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Old 06-23-2008, 10:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Guess: how many "labour hours" to make a conventional lead acid car battery?

Hmm... Bob Lutz seems to know a bit about batteries...



Skip forward to the 4:00 mark for an interesting quiz he has with his audience. "Anybody wanna guess how many labour hours are in a modern automotive 12v battery?"

I was surprised.


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Old 06-23-2008, 10:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That is very interesting but why is he the only one wearing wearing shades?
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Old 06-23-2008, 10:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I don't know, but something about Bob Lutz scares me. Just thought I'd share.
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Old 06-23-2008, 10:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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He going to make you "an offer you can't refuse"
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Old 06-23-2008, 10:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Maybe that's it. He has that kind of voice.
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Old 06-23-2008, 11:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Duh, That was how long it took on "How It's Made"
Most of it is automated as he was stressing.
Therefore, automating the Li battery process has to make them less expensive.
FWTW there was a battery company in the midwest that was making some sort of Li batts they claimed were designed for autos. I e-mailed them when I was looking into making my own electrogeo and got an auto response that they were no longer in the battery business.
This was just before GM got into the hybrid business.
HHHHHHHMMMMMMMM
makes you wonder.
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Old 06-24-2008, 12:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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"How can you sell a battery for thirty bucks if there is 6 labor hours in it?" Exactly what I was thinking, haha.
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Old 06-24-2008, 01:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Interesting description. My first guess was a 1/2 man hour...kind of close.

He doesn't sound/look very healthy.

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Old 06-25-2008, 01:35 AM   #9 (permalink)
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"How can you sell a battery for thirty bucks if there is 6 labor hours in it?" Exactly what I was thinking, haha.
my Group 49 batter was $110 from the dealership, and that was with 10% off with my club discount. Its the proper battery for the benz.. +4 concourse points...
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Old 06-25-2008, 02:51 AM   #10 (permalink)
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That is very interesting but why is he the only one wearing wearing shades?
Those look self-tinting. Probably shouldn't face the window.
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Old 06-25-2008, 02:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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"How can you sell a battery for thirty bucks if there is 6 labor hours in it?" Exactly what I was thinking, haha.
Yeah, I've seen the production lines. They are just as he described. In addition, 98% of the metals used are recyled when the batteries are disposed of. It's a great model to use as a reference, at every level.

I'm really getting excited about the batteries.
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Old 06-25-2008, 02:54 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I don't know, but something about Bob Lutz scares me. Just thought I'd share.
I think it's soooooooo obvious :



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Old 06-25-2008, 02:56 AM   #13 (permalink)
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He reminds me of nearly every old male CEO I know. That's not a bad thing, necessarily.
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Old 06-25-2008, 01:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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my Group 49 batter was $110 from the dealership, and that was with 10% off with my club discount. Its the proper battery for the benz.. +4 concourse points...
That's 'cause you're being a Mercedes purist, and you know it!
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Old 10-19-2008, 06:09 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Don't vampires have to wear sunglasses in daylight?

What a chucklehead. Claiming that the other auto companies are jumping on GM's bandwagon when Toyota and Honda were way ahead with their hybrids and smaller startups have been producing BEV's for years. He could say that if he hadn't killed the EV1. GM has no credibility after all the crap they have pulled over the years. Fighting efficiency and emissions reductions tooth and nail, selling off the Ovonic batteries, DRL's. This is all PR. If the price of oil drops they will drop the volt like a hot potato. I'll believe it when I see it.

Battery wise I think he's talking about wholesale lead acid pricing here. The $30 price, In bulk, to supply GM directly. Us poor suckers have to buy retail. BTW I think standard car batteries are not worth the $ when you can get deep cycle for a little more and really use them sans alternator for most trips.

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Old 10-19-2008, 07:14 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I thought 5 minutes. So not too far off. Mostly everything regarding cars is made by machines so no big surprise.
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Old 10-20-2008, 04:57 AM   #17 (permalink)
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