Electric Cars?

Bill

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Big Block Bill

Stop producing Electric Cars?

Bill

----Bingo!

[markinnaples]

Here's a local Naples story about EVs and the flood waters:

https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/...n-wake-of-ian/

[Lee Stewart]

$1.6 million in electric cars burn after Hurricane Sandy

Nov. 1, 2012

Sixteen Fisker Karma electric vehicles caught fire and burned to the ground after being submerged by saltwater from Hurricane Sandy's storm surge.

The $100,000 cars were parked in Port Newark, N.J., prior to the storm's arrival, according to Jalopnik. The vehicles were submerged when Hurricane Sandy's storm surge beached the port, flooding the luxury electric vehicles and other cars parked in the port.

https://www.chron.com/cars/article/1...er-4000001.php

Almost 10 years ago. This is nothing new and it definitely hasn't stopped the promotion and production of EVs. EVs have become a political issue. To think any less is to ignore what is happening all over the world - GO GREEN.

[70 copo]

More Hummer EV news:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/gmc-hu...ace-plus-labor

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

More Hummer EV news:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/gmc-hu...ace-plus-labor

----Humbug!!!.....Bill S

[70 copo]

Mary said that following the Cobalt ignition switch cover up that She would work to change the corporate culture...Like any big organization that's easier said than done.

For those of you with 5.3's that burn oil..... you likely were aware of this:

https://www.gmenginelitigation.com/

A $102.6 MILLION dollar verdict was returned after the Plaintiff's produced emails that showed that gM was aware of the problem said it was fixed, and conspired to cover the defect up internally.

In 2010, gM recommended to its dealers that they clean the pistons of the vehicles in question. That solution was ineffective and company engineers and other employees recommended that the piston ring design be changed. gM made other ineffective engine design changes in 2011, but the oil consumption issues persisted until gM finally discontinued production of the engine following the 2014 model year.

The verdict was returned after in only one day's deliberation and as expected is now under appeal by gM

The jury found that gM violated the breach of implied warranty of merchantability to California plaintiffs, the breach of implied warranty of merchantability to North Carolina vehicle owners, and breached the provisions of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act

38,000 members of the class--each person will only get $2,700 to cover repairs.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/10...umption-trial/

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...ective-Engines

The real damage here is to gM's reputation. It is astonishing that gM let this issue even go to trial in the first place.

[Tenney]

Derelict ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWAajyCtJY

[70 copo]

More bad news: gM has announced it will suspend advertising on Twitter.

gM appears to be solidly entering the social/political arena (on one side) with this move.

No links no stories no partisan views in this post.

I do have an informed opinion here: There is no upside here only downside for gM in taking this action. I thought gM was in the business of selling cars?

[Mr70]

Not political,but most likely due to Elon Musk taking over ownership of Twitter,as GM is taking on Tesla in terms of market share.GM believes they can catch Tesla in the U.S. EV market by mid-decade,by offering more models at more price points than the current leader.