CNN.com Money writes, as most news agency is spreading the propaganda, that the Gov. Motors (GM) Chevy Volt will be EPA Rated at 230 MPG. They go so far as to boast that the rating was formulated in a way to help consumers compare standard combustion engine vehicles to the new GM Volt.
This is absolute lunacy. It makes just as much sense to give the Volt an EPA rating of a Million Kajillion MPG...
The simple fact is that the volt, and other fully electric vehicles, CANNOT be measured in a MPG rating.
For instance, suppose the Volt has an optional Solar Roof, with a Triple Junction Gallium Arsenide Solar Array over the area of the roof, capable of providing a full battery recharge during the work day... well... same vehicle, but now you never need to run your gas generator... so it has unlimited mileage with NO FUEL USE...
The reports are nothing but propaganda aimed at perking up the ears of the uneducated masses. We would be better served by a more intelligent discussion about what revolutionary changes something like the Volt can bring... simply relating to We The People in kindergarten terms is insulting!
Do I think we need to embrace technologies put forth by the Volt? Absolutely.
Do I think we need trickery and idiocracy to sell new technologies? No.
Alas, remember that we are the children and the gu'mint is our daddy... tell me what to do!
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
In Perspective - US Auto Giants
Ford Brands:
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Mazda
Volvo
GM Brands:
Chevrolet
Buick
Pontiac
GMC
Saturn
Hummer
SAAB
Cadillac
Chrysler Brands:
Chrysler
Dodge
Jeep
GEM
Mopar
GM, Toyota, and Ford hold the top three spots in the current market for sales.
The brands fill gaps between luxury and production models, for instance Mercury is branded as the economy version of Ford brands, where Lincoln is the luxury - Mazda and Volvo are specialty acquisitions. Ford could downsize by branding all vehicles under the Ford name, and eliminating lines of vehicles whose sales are slumped.
GM and Chrysler could benefit by doing the same. Trimming off the fat that doesn't work, rolling in all models that play well with the US and World markets, and producing lines of cars that the market wants and needs. This is the business strategy used by Toyota, effectively... brand one line of vehicles under the name TOYOTA. They still sell luxury style cars, such as the Avalon, at a price in line with their working business model.
The Republicans who are pushing for a filibuster on this bail-out - GO GET 'EM! Force the big three into responsible business models, streamlined operations, and superior products... that is how to survive, not on the backs of the taxpayers.
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Mazda
Volvo
GM Brands:
Chevrolet
Buick
Pontiac
GMC
Saturn
Hummer
SAAB
Cadillac
Chrysler Brands:
Chrysler
Dodge
Jeep
GEM
Mopar
GM, Toyota, and Ford hold the top three spots in the current market for sales.
The brands fill gaps between luxury and production models, for instance Mercury is branded as the economy version of Ford brands, where Lincoln is the luxury - Mazda and Volvo are specialty acquisitions. Ford could downsize by branding all vehicles under the Ford name, and eliminating lines of vehicles whose sales are slumped.
GM and Chrysler could benefit by doing the same. Trimming off the fat that doesn't work, rolling in all models that play well with the US and World markets, and producing lines of cars that the market wants and needs. This is the business strategy used by Toyota, effectively... brand one line of vehicles under the name TOYOTA. They still sell luxury style cars, such as the Avalon, at a price in line with their working business model.
The Republicans who are pushing for a filibuster on this bail-out - GO GET 'EM! Force the big three into responsible business models, streamlined operations, and superior products... that is how to survive, not on the backs of the taxpayers.
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