GM gashes us again!
12-12-2018 | 07:06 AM
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12-12-2018 | 07:11 AM
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Ugly!
You may be right. If Ford has any sense, they will not mirror GM's ruthless attitude.
12-12-2018 | 08:05 AM
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fo...ays-2018-12-03
12-12-2018 | 08:12 AM
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I think that is more down to how the press and politicians portray it. Ford has stated that they will be looking for 11 Billion in cuts, analysts think that will mean 25,000 lost jobs.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fo...ays-2018-12-03
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fo...ays-2018-12-03
12-12-2018 | 08:20 AM
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12-12-2018 | 08:29 AM
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12-13-2018 | 05:16 PM
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Granted, batteries don't play much role in ships and trains, but electricity does. They just carry around their own electric power generating plant instead of depending upon the electric company. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I suspect a diesel/electric F350 could work very well for all but the heaviest users. Most of us only use a fraction of our engines most of the time, and a smaller diesel engine could charge batteries and power electric motors, and help power the truck. F350s are some of the best platforms to haul around lots of batteries. This might not work well for hot shot haulers and other heavy users, but might work well for us daily drivers of our one tons who sometimes ask them to work like a truck.
12-13-2018 | 06:34 PM
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When hybreds first came out I assumed they were like trains. Seemed to be the best engineering solution but guess not.
Isnt that pretty much what a bolt is with some battery power as well? It’s always electric driving the wheels.
Isnt that pretty much what a bolt is with some battery power as well? It’s always electric driving the wheels.
12-13-2018 | 07:11 PM
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Granted, batteries don't play much role in ships and trains, but electricity does. They just carry around their own electric power generating plant instead of depending upon the electric company. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I suspect a diesel/electric F350 could work very well for all but the heaviest users. Most of us only use a fraction of our engines most of the time, and a smaller diesel engine could charge batteries and power electric motors, and help power the truck. F350s are some of the best platforms to haul around lots of batteries. This might not work well for hot shot haulers and other heavy users, but might work well for us daily drivers of our one tons who sometimes ask them to work like a truck.
12-14-2018 | 05:58 AM
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The volts are like that, actual elec drive but gas gen if battery gets low, friend has had 2 loved them both and used to show me how little gas he ever uses(could bring up all that data thru a app on his phone. See Ford following suit as they are slashing cars out of the lineup, chysler has been quietly removing cars from its lineup as well...
