Alex Karahalios wrote: > They were geared up to produce thousands of these [GM EV1] and only > hundreds were demanded at the time.
Having worked for a supplier of parts to GM for the EV1, I can say that GM never "geared up" for volume production. Normally, an auto company will pound a part supplier down on price, with promises of millions of orders to follow. But the EV1 tooling they ordered was all for low volumes, and they placed the minimum size orders possible, with no contracts for further purchases. It was clear they had no intentions of ordering any more than the minimum needed to satisfy California's ZEV mandate. Similarly, they never tooled any production line for the EV1. They were produced at the Technical Crafts center in Lansing MI. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
