Hard to say. They did nothing for a while with EVs. Then, when the Tesla
3 was imminent, they came out with the Bolt. Quickly. I would like to
think they are waiting in the same manner. As long as they can
profitably sell ICE trucks, why take a risk ? (I wish they would,
though.)
In this case, I think Ford is the more important player to watch. They
totally dominate the pickup truck market.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "EVDL Administrator" <[email protected]>
Sent: 17-Jun-19 6:55:31 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: GM's can't-do EVs attitude> while others can
Looks like GM's going to drop the ball yet again. They never learn. It'll
be much like 1973, when the Mideast Oil Embargo hit and people were lining
up at filling stations to get their 8 gallon unofficial rations.
Drivers demanded fuel efficient cars. What did GM offer them? The
Chevrolet Vega and, later, Chevette. Ford wasn't winning many prizes with
their Pinto, either.
Toyota and Nissan were more than happy to step in. I remember the
billboards, "Datsun saves - about a gallon a day." They gained a foothold
in the US market that would otherwise have probably taken them decades to
achieve.
Look where we are now. The US is clearly spoiling for yet another fight in
the Mideast, swaggering around and waving their six-guns at Iran. If they
get the shooting war that they apparently want, it'll be interesting to see
what happens to international fuel prices as tanker traffic through the
Strait of Hormuz gets increasingly hazardous.
Toyota has calcified a lot since the early 1970s, and this time I expect
that they'll end up in about the same place as Ford and GM. The smaller and
more nimble automakers from China and India, and possibly Korea, will be the
ones who shove them aside with available and affordable EVs.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
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