Reply #6: The Electric Car Had Several Problems [View All]

[Coastie for Truth]

1. NIH - Not Invented Here. That is the kiss of death in Motown.

2. California's Mandate that 10% of All Motor Vehicles Had To Be Zero Emissions Vehicles - Motown doesn't like to be "Told" what to do by "Outsiders" - remember they fought uniform size license plates, belt height stop lights, uniform bumper standards, air bags, catalytic converters, etc.

3. Bad Image - as a golf cart for tooling around the "Active Adult Planned Retirement Community." This was an image that Motown created by creative leaks - like Rove's "Valerie Flame" leaks to Bob Novak -- super double double secret deep backgrounders from "Market Research."

I worked for a prime vendor on the GM EV1 Project, and watched this unfold.

4. Range (Batteries) - The constant battle between weight and capacity. Although the "plug in hybrid" solves this problem.

BOTTOM LINE TO TAKE HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY - The "industry" did not want to make electrics -- and they would convince the public not to buy them.

CONCLUSION - I think the "plug in hybrid" will be a common version of hybrids in the next product cycle. And the "electric" will be the logical extension of the "plug in hybrid" as fuel prices rise.