Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
Have they really gone “far beyond” settlement requirements? Many of their investments in EVs were mandated as part of the settlement agreement. I suspect it was a little of both, as they have been working on EVs (both battery and fuel cell electrics) for many years. But then, GM has also been

[EVDL] nature.com 1/18/21 Thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate batteries for mass-market electric vehicles

2021-01-29 Thread cleanair--- via EV
Its a very brief article. Said to be safe and cheap and as an added bonus cobalt-free. Lets hope the lab to fleet can scale well. Multiple links and references cited. Danny Ames nature.com 1/18/21 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-00757-7    adamasintel.com 5/4/20

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 29 Jan 2021 at 11:47, Willie via EV wrote: > VW has gone far beyond their settlement requirements. They are showing > that they are serious about conversion to EVs. GM is just talking and > postponing. I'm not a VW executive, so I have no idea of their reasoning; but that could be partly

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Willie via EV
On 1/29/21 8:10 AM, paul dove via EV wrote: Well, it's not the same thing really. What GM did was legal. What VW did was illegal. VW got their hand slapped and this is the deal they made to make up for the deceit. Well, there is "illegal" and then there is reprehensible. VW has gone

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Willie via EV
On 1/29/21 9:31 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: 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.

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread paul dove via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread paul dove via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Willie via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 2035 GM will cease ICE production

2021-01-29 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
That's pretty music, but it's just a new verse to an old song. How loudly GM sing it depends greatly on which way the political winds blow. In 1978, GM promised that by 1980 I'd be able to buy a Chevette EV. I'm still waiting. Pop quiz - what happened in US politics in 1980? Who was it who