Next time you need a new car will you be buying an electric vehicle? (minimum wage, leader)
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Didn't the Canyon/Colorado come with a V8 option ? A buddy had an LS powered Colorado in his shop, I just assumed it was factory, I guess it could have been swapped.
Ya i had a 2010 5.3 Colorado crew cab. They did not offer up a regcab with a 5.3 and that was a bummer.
Great article. And was surprised to hear more steam and electric vehicles were sold than ICE at the beginning. The fact that gas provided far more energy per unit mass than a lead-acid battery, and that the EV companies tried to target a specific group contributed to their demise.
Although, I failed to see the part where the oil companies suppressed EV development. Seems like it was market driven.
Bingo. They always want to throw in some "evil oil company" nonsense because that's the only argument they have.
Then, as today, nothing produces more energy per square inch than fossil fuels, save for nuclear.
BELIEVE ME, If electric cars were better than ICE cars, they would have become the standard already, sometime in the past 125 years.
Found this article, on the lithium supply side of things. Interestingly enough, it is in CA. Wonder if they will be able to mine/drill with EV powered machinery ?
Stellantis and General Motors have already signed up.
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One of the biggest things that helped Ford sales was that Henry doubled employee wages in 1914 (Also shortened the work day to eight hours) and created a credit plan and time payments so that the employees who built the cars could afford to buy them. What a damned Socialist he was.
He raised wages in order to have a reliable work force.
"Henry Ford was a hard-nosed businessman; he didn't introduce the $5 workday because he was a nice guy, says Bob Kreipke, corporate historian for the Ford Motor Co.
"It was mainly to stabilize the workforce. And it sure did," Kreipke says. "And raised the bar all over the world.".
I have been driving my current BMW 5-series for 12 years. It is garage kept and I do my own maintenance. I will drive it until the wheels fall off. I haven't found anything that comes close to the ride or performance.
He raised wages in order to have a reliable work force.
"Henry Ford was a hard-nosed businessman; he didn't introduce the $5 workday because he was a nice guy, says Bob Kreipke, corporate historian for the Ford Motor Co.
"It was mainly to stabilize the workforce. And it sure did," Kreipke says. "And raised the bar all over the world.".
People who aren't paid a living wage are always looking Maybe that is what is needed today to stabilize the work force. Every company need to double the wages they currently pay.
People who aren't paid a living wage are always looking Maybe that is what is needed today to stabilize the work force. Every company need to double the wages they currently pay.
I am curious if the left have convinced you to go EV or if you are still sticking with gas, if that is what you currently are using?
I'm going to pick up one of the new Dodge Hellcats with 792 HP. Electric cars are for hippie do gooders. Give me the smell of racing fuel.
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