GE buys 25,000 electric cars to kick-start market.

GuitaristOfHell · 11-11-2010, 05:10 PM

All details here: BBC News - GE buys 25,000 electric cars to kick-start market
I find it odd GE in particular would do this. Coming from the company who spent more on legal fee's then it would of to clean up that mess they made a while ago.

MaxOfMetal · 11-11-2010, 06:59 PM

What mess did GE make?

bostjan · 11-11-2010, 07:02 PM

Didn't GE just get a government bailout?

I know that they had to sell off some of their branches last year.

Electric cars might be cool, though.

MaxOfMetal · 11-11-2010, 07:05 PM

Not sure about the bailout, but the last time I heard they did anything headline worthy was back in 09' when the SEC fined them.

Customisbetter · 11-11-2010, 07:10 PM

Dammit. I has hoping it bought 25000 things other than the volt. Maybe this will give GM the resources to make another 100% electric vehicle.

Also with 25000 more (potentially) plug in cars driving around, businesses may start installing recharge stations in the parking lot. That would be awesome.

EDIT: Holy shit i didn't read the first paragraph until now and it reads exactly what i just posted. epic.

Razzy · 11-11-2010, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bostjan

Didn't GE just get a government bailout?

I know that they had to sell off some of their branches last year.

Electric cars might be cool, though.

I think you're thinking of GM. Lol

GuitaristOfHell · 11-12-2010, 07:25 AM

GE Should Cleanup Its Mess in the Hudson River - Sign the Petition | Change.org
I live in this area by the way.

Randy · 11-12-2010, 11:07 AM

As a resident of Schenectady, home of GE and the base for their new battery R&D facility, this pleases me.

GuitaristOfHell · 11-12-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

As a resident of Schenectady, home of GE and the base for their new battery R&D facility, this pleases me.

Same here, I'm not too far from Schenectady.

aslsmm · 11-12-2010, 11:17 AM

i sold security systems for GE. everyone hated them for some reason. they kept saying that they were selling stuff to north korea or some thing to that effect.... any one care to explain that ordeal if they know any thing about it?

silentrage · 11-12-2010, 11:33 AM

You could probably sell them an entire nuke launch system, complete with warheads, and they'd find a way to .... that up. I wouldn't worry about some car alarms.

Randy · 11-12-2010, 11:33 AM

Who knows. A giant company like that is involved with crooked deals all over the board, I'm sure.

GuitaristOfHell · 11-12-2010, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silentrage

You could probably sell them an entire nuke launch system, complete with warheads, and they'd find a way to .... that up. I wouldn't worry about some car alarms.

bostjan · 11-12-2010, 12:43 PM

GE bailout in 2008

Randy · 11-12-2010, 01:47 PM

Why in the .... were all of these companies allowed to get into the lending industry? Why?

Razzy · 11-12-2010, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Why in the .... were all of these companies allowed to get into the lending industry? Why?

Because they own our government.

Randy · 11-12-2010, 02:01 PM

aslsmm · 11-12-2010, 02:05 PM

like my sig says
A mass of promises
Begin to rupture
Like the pockets Of the new world kings
Like swollen stomachs In Appalachia
Like the priest that ....ed you As he whispered holy things

RATM for life bitches!!!!!!!!

RenegadeDave · 11-21-2010, 07:18 PM

I'm curious if these will actually catch on at the consumer level. A $41,000 plug in econobox with a bowtie on it just does not compute for me.

Meanwhile, Ford brings the Fiesta stateside with a motor putting out hybrid-like performance with traditional gasoline at a price tag nearly any American can afford and it is overshadowed by the hype resulting from the unproven Volt.

However it did get the Motor Trend Car of the Year award, and I must give it to Chevy, they finally made a sedan that wasn't hideous to look at for the first time since probably the 60's.

