Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2258867)

Nonsense. That money, spread out over the union workers would barely be seen in their paychecks...

Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2262618)

All cars should be EVs. It is a small price to pay to prevent hurricanes, loss of coastland due to rising sea levels, floods, droughts, threats to biodiversity, and bad hair days.

Originally Posted by ithos (Post 2262618)

All cars should be EVs. It is a small price to pay to prevent hurricanes, loss of coastland due to rising sea levels, floods, droughts, threats to biodiversity, and bad hair days.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2262631)

Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2257648)

This does not seem to be a sound business plan!!

Ford Loses Over $32,000 Per EV During The Second Quarter, Shifts Production Goals | Carscoops

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2258833)

One way for Ford and the US Big 3 to be more competitive is to REDUCE the CEOs' salaries. They are all making around 20 MILLION dollars per year. Japanese CEOs make one or two MILLION per year.

Originally Posted by gatorbill1 (Post 2257690)

EV vehicles are the future of the automotive industry. If we don't make them, they will come from China or somewhere else.

Originally Posted by Jima72 (Post 2262647)

People need to check on what is going on in china as to electric cars. Lot of them are being stored because of becoming firebombs. Same with the scooters with the lithium batteries. Of course Americans will buy them if they can save a few dollars, until they explode.

Originally Posted by Jima72 (Post 2262647)

People need to check on what is going on in china as to electric cars. Lot of them are being stored because of becoming firebombs. Same with the scooters with the lithium batteries. Of course Americans will buy them if they can save a few dollars, until they explode.

Originally Posted by mtdjed (Post 2262643)

Originally Posted by Caymus View Post
How does all this allow Ford to compete against lower cost EV makers. They will be the highest cost manufacturer.



Put that one to bed. Ford CEO makes $21,000,000/Yr. Ford makes around 6,500,000 vehicles. So that wage amounts to about $3.25 per vehicle.

CEO wage has relatively small impact on auto cost. Unit cost is a function of Labor, Materials and overhead. CEO salary is a very small part of overhead.

Originally Posted by Jima72 (Post 2262647)

People need to check on what is going on in china as to electric cars. Lot of them are being stored because of becoming firebombs. Same with the scooters with the lithium batteries. Of course Americans will buy them if they can save a few dollars, until they explode.

Originally Posted by Jima72 (Post 2262647)

People need to check on what is going on in china as to electric cars. Lot of them are being stored because of becoming firebombs. Same with the scooters with the lithium batteries. Of course Americans will buy them if they can save a few dollars, until they explode.

Originally Posted by merrymini (Post 2257794)

I have owned a tesla, fantastic car. Most of the time charged it at home. It only becomes a problem on a long range trip. So far, when I used it that way, it wasn’t too bad but what happens when you have too many of them and not enough infrastructure for recharging? Until new battery technology comes around, a chargeable hybrid is the best transition vehicle. So why are people, particularly the administration, pushing a technology that would strip the earth of the minerals to provide these batteries? Why would anyone hold a meeting of car manufacturers of electric cars and not invite Elon Musk? I can only assume brainless zombies are making these decisions because they are so stupid.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2262674)

I'd rather see Eberhard and Tarpenning at EV meetings. They're the ones who created Tesla. Musk just poured money into it.