Ford Production

[Frankenkubota]

Absolutely correct.

In business you need both a good idea and good management to be successful. One of two doesn’t cut it.

MoKelly

Your comment makes me think about the american auto industry. I was a union employee in that world as were many of my relatives. Many more were in management.

In the 70s we were making some of the worst cars ever, I was there! I remember hearing how the american worker can't compete.

Fast fwd and you have the foreign companies making some of the best cars in the world, right here in the good old USA. At one point the BMW plant in SC was making their highest quality cars, compared to all the rest of their plants...including German!

The unions were a huge problem but in the end, IMHO, that's a shortcoming in management.

 

[Ford850]

Very true about the capability of electric, but they won’t tell you much about the downside of EVs that needs to be addressed. I am a perfect candidate for a HD electric truck (I need huge towing capacity, but run mostly short trips).
I wouldn’t expect gas and Diesel engine manufacturers to sit around and watch their products legacy go into the dust bin of history without a fight, either.
They will be upping their game tremendously before the war between IC and EV is settled.
I just wish they wouldn’t force it on us. Let capitalism decide the winner, not subsidies.

I agree about leaving it up to us to decide. Choices are good, and I think the competition makes for better products all around. Win-win for us as long as we have the choice.

 

[Hay Dude]

We have to keep reminding ourselves that power plants will belch more CO2 or whatever the gov classifies as a “pollutant” for every car that is plugged in for recharge. There’s no free lunch.
The car ads for EVs are very disingenuous about this. They assume a lot of ignorance along with a good dose of virtue signaling.
Just tell the truth- plug you EV in and the power plant demand/pollution increases
Like I said, I would buy a well proven electric truck for the torque and traction with little hesitation. Driving distance (range) is of little consequence to me.

 

[5030]

Too old to be concerned anyway.

 

[Hay Dude]

Too old to be concerned anyway.

Yeah....screw anyone younger than you, right? Seriously?!

 

[5030]

Yeah....screw anyone younger than you, right? Seriously?!

Didn't say that at all. Said, I'm too old to be concerned about electric powered vehicles and tractors..

IOW, don't want one, don't need one and I'll be 'Soylent Green' by the time they become mainstream, if they ever do.

Not something I'm at all concerned with.

 

[Username Taken]

Your comment makes me think about the american auto industry. I was a union employee in that world as were many of my relatives. Many more were in management.

In the 70s we were making some of the worst cars ever, I was there! I remember hearing how the american worker can't compete.

Fast fwd and you have the foreign companies making some of the best cars in the world, right here in the good old USA. At one point the BMW plant in SC was making their highest quality cars, compared to all the rest of their plants...including German!

The unions were a huge problem but in the end, IMHO, that's a shortcoming in management.

No. It was the Unions. Unions have out-lived their usefulness. They are no longer necessary.

Except for minor employee communication purposes, they are completely and utterly useless beyond description.

In their day, they were saviors. Today, they are destructive and divisive. They don't even care about the people they're supposed to represent. They care only about the Union Executives. The Workers? An incovenience.

 

[Username Taken]

Didn't say that at all. Said, I'm too old to be concerned about electric powered vehicles and tractors..

IOW, don't want one, don't need one and I'll be 'Soylent Green' by the time they become mainstream, if they ever do.

Not something I'm at all concerned with.

I could see them in big Inner Cities. There would have to a support structure set up for them. Charging Stations at every paid parking spot (paid with a credit card). Refuse to allow Internal Combustion Engines except for deliveries, all taxi's and Ubers in the City would be required be electric. A thousand other things to work out but.......

I could see it in the big Inner Cities.

The problem is, and I hope I'm not under-stating this -- Big American Cities are run by the stupidest, most corrupt, lying, thieving criminals to ever exist on the Planet Earth. With Miami being a possible exception. Other than that, I'm being as nice as about it as I can.

 

[PuffyC]

Your comment makes me think about the american auto industry. I was a union employee in that world as were many of my relatives. Many more were in management.

In the 70s we were making some of the worst cars ever, I was there! I remember hearing how the american worker can't compete.

Fast fwd and you have the foreign companies making some of the best cars in the world, right here in the good old USA. At one point the BMW plant in SC was making their highest quality cars, compared to all the rest of their plants...including German!

The unions were a huge problem but in the end, IMHO, that's a shortcoming in management.

I remember that too. Domestic auto makers were putting out complete garbage and the bean counters all wanted to blame it on the assembly line workers. Most at the time knew it was BS but I still remember having discussions about it with people who bought the lie. It's funny how when things go well they want to credit their fine managerial and engineering skills but when things go bad they're always quick to blame someone else. It also makes me wonder what kind of autos we'd have today if the Japanese never forced their hand.

 

[coobie]

Yeah....screw anyone younger than you, right? Seriously?!

He is always in it for himself "BLOWHARD RINGS A BELL"I bet a real treat to know or be around as a friend or relative ..