Punishing GM for killing electric car

$1500 a car for health insurance? I would like to see them prove that.
I think it's hooey.
But, the expensive parts of the electric car are the batteries, and GM
would buy, not build these, from overseas probably. High labor is an
argument FOR building high build cost low volume high margin producr,
and let's face it, if a sleb will pay $100K for a electric car they
will probably pay $125K.

GM's luxury and sports cars are underpriced anyway. The top Corvette
should be in Ferrari territory pricewise or Corvette isn't to be taken
seriously (which it isn't).

 

It sounds like you've been watching the PBS program Now. They had multiple
conspiracy theories, all based on junk science, or more like no science.
Right now it's technically infeasible to store enough energy in batteries to
make an electric car useful for the majority of people, so they won't buy
them. Maybe some day, but I doubt it. They've tried multiple chemistries for
batteries and there are only so many possibilities. Nothing beats liquid
fuels for energy density.

I'd love an electric car, but I want transportation, not a hobby.

 

Really when you think about it, if GM abandoned the car, who would service
it? How many techs do they train, and where do they station them? How many
parts do they stock for repairs? Even if GM sold them at the end of the
trial, the buyers would be left with an electric Yugo.

 

The same people who service the converted electric cars and DIY
conversions available now. The buyers know these are a esoteric thing.
They wanted them anyway.

Quit sticking up for GM. They are a bully needing an asskicking.

 

And ... the eco-Nazis are even bigger bullies, who have cost the
American public untold billions of $$ with their incessant wild goose
chases and unwarranted requirements, such as:

oxygenates in the fuel
electric cars
mass transit
destruction of the American nuclear power industry
super-restrictive smog inspections, even on cars that were manufactured
pre-emission control
blocking of freeway improvements

 

That was well know and that was for 2005, I am not making this up. GM
has very liberale insurance benifits at basically no cost to employees
and it is starting to bleed them a lot. Below is a old link that took
10 seconds to find with a search engine (there are a a lot more) that
state GM's insurance costs in 2005. It will be higher in 2006. You
should read more before making some claims.


http://www.tcf.org/list.asp?type=NC&pubid=1113

 

Well if all you People that there company's don't pay there health
insurance would pay there own insurance in stead of going to the
hospital and getting there health care for free. Then the hospitals
wouldn't have to charge inflated rates to the people that have company
sponsored insurance to cover you slackers.
Hay I'm a UAW member and I do have to pay into my health insurance plan!!
Maybe the mass out there might want to start organizing and take back
some of the company's profits and CEO wages. No that not right I really
want to pay for my own insurance and while were at it just take me out
of the middle class and beat me with a stick..

 

mmo wrote:

Middle class people pay an insurance deductible and a copay and a big
deduction out of their check. UAW health benefits and those of
executives both need cutting back.

 

Check out the link below

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/25/paul.commentary/index.html