[EVDL] Wildfire-CA Tesla owners granted free Supercharging assistance

[brucedp5 via EV]

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1044057/Tesla-Supercharger-range-free-California-wildfires
Tesla makes free Supercharging available for owners affected by California
wildfires
Nov 12, 2018  Luke John Smith

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Tesla is making Supercharging free for those affected by California
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TESLA has made free supercharging available for car owners affected by the
California wildfires.

Tesla has made Supercharging free for car owners affected by the California
wildfires.

An in car notice was sent to certain Tesla owners in California to
facilitate their travel if they needed to escape the wildfires.

This follows tweets from company CEO Elon Musk who authorised employees to
give assistance to those affected.

He said: “If Tesla can help people in California wildfire, please let us
know. Model S & X have hospital grade HEPA filters.

“Maybe helpful for transporting people.”

Tesla owners have been sharing the notifications have been sent on Twitter.

“Due to wildfires in California, your vehicle has been granted free
supercharging.

“We hope this provides assistance for your transportation needs and will
notify you before returning your vehicle to its original configuration in
mid-December. Safe travels.”
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[EVDL] ?Will GM,Ford buyouts,cuts,layoffs affect EV production?

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/11/19/general-motors-buyout-layoffs/2061291002/?utm_source=feedblitz_medium=FeedBlitzRss_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
General Motors buyouts likely to fall short and layoffs loom
Nov. 19, 2018  Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press

General Motors is offering voluntary buyouts to 18,000 workers. 

General Motors hoped at least 7,000 white-collar workers would sign up by
noon Monday for a buyout offer, but managers told employees last week that
it was likely to fall short, raising the prospect of significant layoffs.

The number volunteering for the offer is likely be closer to 4,000 based on
estimates by an actuary, some GM employees said managers told them.

That means 3,000 or more salaried workers in North America could be
terminated starting in January if the automaker in fact opts for forced job
cuts, which it has said it would consider if buyouts fell short. 

That's the message some GM managers gave salaried workers during department
meetings held Thursday and Friday of last week, several employees who
attended the meetings told The Detroit Free Press. The meetings were an
11th-hour attempt to help employees with 12 or more years at GM decide
whether they want to take a voluntary buyout.

GM employees who talked to the Press did so on condition of anonymity
because their jobs are at risk. 

More: GM memo: We must cut costs, can't wait to see what happens in
industry[
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/11/03/general-motors-memo-buyout/1859186002/
]

More: GM offers buyouts to 18,000 salaried workers, says layoffs possible [
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/10/31/gm-buyouts-salaried-workers/1831530002/
]

The meetings were presented as informational and GM managers told employees,
"Nobody’s under pressure to sign up or fear they’ll be threatened with
firing or termination if they don’t sign up," said a former senior-level GM
manager who spoke with several employees who attended the meetings.

“GM (leaders) haven’t decided what they’re going to do if there is a
shortfall – if they don’t hit 7,000," the source said. "They said they may
start the process in mid-January for involuntary releases.”

A GM spokesman would not confirm that date or that GM would pursue
involuntary cuts. He said he was not aware of any company-wide meetings last
week. If there were meetings, they would have been staff by staff, he said.
He also said he was not aware of any figures or targets the company has set
or would share with workers.

GM has said it must trim costs amid the rising prices of raw materials and
plateauing car sales. So on Oct. 31, GM CEO Mary Barra sent an email to all
50,000 salaried GM employees in North America saying the automaker is
offering voluntary buyouts to the 17,700 salaried employees who have 12
years or more with GM. Most global executives are also eligible.

GM has said if it cannot achieve enough cost savings between the buyouts and
other cost-cutting measures, it might consider involuntary job cuts after
the first of the year.

One adviser who has been working with several GM employees and managers said
the process of selecting the voluntary and involuntary job cuts will happen
quickly.

“GM will complete the voluntary buyouts by Nov. 29. The managers we’ve
talked to are already making their list and will select their cuts in
January,” said the adviser, who did not want to compromise his clients’
identities by having his name published.

He said on Jan. 15 GM will announce the involuntary job eliminations and
“walk people out.”

The buyout packages include six months pay and six months of health care
coverage, the GM spokesman confirmed. Those who opt to take the buyout have
until the end of the year to continue with GM, with severance effective Jan.
1. 

The six-month pay and six-month health care is the same severance a GM
employee with 12 years or more experience would receive if they were
involuntarily terminated, GM employees said. That's why some inside the
company say interest in the buyout has been lukewarm.

GM has said the move is being done to speed up work on developing
electrified vehicles. 

GM will be "further integrating our Global Propulsion organization with
vehicle engineering" and boosting the total number of engineering resources
dedicated to electric vehicles, GM spokesman Mike Albano said in a
statement.

More: Why GM is moving 3,000 workers from Pontiac to Warren [
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/11/09/gm-general-motors-pontiac-warren/1941278002/
]

Economist Jon Gabrielsen, an adviser to the auto industry, has said he
expects that 7,000 salaried jobs will be cut from GM in metro Detroit, "over
the course of an auto downturn in the next two to three years, plus as much
as another 7,000 in hourly based on how much sales soften." 

The UAW contract for hourly workers with Detroit's automakers expires in
September 2019. 

Crosstown 

Re: [EVDL] Ford Transit XLT By Azure for Ford

[David Chapman via EV]

Azure is long out of business. I still have a brand new electric AC compressor 
setup that came from the Azure bankruptcy auction that I am going to put up for 
sale, hope whoever buys this van wants a spare LOL. Dach.


On Thursday, November 22, 2018, 7:09:22 PM MST, EVDL Administrator via EV 
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 On 22 Nov 2018 at 21:45, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:

> Does anyone know the background of this vehicle?  

This would be one of the last vehicles converted by Azure Dynamics (formerly 
Solectria) before they declared bankruptcy in 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_Connect_Electric

> Can it be upgraded with level III fast charging?  

No idea.

> Was it an OEM or simply a conversion? 

As the Wikipedia article explains, it was sort of an EPTO (Electric Power 
Train Option) vehicle.  Ford shipped gliders to Azure to be fitted with 
drive systems.

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Re: [EVDL] Ford Transit XLT By Azure for Ford

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On 22 Nov 2018 at 21:45, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:

> Does anyone know the background of this vehicle?  

This would be one of the last vehicles converted by Azure Dynamics (formerly 
Solectria) before they declared bankruptcy in 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_Connect_Electric

> Can it be upgraded with level III fast charging?  

No idea.

> Was it an OEM or simply a conversion? 

As the Wikipedia article explains, it was sort of an EPTO (Electric Power 
Train Option) vehicle.  Ford shipped gliders to Azure to be fitted with 
drive systems.

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[EVDL] Ford Transit XLT By Azure for Ford

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Does anyone know the background of this vehicle?  Can it be upgraded with level 
III fast charging?  Was it an OEM or simply a conversion?  Thanks for any info. 
 Lawrence Rhodes


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