Posted on 11/26/2018 9:07:04 AM PST by tcrlaf
Amid flagging sales, General Motors confirmed on Monday that it will no longer make the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, ceasing production on March 1st, 2019. The news comes as part of a wider plan by GM to slash car production in North America and halt production of several low-selling brands. Trading on GM shares was briefly halted on the stock exchange early on Monday in anticipation of “major operational changes,” according to CNBC.
GM plans to “unallocate” three assembly plants — in Oshawa, Ontario; Detroit, Michigan; and Warren, Ohio — putting the future of those plants in doubt, Reuters reports.
The move will necessitate layoffs of salaried executive employees. “Actions are being taken to reduce salaried and salaried contract staff by 15 percent, which includes 25 percent fewer executives to streamline decision making,” GM said in a statement. An estimated 14,000 factory workers and white-collar employees stand to lose their jobs, according to The Associated Press.
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No electric car should ever have been built.
Only a fool would buy one for general transportation; they are an irrelevent curiousity.
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GM is “Obama Motors” afterall!
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I like your math.
There ya go!
obama motor company...
And this may just cost Trump his 2020 election.
The economy is going to slow down, and once people realize what the tax hike is going to be in April, the howling will be epic.
“...apparently this hybrid recharges while (sp) driving- no plug in necessary...”
Uh, no. When you apply the brakes the motor IS the brake (supplemented by real brakes) to recharge the batteries.
Toyota Prius, Honda Insight are two vehicles that have been using this technology for nearly two decades.
Formula 1 has been racing hybrids for a decade (not that I am a fan of hybrid racing, mind you) and the driver can add over 200 HP with the electric motor, deplete the battery and regenerate the battery on the same lap via braking.
See: Mercedes F1 hybrid, Renault F1 hybrid, Ferrari F1 hybrid, Honda F! hybrid, etc.
“Toilets suck. Medical care sucks. Education sucks. Water heaters suck.”
The newest toilet in my house was made in 1907, they work quite well, I just do the maintenance to them.
My ‘water heater’ is a Crown stainless steel water maker (heated from my boiler). Came with a lifetime warranty and is in perfect shape 23 years on...it did cost $1,300 in 1995 but it has paid for itself in that time.
There are solutions for every ‘problem’ you stated but you cannot solve these ‘problems’ for yourself by ‘just doing what everyone else does.’
Best to you, FRiend.
“crossover = fancy station wagon that costs twice as much as an actual station wagon ...”
Not true. Toyota just stopped production of it’s Venza station wagon, cost the same as a SUV.
Honda and Acura stopped production of their wagons a few years ago - same price as a SUV.
Audi, BMW, Subaru, VW and Mercedes currently sell wagons - same price as an SUV.
I grew up in wagons and enjoyed them. I have an SUV and a pickup - both AWD as I have two driveways - 100’ and 600’ - when covered in snow AWD helps getting out in the morning prior to it being plowed...
“Imported sedans.”
Made in the US of A sedans you mean.
Almost every Accord world-wide is made in the USA, due to it’s popularity there is now a UK assembly line as well.
Same thing Oddsey Vans, some made in Canada. Funny to think of an AWD Oddsey van with RHD being made in Alabama and imported to Japan...
The important part of the chart is the cars they’re still making. And frankly your reasoning is bs. Disability claims will go UP because these people now know a year in advance they’re out of work. So no, that doesn’t wash. Face facts, it’s a poorly run company. Period. Every argument you make to the contrary proves my point. You’ve now made it a TWO year lag on closing these plants, that’s just plain stupid.
I have had a number of GM products. My current vehicles are also GM....a 1976 Chevy 1 ton dually truck with 348,000 miles on it I have had for over 32 years and a 1979 Buick station wagon with 214,000 miles on it I have had for over 37 years.
I had only one NEW car in my lifetime. Bought a 1965 Pontiac station wagon in Feb 1965, and sold it in 1996 or so to a man in Sweden who restored it.
It had over 444,000 miles on it, without anything major going wrong. Did an engine refresh at 231,000 miles, and the carbon rig in the cylinders was almost non-existent. Changed the transmission at 250,000 miles I still don’t think there was anything wrong with it. Got really decent mileage with that car, also.
Owned 2 other Pontiacs also—a 1957 & a 1959. Also had a 33 Chevy pickup truck with a 51 Chevy 6 in it & a 52 Chevy fastback. One day when the temperature at the farm was an actual 70 below, the truck was the only vehicle that started, and I push started the other 5 cars in the family. All the vehicles were on headbolt heaters.
Cannot complain & I still can find parts for both vehicles. Than You, Summit Racing, LMC Truck & a couple of other sources.
[[Uh, no. When you apply the brakes the motor IS the brake]]
Huh? The car recharges itself from what i understand, no need to plug it in to electric outlet to do so- Maybe i misunderstood, but the fella said it recharges while driving- again, no need to stop and recharge it at some electrical charging station- I was asking why newer hybrids don’t use that technology?
Tax hike in April?
Tesla Model 3 = 4th Best Selling Car In USA* (Maybe)
October 3rd, 2018 by Zachary Shahan
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/10/03/tesla-model-3-4th-best-selling-car-in-usa/
Yep. I owned a little 4-door, manual transmission (5 speed) Metro sedan. I can attest it DID get 45 mpg. Loved that little car! Somebody’s still driving it because I will occasionally see it being driven in the neighborhood. I know it’s the one we used to own because of distinctive toothmarks on the emergency brake lever where my son’s teething Weimananer chewed on it, lol.
“The car recharges itself from what i understand”
By sunlight?
Osmosis?
Solar wind?
Its called regenerative braking.
The electric motor helps create forward momentum (with HP from the internal combustion engine) using charge from the small battery pack onboard. This depletes the charge in the battery pack. A typical hybrid can travel 1.5 miles +/- on its internal battery until it is depleted.
When the brakes are applied the motor becomes an ‘electric plant’ — think Hoover Dam and water powered turbines turning generators — the rotational speed of the wheels under braking spins the electric motor (now operating as a generator) creating electricity. Generators are very difficult to turn, hence when in ‘generator mode’ much of the braking is done BY the generator and the disc/drum brakes do much less stopping...all of this electronic ‘wizardry’ is controlled by a very sophisticated control module.
This electricity is stored in the onboard battery pack for future use.
“I was asking why newer hybrids don’t use that technology?”
ALL HYBRIDS USE THIS SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY!
Plug in hybrids have MUCH LARGER battery packs that can power the vehicle for 30+ miles without using the internal combustion engine. While driving normally, regenerative braking does not have the ‘regenerative capacity’ to charge the larger battery pack to ‘FULL’ - the vehicle will operate like a typical hybrid until its larger battery is topped off by a long charge at your home.
By plugging in a hybrid you can extend the gas mileage of your car at the cost of a higher electric bill.
Hope this helps.
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