DevoHusker

(sad trombone...)

58 minutes ago, commando said:

if there is a silver lining.....it's that it happened at that time of night when traffic is about as light as it ever is.   imagine if it had happened during rush hour

I saw a figure of 32k vehicles per day cross the bridge 

I NEVER agree with this guy. But, there is a first time for everything

I too do not believe there will be some sort of armed coup after the election...regardless of who wins. What's crazy to me is that in 2020 roughly 155 million people voted, and it came down to roughly 40 thousand votes across 3 States.

I am not in favor of banishing the EC, but perhaps some sort of ranked choice, or a viable 3rd party can bring some clarity and a defined resolution.

2 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

So here's the end of it my client is working:

 

In-wheel electric motors. All torque and power mounted directly on the wheel. An out-of-the-box auto part that fits on 2 or 4 wheels and takes about as long as a brake job. 

 

So you're not manufacturing new electric cars and all the resources that entails. You're simply converting any existing ICE car or truck to an EV.  For around $7,000. Supposedly improves EV range by a fair amount, but since investors are pivoting back to PHEVs it will also cater to the PHEV market. 

 

I've got stock options so it's pretty fun to watch. I'm working for either the next Tesla or the next Theranos. Hard to tell.

I saw a couple of these on Top Gear...Holy torque Batman

3 hours ago, ZRod said:

As has GM. The bigger issue your missing is why does a company who has been making record profits for years, just gave their CEO a huge raise, and is participating in stock BuyBacks and dividends need to lay people off? Also, those jobs won't be coming back. They're being outsourced to India just like the tech industry.

 

Rumor is there's more to come. They capped it at 400 this time because 500 or more and they have to report it to the state of Michigan before they start the layoffs.

It definitely sucks when the golden parachute crowd doesn't feel the pinch, while the rank and file slowly get phased out.

3 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

My conservative friends are suddenly posting a bunch of anti-EV stuff on Facebook. Must be a thing. It slightly pre-dates the EPA announcement. 

 

Government is doing the push, but the market will have the last word. One of my clients is heavy in the EV ecosystem, and there's been a major flip to plug-in hybrids (PHEV).  EVs and their range anxiety may have hit the wall with consumers, and everyone is more comfortable if PHEVs take the burden off pure battery EVs. The mandates seem to acknowledge this. 

Europe is having the same experience. I agree with you that hybrids seem more likely to catch hold...but still don't like the forced mandate to phase out gas burners.

16 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

Given that Stellantis has about 282,000 employees, a 400 person layoff shouldn't move the needle much. Are we really fishing for bad news here? 

No, but thought this was unusual given the previous discussion on the EV roll out that didn't include Tesla.

Also, they have laid off several thousand, or offered early buyouts over the past year.

https://www.motor1.com/news/708736/stellantis-employees-profit-share/

whoops

30 minutes ago, funhusker said:

Pretty much every president’s America…

 

https://www.justice.gov/atr/antitrust-case-filings-alpha

 

Let me know when you get through the “a’s”!

Oh definitely. But Biden is currently in office, so it went here.

14 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Ding ding ding. We probably have a winner here.  Instead of being "petty", their target audience was the labor unions....who just recently endorsed Biden.

Ah, so it was a political snub

1 hour ago, ZRod said:

Or maaaaybe the announcement wasn't only about EVs but tailpipe emissions, so it includes EVs, hybrids, and ICE vehicles. Which means it affects the big 3 more than anyone.

You're probably right. This Admin wouldn't do something petty, right?

1 hour ago, teachercd said:

This!

 

It will be nice when the noise dies down.

Man, let's hope...but when has it died down in the past 8 years?

1 hour ago, funhusker said:

Maybe Tesla declined an invite?  Why is this something anyone is worked up over?

 

American politics is exhausting!

You might be correct. I will wait and see.

But, this admin has done it before

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/business/tesla-snub-white-house-event/index.html

5 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

I’m pretty close to this right now on the issue. There is no way in hell the government can figure out what’s best in each individual situation.  I want to keep reducing the number of abortions like has happened since the 70s. But, we also need to recognize that there needs to be major programs helping families, single moms and kids born in these situations so they have a chance at a good life. AND….sex education and birth control easily available for young people. 
 

 

Safe, legal and rare

2 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

Do you have evidence of this Lev? 
 

“Trust me bro”  

A guy wearing an ankle monitor and bearing a grudge...

2 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

It’s called being in the race when early voting happens.  If you think DeSantis would have lost to her if both were in, well that would crazy talk 

DeSantis would have carried FL easily if he had not dropped out. Not sure of the "gotcha" moment that others are claiming this is

10 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I sincerely hope that this will have some legislative teeth 

1 hour ago, funhusker said:

They give a ton of money to SpaceX.  Politics aside.

 

 I don’t think much of this outside of Elon isn’t a very unpopular figure and probably not a face they want to put at the forefront.

I know you didn't mean to double negative there...but regardless, if Musk was a hard lefter, do you admit the response would be different? 

Because it would.