Goodbye, GM

Here are a couple of other ideas for car manufacturers to consider to keep the their employees at work on cleaning up the problem they caused by their lack of foresight.

They could market conversion kits for their dealers to install to turn gasoline-powered vehicles into battery-operated ones. Small operators are doing this for around $4K. that price could be lowered and states such as California that pay drivers to junk their old cars could pay a portion of the conversion cost, instead of crushing them and shipping the remains overseas.

Maybe GM should consider closing their R&D department and buying or licensing one of the designs being manufactured by the boutique car companies who are already manufacturing alternative cars with existing technology, at least until they get out of the red. That appears to be the road Chrysler and Ford are taking.

Too many people own trucks that don’t need them. Dealers could offer trade-in deals for new small cars and rent out trucks for a few hours when people need a truck. Customers drive their car into the lot, park it for a few hours, days, or whatever, while they haul stuff and then return the truck and pick up their car. The key is to make it easy for people to make the changes they need to make.

Keep up your efforts they are appreciated. Can’t wait to hear your single-payer arguments for health care. That is where my energies are going.
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