Here's Why Killing Off the IC Engine Will Be Painful & Costly

FarmerFran · 02-27-2022, 06:58 AM

0stones0 · 02-27-2022, 07:45 AM

It’s pretty obvious that there was/is little forethought in the transition from IC to electric. The whole attitude seems to be to just get it done, however.

lbls1 · 02-28-2022, 09:40 AM

Truss Me; GM is not about to throw away their excellent IC engines that power Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, and Escalade. These four vehicles are currently floating the company. GM would surely sink without them. To be a little honest with you, GM has been studying electric vehicles for awhile, but they were late to the game in introducing them to the market. GM will face (very) stiff competition to the well known players manufacturing ev's at the moment.

I also feel that a large section of the market will simply reject the technology and continue to buy Civics, Accords and Camrys and anything else that uses IC engines. Its sad, but I am one of those on the verge of defecting. If it were not for GM's trucks (admittingly also Camaro) I would have defected a lot earlier.

Count your figures correctly GM; This is a risky gamble with the ev's.

Rob3D · 02-28-2022, 03:50 PM

Yeah….there’s at least on more generation of people driving IC. Maybe two.

02-27-2022, 07:45 AM	#2
0stones0 It don’t come easy. Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: WI Posts: 2,630 View My Garage	It’s pretty obvious that there was/is little forethought in the transition from IC to electric. The whole attitude seems to be to just get it done, however. __________________

02-28-2022, 09:40 AM	#3
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,073	Truss Me; GM is not about to throw away their excellent IC engines that power Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, and Escalade. These four vehicles are currently floating the company. GM would surely sink without them. To be a little honest with you, GM has been studying electric vehicles for awhile, but they were late to the game in introducing them to the market. GM will face (very) stiff competition to the well known players manufacturing ev's at the moment. I also feel that a large section of the market will simply reject the technology and continue to buy Civics, Accords and Camrys and anything else that uses IC engines. Its sad, but I am one of those on the verge of defecting. If it were not for GM's trucks (admittingly also Camaro) I would have defected a lot earlier. Count your figures correctly GM; This is a risky gamble with the ev's. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic* '25 Silverado 1500 High Country 6.2L

02-28-2022, 03:50 PM	#4
Rob3D Drives: Car Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,192	Yeah….there’s at least on more generation of people driving IC. Maybe two.