GM's Future Looks Bright Due to Kilowatts of Power and an Exciting Portfolio!

GM has to scale up faster than any of their rivals.  I don't count Tesla as a Chevy rival due to the price difference, no one else is scaled up yet in EV production, if GM can be the first big mover they might be able to get ahead and hold an advantage, assuming these EV's are good and people come back for a 2nd.  

Nobody wants to talk about range or recharge time on these EVs, or where the rare earth raw materials are going to come from!

Sounds to much like a lot of wishful sales hype and reality is being ignored !!!

41 minutes ago, rkmdogs said:

Nobody wants to talk about range or recharge time on these EVs, or where the rare earth raw materials are going to come from!

Sounds to much like a lot of wishful sales hype and reality is being ignored !!!

 

What are you talking about? Every EV article talks about range AND charge times. 

In fact, can you supply us a review of an electric vehicle that DOESN'T mention range or charge times?

Yeah, I missed the table showing range- none exceeds 300 miles,

try to sell that in the midWest! Also was a note about charge time in 10 minutes -- HAH! Not doing that now.

What about trucks or RV that tow?

Reports of testing show less than 100 miles! And whatt about the pic of 5 coal miners having to push an EV to a charging point cuz it ran out!

We do not have support systems ready to go all EV, nor the resources for the batteries, even the most sophistocated one!

12 minutes ago, rkmdogs said:

Yeah, I missed the table showing range- none exceeds 300 miles,

try to sell that in the midWest! Also was a note about charge time in 10 minutes -- HAH! Not doing that now.

I live very much in the Mid West and I can't think of the last time I drove over 300 miles that wasn't a vacation. You'd leave home every day with a full charge. That 10 minute wait would only be needed when road tripping.

You'd be amazed how many Teslas and now Hyundai/Kia EVs I see here. 

27 minutes ago, rkmdogs said:

And whatt about the pic of 5 coal miners having to push an EV to a charging point cuz it ran out!

Ran out?   Anyway...

Those poor bastards.

This is fun of talking about whataboutisms...

I got my own...

What about the Hellcat that outran the cops but ran out of gas?

https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/hellcat-outruns-the-cops/

Not once, but twice...

The article above happened in Michigan.  The following video clip happened in Houston

The baddies were forced to ditch the thirsty Kitty. At least the minors were able to push theirs to an outlet...

38 minutes ago, rkmdogs said:

We do not have support systems ready to go all EV

Maybe instead of whining about it, doncha think its actually time to make the electrical infrastructure ready? 

43 minutes ago, rkmdogs said:

nor the resources for the batteries,

What resource is this?

Your tele-evangelical way of cryptic talk of being anti-EV aint working.  

It never did.

But you go back at it bruh! 

1 hour ago, rkmdogs said:

And whatt about the pic of 5 coal miners having to push an EV to a charging point cuz it ran out!

Yeah because it's not like anyone has ever run out of gas lol.

4 hours ago, rkmdogs said:

Yeah, I missed the table showing range- none exceeds 300 miles,

try to sell that in the midWest! Also was a note about charge time in 10 minutes -- HAH! Not doing that now.

What about trucks or RV that tow?

Reports of testing show less than 100 miles! And whatt about the pic of 5 coal miners having to push an EV to a charging point cuz it ran out!

We do not have support systems ready to go all EV, nor the resources for the batteries, even the most sophistocated one!

The average gasoline car has a 300 mile range, and I don't know a single person that fills their tank every day, 7 days a week.  And if you did, assuming a $70 fill up, 7 days a week, that's $490 a week, and $25,480 per year spent on gasoline, in which case it is all the more motivation to buy an EV.  

@surreal1272 @oldshurst442 @ccap41 Guess he must be talking about this story.

LOL: Photo Captures Five West Virginia Coal Miners Pushing Helpless Owner Of Electric Vehicle - The Blue State Conservative

4 hours ago, rkmdogs said:

Yeah, I missed the table showing range- none exceeds 300 miles,

try to sell that in the midWest! Also was a note about charge time in 10 minutes -- HAH! Not doing that now.

What about trucks or RV that tow?

Reports of testing show less than 100 miles! And whatt about the pic of 5 coal miners having to push an EV to a charging point cuz it ran out!

We do not have support systems ready to go all EV, nor the resources for the batteries, even the most sophistocated one!

