Gm backing off competing for 200 mile range car

[richkae]

If GM wanted to make a good EV to compete with Tesla - really wanted to - they could. The disadvantage they have in batteries they could make up for by having a massively better economy of scale for every other part of the car. I think they have talented people who could design and build a great car.
The problem is that they have so many pieces that all have to work together. The engineers that design, the divisions that supply components, the bean counters that allocate resources, the executives with kingdoms to defend, the CEO, the marketing people and lastly the dealers.
Any one of them can sabotage the product, and last time they tried to build a real EV most of them did.

 

[anticitizen13.7]

I would think if FCEV were going to work, they would already be out there....So until they start mass producing these cars, they've got nothing. That partnership is a joke.

The cars themselves can work well. Case in point: Honda FCX Clarity sedan can easily replace a Honda Accord in terms of most functionality.

The problem of course is infrastructure, because building an H2 distro network is much more difficult than building a Supercharger network.

The reason why GM and Honda push H2 is because of the relatively fast refill time on the H2 tank. They are stuck in the traditional fuel station paradigm and are less cognizant of the advantage of easy overnight home charging.

 

[stopcrazypp]

The reason why GM and Honda push H2 is because of the relatively fast refill time on the H2 tank. They are stuck in the traditional fuel station paradigm and are less cognizant of the advantage of easy overnight home charging.

They backed hydrogen mainly as a delay tactic for the ZEV mandate (don't forget GM sued CARB). GM has actually much less public support for hydrogen after they got the Volt out. Honda is still flying the hydrogen banner, but it's mostly a PR thing (other companies have overtaken them in hydrogen).