Q. Some suggest that G.M. -- which says it invested some $1 billion in the EV1 -- never really wanted the cars to take off. They say G.M. intentionally sabotaged their own marketing efforts because they feared the car would cannibalize its existing business. G.M. disputes these claims.
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/index.html#here
Will TESLA MOTORS new electric car meet the same fate ?
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/mechanical-resonance-the-tesla-motors-press-intro-complete-with-governator-188590.php
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/index.html#here
Will TESLA MOTORS new electric car meet the same fate ?
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/mechanical-resonance-the-tesla-motors-press-intro-complete-with-governator-188590.php
Answer
GM was very clear when the program started in 1994 that they thought it would fail, and wanted it to.
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As Matthew L. Wald wrote in a front page New York Times story (January 28, 1994):
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"General Motors is preparing to put its electric vehicle act on the road, and planning for a flop.
With pride and pessimism, the company, the furthest along of the Big Three in designing a mass-market electric car, says that in the face of a California law that requires that 2 percent of new cars be "zero emission" vehicles beginning in 1997, it has done its best but that the vehicle has come up short.... Now it hopes that lawmakers and regulators will agree with it and postpone or scrap the deadline."
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GM only made the car to comply with the California ZEV mandate. As soon as the mandate was killed, so was the car. They had no plans to build EVs beyond that, demand or not. Electric Cars are too disruptive to the existing business model. The first successful mass-market EV will almost certainly come from Asia, where many EV concepts are being worked on right now.
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Regarding true demand for electric vehicles, a survey from 2003 Commissioned by the California Electric Transportation Coalition shows significant consumer demand for an electric car, if the right price target and range can be acheived. Up to one-third of car buyers expressed interest. Of special interest is that half of those buyers would still be interested even in the range of the vehicle were as low as 60 miles.
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GM was very clear when the program started in 1994 that they thought it would fail, and wanted it to.
*
As Matthew L. Wald wrote in a front page New York Times story (January 28, 1994):
*
"General Motors is preparing to put its electric vehicle act on the road, and planning for a flop.
With pride and pessimism, the company, the furthest along of the Big Three in designing a mass-market electric car, says that in the face of a California law that requires that 2 percent of new cars be "zero emission" vehicles beginning in 1997, it has done its best but that the vehicle has come up short.... Now it hopes that lawmakers and regulators will agree with it and postpone or scrap the deadline."
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GM only made the car to comply with the California ZEV mandate. As soon as the mandate was killed, so was the car. They had no plans to build EVs beyond that, demand or not. Electric Cars are too disruptive to the existing business model. The first successful mass-market EV will almost certainly come from Asia, where many EV concepts are being worked on right now.
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Regarding true demand for electric vehicles, a survey from 2003 Commissioned by the California Electric Transportation Coalition shows significant consumer demand for an electric car, if the right price target and range can be acheived. Up to one-third of car buyers expressed interest. Of special interest is that half of those buyers would still be interested even in the range of the vehicle were as low as 60 miles.
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what is the best type of car?
Q. i am gonna get a new one tell me a good type of car post a picture of it please
Answer
please have more details on "th car". basically wht type of car do u need? BTW, these r good choices of all types:
Honda Civic: http://automotivecenter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/honda-civic-2009-pics1.jpg
Toyota Prius:
http://www.greenwerkspro.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2010_toyota_prius.jpg
Honda Accord:
http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide2008/photos/2008/Honda/Accord/Sedan/2008_Honda_Accord_ext_1.jpg or http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2008_honda_accord_coupe_official_image005.jpg
Nissan Maxima:
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/06/2009-Nissan-Maxima.jpg
Infiniti G37:
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/reviews/editors_notebook/16699924+w440/0901_01_z+2009_infiniti_g37_sedan_6MT+front_three_quarter_view.jpg
Mazda CX-9:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/04/ny_auto_show/image/mazda_cx9.jpg
Nissan 370Z:
http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/2009_nissan_370z_images_003.jpg
Toyota Sequoia:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/04/09/083761.11-lg.jpg
Subaru Forester:
http://www.autospectator.com/cars/files/images/SUBARU-2009-FORESTER.jpg
please have more details on "th car". basically wht type of car do u need? BTW, these r good choices of all types:
Honda Civic: http://automotivecenter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/honda-civic-2009-pics1.jpg
Toyota Prius:
http://www.greenwerkspro.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2010_toyota_prius.jpg
Honda Accord:
http://www.automedia.com/NewCarBuyersGuide2008/photos/2008/Honda/Accord/Sedan/2008_Honda_Accord_ext_1.jpg or http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/2008_honda_accord_coupe_official_image005.jpg
Nissan Maxima:
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/06/2009-Nissan-Maxima.jpg
Infiniti G37:
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/reviews/editors_notebook/16699924+w440/0901_01_z+2009_infiniti_g37_sedan_6MT+front_three_quarter_view.jpg
Mazda CX-9:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/04/ny_auto_show/image/mazda_cx9.jpg
Nissan 370Z:
http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/2009_nissan_370z_images_003.jpg
Toyota Sequoia:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/04/09/083761.11-lg.jpg
Subaru Forester:
http://www.autospectator.com/cars/files/images/SUBARU-2009-FORESTER.jpg
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