Amazing the spelling errors, but I will stay focused on the last sentence, support system. Like everything most people will charge from home. Current charging station infrastructure is at the start just like the EVs. Limited EVs, limited Charge Stations, but like everything, it will grow and expand.

Facts are that many ICE auto's run out of gas even in today's society, yet at the start, gas stations were far and few between, so people ran out of gas lots of times. EVs will have the same issue and those that have service like AAA will have a charge brought to them so they can get to the next charge station.

28 minutes ago, David said:

@surreal1272 @oldshurst442 @ccap41 Guess he must be talking about this story.

LOL: Photo Captures Five West Virginia Coal Miners Pushing Helpless Owner Of Electric Vehicle - The Blue State Conservative

Amazing the spelling errors, but I will stay focused on the last sentence, support system. Like everything most people will charge from home. Current charging station infrastructure is at the start just like the EVs. Limited EVs, limited Charge Stations, but like everything, it will grow and expand.

Facts are that many ICE auto's run out of gas even in today's society, yet at the start, gas stations were far and few between, so people ran out of gas lots of times. EVs will have the same issue and those that have service like AAA will have a charge brought to them so they can get to the next charge station.

I should have taken a picture I saw this morning of a stranded Trailblazer and a man behind it holding a gas can. True story. I am so sick and tired of the troll articles and posts about EVs running out of juice with a limited (overall) infrastructure support while gas powered cars still run out of gas literally across the street from a gas station (again, true story). Both are the result of simple driver error and have squat to do with the means of propulsion underneath the hood. 

10 hours ago, surreal1272 said:

I should have taken a picture I saw this morning of a stranded Trailblazer and a man behind it holding a gas can.

I was actually just about to say that I bet every one of us has a story where a friend, family member, coworker, or ourselves have run out of gas at one point. I, personally, have never run out of gas but I certainly know people who have.

One of my best friends burnt up his fuel pump in his '97 Z/28 (30th anniversary) because he ran it dry and tried to start it up a couple times once he ran out. 

One of these bad boys. I loved this car. 

2 hours ago, ccap41 said:

I was actually just about to say that I bet every one of us has a story where a friend, family member, coworker, or ourselves have run out of gas at one point. I, personally, have never run out of gas but I certainly know people who have.

I, like you have never run out of gas, yet my daughter did all the time when in Highschool and college. Lucky me she has outgrown that, but your right we all know someone, a family member, friend, co-worker, etc. that to this day still runs out of gas for one reason or another. This is nothing to do as @surreal1272 pointed out about the powertrain, but responsibility in paying attention to when you need to refuel either ICE or EV.

Seems GM is committed to delivering on a $30K dollar EV and finally hitting big time on Advertising for the EVs.

GM bets on electric Equinox to kick-start 'massive adoption' of EVs (cnbc.com)

GM launches aggressive EV ad campaign during NFL football to drive more mainstream adoption (electrek.co)

Was unable to read the original DetroitFreePress as I had already had my maximum of 6 free reads for the month. So much for free press. 🤪

Quote the electrek.co website of the DFP story:

According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, GM’s new marketing campaign, “EVs for everyone, everywhere,” will first air on Sunday, September 18, on Fox during the 1:00 p.m. game and then during Sunday Night Football on NBC.

Advertising during NFL games is not a new idea from GM. Anyone who watches football knows Chevy and NFL games go hand in hand. If you watched the NFL kickoff last week, then you know what I’m talking about.

And who can forget GM’s super bowl ad last year showing Austin Powers using the company’s Ultium platform to save the world?

However, according to the automaker, this time will be different. It will be the first time GM will feature all of its Chevy EV models together to promote mainstream adoption. The campaign will feature the entire Chevy EV family, even those that are not yet on the market:

• 2023 Bolt EV
• 2023 Bolt EUV
• 2024 Silverado EV
• 2024 Blazer EV
• 2024 Equinox EV

The Chevy Bolt EV, the company’s first long-range EV, starts at $26,595, while the Bolt EUV, the slightly bigger version with an estimated 247-mile range, starts at $28,195. Both are available for order, while the Silverado EV, Blazer EV, and Equinox EVs are due to hit the market next year.

Very cool to see, I hope GM keeps up having all the EVs and Concepts at other Autoshows this year. Would love to see the Buick Wildcat EV at the Seattle Autoshow.

President Biden Tours Broad Portfolio of General Motors EVs at Detroit Auto Show (gm.com)