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Old 03-27-2022, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
So, you are saying some guy on the internet is smarter than GM engineers. That GM is plunging blindly forward into EVs without understand the issues?

That is really strange, one thing US automakers have NEVER been accused of (well, at least since the Edsel) is being rash in making decisions. One of the reasons Japan did so much damage to our auto industry is we wouldn't change production techniques and Japan was very innovative with statistical process control/engineering.

And even if GM is "smoking dope" and being stupid, then I guess every auto manufacturer in the world is too.
The Government Relations department at GM are telling upper level management that “like it or not” they will be forced to move to EV’s in the future. GM engineers are then being told by upper level management to focus on EV’s. The engineers aren’t focusing on EV’s because it’s superior technology, it’s because they are doing what their bosses tell them to do.