One of the lost-in-the-dust stories of the EV-1, that might appeal more to Mr. Moore than other aspects of the story, was the way in which the company sort of slid the factory over to production of another vehicle.
I don't remember the exact dates, so as to make a timeline, but a few points were as follows: I think part of CARB's requirements were that manufacturers be able to demonstrate that they could shift to mass production if required. That is, mass production was never required, but a demonstration of being close to it was. I think GM shifted production of the EV-1 plant over to some other vehicle well before (months? a year or two?) they officially allowed that the program was over. That is, news of the switch was accompanied (my recollection anyway) not by any admission that the program would not be continued, even though it was obvious that switching back would be costly. Well, I can't really spell this out effectively without some solid timeline and quotes, but it irks me once in awhile to contrast when they would make official announcements versus when they actually made decisions. On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:28:01 -0700, you wrote: >For the past few years, MM has been doing a lot of work exposing the >negative effects of the growth of corporate power and globalization on >the society, economy, and environment. The EV-1 story is a poster child >of this... If he was put behind the wheel of an EV-1, made in his home >state of Michigan, I could easily see him becoming passionate about it. > >We just need a volunteer to give MM a personal demo in the EV-1! > >- GT > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michelle Borok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:01 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Keeping your EV-1 GET MICHEL MOORE TO GRAB THIS STORY >> >> >> >> >> Jon \"Sheer\" Pullen wrote: >> >> > Moore is not hard to find. >> > >> > Go to www.michaelmoore.com >> > >> > You can email him at [EMAIL PROTECTED], but it takes >> him a while >> > to respond usually. >> > >> > I don't think he has any interest in champeoning the EV >> battle right >> > now, but you can always ask. Maybe if enough of us asked? :-) >> > >> > S. >> >> I would imagine as the issue of Ford and electric vehicles >> has little to do with labor or class issues, he's not going >> to grandstand about it. Most of the press I've seen that's >> been pro-EV has been about celebrities who buy the hybrids. >> There's a great rip on hybrids in the latest issue of Adbusters. >> >> -Michelle >> >
