"/I haven't yet read the entire article but didn't notice mention of GM's previous performance in subverting EV development. Also, did not notice any provision for comment./"
In fact the article states that GM killed the electric car twice, and discusses the EV1 a bit. The author didn't let the facts get in the way of a good story to glamorize "the new GM". Seem to be a number of errors and exaggerations in the article. for example, he states that the EV1 had 50 miles range, and that the Nissan Leaf was introduced at about the same price as the Volt, but the Volt was originally quite a bit higher in price - it came down after the Leaf was introduced, likely to compete. I think GM has definitely made a first class effort, though I don't think they would have done it without the new national fuel economy standards and Nissan and Tesla prodding them. And they lucked out with LG Chem productizing the NMC battery chemistry in time to beat Tesla to the punch. So no, I don't buy the white hat story, but it looks like they have produced a nice car, and buying it would send a market signal to other car companies and help propel us in the direction we want to go. No sense in cutting off your nose to spite your face. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/HOW-GM-BEATS-TESLA-TO-THE-Every-Man-s-Electric-Car-tp4679641p4679643.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
