Previous commentary here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10454706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10454706 Re-posting my comment from the prior conv

Previous commentary here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10454706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10454706 Re-posting my comment from the prior conversation: Bob Lutz is the author. He's moonlighting as a talking head after being the consummate insider of the automotive industry in the United States, having worked for all of the Big 3 (GM, Ford, and Chrysler) as well as BMW [1]. This is pretty much like taking your advice on smoking cigarettes from R.J. Reynolds. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lutz_(businessman) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lutz_(businessman) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._J._Reynolds