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11-11-2010, 05:10 PM	#1
GuitaristOfHell The Optimist Prime. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Beach or Saugerties Posts: 4,146 Thanked: 129 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	GE buys 25,000 electric cars to kick-start market. All details here: BBC News - GE buys 25,000 electric cars to kick-start market I find it odd GE in particular would do this. Coming from the company who spent more on legal fee's then it would of to clean up that mess they made a while ago.

11-11-2010, 06:59 PM	#2
MaxOfMetal Likes trem wankery. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 21,190 Thanked: 89 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	What mess did GE make? Need help with setting up a trem? Need info on your Ibby? Live in Milwaukee? Please feel free to message me. New Rules. Read Them.

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bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Johnsbury, VT USA Posts: 7,564 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Didn't GE just get a government bailout? I know that they had to sell off some of their branches last year. Electric cars might be cool, though. [URL="http://sites.google.com/site/bostjanzupancickhereb/"[/URL]

11-11-2010, 07:05 PM	#4
MaxOfMetal Likes trem wankery. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 21,190 Thanked: 89 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Not sure about the bailout, but the last time I heard they did anything headline worthy was back in 09' when the SEC fined them. Need help with setting up a trem? Need info on your Ibby? Live in Milwaukee? Please feel free to message me. New Rules. Read Them.

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11-11-2010, 07:10 PM	#5
Customisbetter WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 75 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Dammit. I has hoping it bought 25000 things other than the volt. Maybe this will give GM the resources to make another 100% electric vehicle. Also with 25000 more (potentially) plug in cars driving around, businesses may start installing recharge stations in the parking lot. That would be awesome. EDIT: Holy shit i didn't read the first paragraph until now and it reads exactly what i just posted. epic.

11-12-2010, 07:25 AM	#7
GuitaristOfHell The Optimist Prime. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Beach or Saugerties Posts: 4,146 Thanked: 129 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	GE Should Cleanup Its Mess in the Hudson River - Sign the Petition \| Change.org I live in this area by the way.

11-12-2010, 11:07 AM	#8
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,964 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	As a resident of Schenectady, home of GE and the base for their new battery R&D facility, this pleases me. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

11-12-2010, 11:17 AM	#10
aslsmm Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: oregon bitch!! Posts: 957 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i sold security systems for GE. everyone hated them for some reason. they kept saying that they were selling stuff to north korea or some thing to that effect.... any one care to explain that ordeal if they know any thing about it?

11-12-2010, 11:33 AM	#11
silentrage The DeRailer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,823 Thanked: 44 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	You could probably sell them an entire nuke launch system, complete with warheads, and they'd find a way to .... that up. I wouldn't worry about some car alarms.

11-12-2010, 12:43 PM	#14
bostjan Spastic Kitchen! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Johnsbury, VT USA Posts: 7,564 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	GE bailout in 2008 [URL="http://sites.google.com/site/bostjanzupancickhereb/"[/URL]

11-12-2010, 01:47 PM	#15
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,964 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Why in the .... were all of these companies allowed to get into the lending industry? Why? "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

11-12-2010, 02:01 PM	#17
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,964 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	"Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

11-12-2010, 02:05 PM	#18
aslsmm Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: oregon bitch!! Posts: 957 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	like my sig says A mass of promises Begin to rupture Like the pockets Of the new world kings Like swollen stomachs In Appalachia Like the priest that ....ed you As he whispered holy things RATM for life bitches!!!!!!!!

11-21-2010, 07:18 PM	#19
RenegadeDave Huge nerd Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 1,571 Thanked: 75 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I'm curious if these will actually catch on at the consumer level. A $41,000 plug in econobox with a bowtie on it just does not compute for me. Meanwhile, Ford brings the Fiesta stateside with a motor putting out hybrid-like performance with traditional gasoline at a price tag nearly any American can afford and it is overshadowed by the hype resulting from the unproven Volt. However it did get the Motor Trend Car of the Year award, and I must give it to Chevy, they finally made a sedan that wasn't hideous to look at for the first time since probably the 60's. "No it doesn't surprise me you know origami. You know origami and play speed metal on 7 string guitars." - my former boss

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