You muppets. 263 Million profit is nothing for a company that size, it's like a 5 or 6 percent margin.
You muppets. 263 Million profit is nothing for a company that size, it's like a 5 or 6 percent margin.
Well I do
way less
often double in reverse.
but that’s life.
i am not complaining except about the way customers treat the people who are actually making ‘their’ products under their crap supply and design systems.
i should have gone for a ride today, but was unable to do so.
so going to get a drink, it’s not the same, but better than nothing or birthing on in K B
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From my experience you might get a CPI increase annually.
If you want more money you change companies an/or up skill.
The salary/wage you agree to on day one is not going to increase otherwise.
I can't see why people complain about petrol prices yet pay $5 for cup of warm brown liquid.
DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
Given the likelihood of increase in EV adoption, I think his statement related to
"how MUCH work will be available for repairers going forward ?".
Perhaps he was referring to the fact that:
1. Given that EV's (will) have considerably fewer moving parts than a traditional
combustion powered vehicle ;
2. those parts that do remain will be better engineered and likely be more robust
(reducing the frequency of - and increasing mean time between - repairs) ;
3. manufacturers will choose to move more towards standardisation, with re-use
of components under the body shell across models
there is unlikely to be a need (demand) for a large "repair" industry countrywide.
also EV batteries are way more dangerous than an inert combustion engine. you can't just poke a screw driver around and hope for the best or bzzzzzzat say goodbye to your arm
i had the tv on waiting for the weather (and Kanoa Lloyd after) and a story came on featuring the launch of this boat:
https://electricboats.biz/news/
really interesting I thought. NZ designed and developed. Batteries are by Tesla and I think the motor as well. will run for 9 hours fully charged apparently.
Its just not something I had ever thought about but it does seem to make sense. In fact it might be that UAV and electric tech goes mainstream in freight and at sea not in passenger vehicles.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
I may be a bit slow, I just don't get the rush to electric cars. As numbers increase the country will have to produce additional electricity to charge the cars. There's sod all rivers left to dam so what's the plan? And there does need to be a plan. Wind farms everywhere? Solar panels on all houses? Nuclear power? The additional electricity has to come from somewhere.
Then there's the batteries which I understand are made of very ecologically unfriendly materials, and China doesn't want everybody else's rubbish any more. So where're all those dead batteries going?
On second thoughts I shouldn't worry, it'll be your problem not mine.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Yes, I'm well aware of [some of] the troubles that Tesla (an early entrant to the
EV market) is currently experiencing. And that they have had both general build
quality issues, as well as battery related issues. It will be interesting to see if
Tesla avoids bankruptcy.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...reckoning-near
But - just because Tesla is experiencing plenty of recalls does not invalidate
the basic thrust of my argument. [ Fewer moving parts; simpler construction;
easier and quicker maintenance when required etc ]
It would be a mistake to make a judgement on the whole EV market based on
the Tesla experience. "One swallow does not make a summer", so I'm told.
Think that you should look a little wider at other manufacturers in the EV market.
Like Nissan. Who appear to be doing it relatively successfully, from what I've read.
Those manufacturers that build a robust EV offering will likely succeed; those that
don't will fall by the wayside.
I [purposely] did not comment on battery technology or wiring harnesses. Because
I recognise this is a specialised aspect of the overall EV product, and that battery
technology (charge capacity and reliability) is still rapidly developing.
The amount of money that certain companies (such as Toshiba) have recently been
investing in battery R&D indicates they can see a positive future for their products
within the EV market.
My own test drive in a Nissan Leaf was very encouraging, and the experience of
two people that I do know driving them (each for over 1.5 years) has been very
positive.
I have already been doing my own research on EV offerings and reliability studies.
So when it comes time to do a vehicle replacement, then an EV will be in the mix.
So, "No", your opinion will not be putting me off in the slightest.
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