Comments on: GM Didn’t Kill It: The Future of the Electric Car http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Forian http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-659706 Forian Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:03:17 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-659706 No, they did not kill it. They only locked it up for a good decade to earn some dirty cash from gas consumers. Forian No, they did not kill it. They only locked it up for a good decade to earn some dirty cash from gas consumers.

Forian

]]> By: Jerry http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-659041 Jerry Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:13:33 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-659041 Don't let them fool you When I was 8 years old and lived in Toronto our milk was delivered in a electric van the driver was a friend of my fathers and would take us for a ride around the block it would go very fast about 45 miles per hour which would scare us a bit That was over [70] years ago Regards Jerry Don’t let them fool you
When I was 8 years old and lived in Toronto our milk was delivered in a electric van the driver was a friend of my fathers
and would take us for a ride around the block it would go very fast about 45 miles per hour which would scare us a bit
That was over [70] years ago

Regards
Jerry

]]> By: Kevin Turner http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-658888 Kevin Turner Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:32:38 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-658888 Bob had some very good points. In a way I am a fan. I also like his opinions on Gas Tax! Bob had some very good points. In a way I am a fan. I also like his opinions on Gas Tax!

]]> By: Alex http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-658838 Alex Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:55:27 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-658838 In the 1930s the auto manufacturers were experimenting with the electric car. The oil companies saw a threat to their profits then and found ways to talk the auto manufacturers away from continuing. In the 1940s many of the cities had electric public transportation. It was efficient and very cheap. It was the oil companies in cahoots with GM that killed the electric cars. GM needed to sell their diesel driven busses. In the 1930s the auto manufacturers were experimenting with the electric car. The oil companies saw a threat to their profits then and found ways to talk the auto manufacturers away from continuing.

In the 1940s many of the cities had electric public transportation. It was efficient and very cheap. It was the oil companies in cahoots with GM that killed the electric cars. GM needed to sell their diesel driven busses.

]]> By: EV1Defender http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-658752 EV1Defender Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:03:25 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-658752 Oh man, that quote by the car industry is garbage, the EV1 in fact was actually perfect. GM took them back and destroyed them because they worked too well. See movie "Who killed the Electric Car". What car company recalls and forces recalls of a popular vehicle and makes owners return it?? And the fact that it was gutted before being placed in the automotive history museum just screams something, but I won't say cover-up... Oh man, that quote by the car industry is garbage, the EV1 in fact was actually perfect. GM took them back and destroyed them because they worked too well. See movie “Who killed the Electric Car”. What car company recalls and forces recalls of a popular vehicle and makes owners return it?? And the fact that it was gutted before being placed in the automotive history museum just screams something, but I won’t say cover-up…

]]> By: mpgomatic http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-658738 mpgomatic Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:02:41 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-658738 Having just spent a couple of days in Washington DC at the Google/Brookings <a href="http://www.lockergnome.com/technobabble/2008/06/17/plug-in-electric-cars-just-around-the-corner/" rel="nofollow">Plug-in Electric Vehicles conference</a>, I've come to a bit of a different conclusion. The electric car revolution is happening, but the leaders are coming from the small garages, with the funding a direct result of the wealth created by the Internet boom. If you haven't seen "Who Killed the Electric Car," put it at the top of your list. It's quite thought provoking. Having just spent a couple of days in Washington DC at the Google/Brookings Plug-in Electric Vehicles conference, I’ve come to a bit of a different conclusion.

The electric car revolution is happening, but the leaders are coming from the small garages, with the funding a direct result of the wealth created by the Internet boom.

If you haven’t seen “Who Killed the Electric Car,” put it at the top of your list. It’s quite thought provoking.

]]> By: GGCO http://chris.pirillo.com/gm-didnt-kill-it-the-future-of-the-electric-car/#comment-658723 GGCO Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:27:22 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7307#comment-658723 We need to get serious about building an electric car. Americans are so A.D.D. sometimes! Back in the 70s when Jimmy Carter was president we were having the same oil crisis we are having now. Back then we started to get more energy independent, but when gas prices fell we when back to our old ways. We need to stick to it this time! We need to get serious about building an electric car. Americans are so A.D.D. sometimes! Back in the 70s when Jimmy Carter was president we were having the same oil crisis we are having now. Back then we started to get more energy independent, but when gas prices fell we when back to our old ways. We need to stick to it this time!

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