As far as GM's "crime" about NiMH, the biggest difference is that no one
knows about it. Yes, everyone who's been on this list does. But if you
were to ask random people, probably 99% don't know and probably don't
know what NiMH is, either.
Will GM keep to it's statement ? Not without pressure. Pressure probably
will come from the gov, but the real pressure will be from Tesla and
other manufacturers.
The real measure of the tipping point is when the average consumer
thinks buying an EV is a good financial move.
Peri
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Willie via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: ev@lists.evdl.org
Cc: "Willie" <wmckem...@gmail.com>
Sent: 29-Jan-21 4:48:55 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production
On 1/28/21 8:01 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
It's a long way off but, hey, they are making it official.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/28/general-motors-electric/
Well, it IS great news!
I see it as an act of desperation. Too little, too slow, too late. GM
committed what I consider a fatal sin in removing the possibility, for ~10
years, of using NiMh in EVs.
I've many times seen the argument that it is time to forgive and forget GM's NiMH
actions. That NiMH would never have made acceptable EV batteries. That it was GM's
right to remove NiMH from the EV market. That none of the GM people that did the NiMH
deed remain in the company. It seems that all making those arguments may be doing so at
GM's direction. GM has never "owned up" to what they did and continue to try
to ignore their history.
Contrast GM to VW. VW made a mistake. They admitted the mistake. They are
adopting EV production as soon as possible. GM has continued to ignore their
crime and apparently continue to try to suppress public knowledge of the
history.
In considering what might have been had GM not suppressed NiMH, a comparison of
the first RAV4EV with the Leaf is appropriate. The NiMH RAV4 preceded the Leaf
by about 10 years. The RAV4 battery gave the car greater range than the Leaf
and the RAV4 battery has proven to be longer lived that the Leaf battery.
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