Punishing GM for killing electric car

Jul 14, 2006 27 Replies

$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.

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.

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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..

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

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