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I've read the book. None of those companies would even acknowledge their competition. Ford/GM/all other ICE companies acknowledge both Tesla, and the fact that

I've read the book. None of those companies would even acknowledge their competition. Ford/GM/all other ICE companies acknowledge both Tesla, and the fact that there is a clear runway on oil.

coredog64 10y ago
IMO GM is doing a better job of it. While they do have a compliance car (Spark EV), they've also got the Volt and Bolt, and both will be 50 state cars. Ford has primarily focused on hybrids and there EV offerings are either fleet-only or compliance cars.
- greglindahl 10y ago
  GM basically stopped selling the Spark EV already -- 11 were sold in the US in the first quarter. http://insideevs.com/march-2017-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/ http://insideevs.com/march-2017-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-...
adamnemecek 10y ago
I wouldn't say they didn't acknowledge them, they just didn't know how to fight them.
mbesto 10y ago
> None of those companies would even acknowledge their competition. Ford/GM/all other ICE companies acknowledge both Tesla, and the fact that there is a clear runway on oil. Source?
- aanm1988 10y ago
  The bolt. Billions of dollars into self driving technology. Oh wait sorry this is HN. Ya, those idiots at ford will die to the great Elon. hahahahaha any company older than 25 years is worthless old school idiocy and will die within 5 years of a startup coming in.