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21-11-2020, 11:30 PM | #1 | ||
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Turns out they're full of **** and have been bull****ting everyone, their truck doesn't work, has never worked and the company is an absolute dumpster fire - of course GM is in bed with them
These fake news vapourware enviro-flogs are coming out of the woodwork and auto manufacturers keep getting into bed with these random 'startups'. |
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23-11-2020, 08:45 AM | #2 | ||
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looks so ugly i wouldnt have bought it to start with
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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23-11-2020, 09:26 AM | #3 | ||
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what a train wreck, GM involved too
There should be a movie on this guy, he sounds worse than the wolf of wall street.
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23-11-2020, 10:50 AM | #4 | ||
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23-11-2020, 11:52 AM | #5 | ||
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At the end of the day, he wasn't wrong, the truck DID produce zero emissions did it not? lol
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23-11-2020, 01:16 PM | #6 | |||
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23-11-2020, 04:50 PM | #7 | ||
Shenanigans..............
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23-11-2020, 08:23 PM | #9 | ||
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There's a lot of startups with nothing but cash burn but the market loves them, as currency is falling from the sky via the central bank's QE policies
Gotta park it somewhere Hey there's a truck, it might even move!
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23-11-2020, 08:30 PM | #10 | ||
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"for example his brother ... whose most recent work experience was pouring concrete for driveways, was named Director of Hydrogen Production and Infrastructure"
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23-11-2020, 08:49 PM | #11 | ||
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https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...ck-spin-31435/
GM had it dialled in in 2012, also in 2001 iirc
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23-11-2020, 08:51 PM | #12 | |||
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Plenty of prototypes but no product released to the public, they were always working on stuff and had prototypes for this that and everything under the sun, that just never saw the light of day. |
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I guess if it all goes bad like Chernobyl, he's experienced in covering it up.. with concrete
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02-12-2020, 08:28 PM | #14 | ||
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02-12-2020, 09:34 PM | #15 | ||
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How is an 11% stake of a company that hasnt produced ANYTHING, worth $2.7bn???
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30-07-2021, 02:32 PM | #18 | |||
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You should see what Ford had as prototypes over the years that never made it to production? |
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30-07-2021, 02:50 PM | #19 | ||
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It was getting silly in the 2000's when they rolled out prototype after prototype, talked about putting it into production, and didn't build any of them |
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30-07-2021, 03:11 PM | #21 | |||
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Every motor company trots out concepts, have done for decades. Some are just radical "ideas", not actually meant for production, while some are nearly production ready. The V2 Monaro was one concept that went ahead, as did the SX3 which became the Captiva. The old Torana GTR-X was intended for production until the bean counters killed it off. The 2 that were meant to go ahead (the TT36 Torana & the VE Coupe 60) were killed off because of the GFC & the planned closing down of Holden. Others like the Ejigy & the old Hurricane were just radical concepts, but they paid for themselves many times over in the publicity they received Dr Terry |
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30-07-2021, 04:12 PM | #25 | |||
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the emperor has new clothes. this guy is worst than the wolf of wall st.,,Jordan Belfort |
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30-07-2021, 08:19 PM | #26 | ||
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Yes, just as the Ribeye I had for lunch, became a stinking great turd.
But not really the same thing. Of all the stupid decisions made by Holden over the years, rebadging Daewoos was probably the worst. (Trying to convince people to buy re-badged Toyotas, was plain stupid, but at least the cars were decent.) |
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30-07-2021, 10:30 PM | #27 | |||
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I agree with the rebadged Daewoos - that was the beginning of the end, at least the other cars sourced from Opel were OK. TS Astra was the second hand buy of the century during the late 00s, aside from timing belts and AC compressor clutches they put up with a tonne of abuse. |
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31-07-2021, 12:13 AM | #28 | ||
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The best part of a TS Astra is the electric power steer pump for re fitting to other cars and then the $500 you get for the rest as scrap
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31-07-2021, 11:22 AM | #29 | ||
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Mainstream Hydrogen powered vehicles are a furphy, until there is a HUGE technological advance, there is nothing that’ll happen to make that happen in the medium term.
It takes more power to extract Hydrogen, and make it useful in “powering” a powertrain, than that Hydrogen can actually produce. |
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31-07-2021, 02:37 PM | #30 | ||
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This is GM investing in nonsense without proper due diligence of Nicola and it’s personnel
and that’s before they ever address the big issues with hydrogen fuel……. |
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