Smores anyone?
Some things should NOT be messed with. The C8 is a fine machine. Build on that. If you must have a performance EV, come up with a new name, or revive one without the same heritage.
Maybe Fiero, given their tendency to ignite unexpectedly.
The car with the IC engine will still be near the starting line spinning its wheels as the EV crosses the finish line.
Ain’t technology grand Moe.
A spokesperson for the Pasadena Fire Department called it “one of the largest structure fires we’ve had in Pasadena in many, many years.”
Impressive!!
The LAT left quite a bit out in the headline and buried the lede.
Scroll down for the important part.
Bottom line: Other than the niche market, most people simply do not buy EVs. Ford and GM which have invested billions in the research, design and manufacture of EVs are drowning in debt and cannot sell what they produce. If not for the strong demand for their ICE pickup trucks and light vehicles , they would be bankrupt.
WH
Lit with lithium.
Oversized electric golf cart fanbois hardest hit.
“More than 100 firefighters answered the call around 5:50 p.m. at the 149,000-square-foot complex. it took more than an hour for firefighters to locate the source of the fire, which was finally labeled as “closed” at 1:21 a.m. about 7½ hours after the initial call. A spokesperson for the Pasadena Fire Department called it “one of the largest structure fires we’ve had in Pasadena in many, many years.””
GM: “The isolated fire was contained to a single design concept vehicle and did not spread to any other vehicles, design concepts, or the building itself.”
so, who is lying?
Real flames on the sides makes it look cool!
I found myself wondering the other day if every China-made lithium ion battery (in vehicles, laptops, etc.) in the US might be silently listening for some signal telling it to explode into flames.
Got to get me one of those self lighting rolling BBQ's...