Clev -
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Originally Posted by Clev
Make sure you post the parts where General Motors was strongarmed by Delphi and Delco to allow them to make custom one-off motors, controllers and even batteries rather than using proven off-the-shelf parts from other manufacturers, and where the entire cost of designing the EV1 (including the custom motor/controller/battery, and even the cost of building the state-of-the-art assembly line) was about $1 billion. Incidentally, this was the approximate cost of the Ford Explorer's facelift in 2002.
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From what I have been reading, it wasn't an "off-the-shelf" battle, it was a battle between Delco and Hughes for any and all electronic components in the system. Sometimes Delco would win, and sometimes Hughes would win, and each would feel angry/bitter when they lost.
If you have the book, feel free to find the page and add the quote to the thread. I don't know if I ear-marked that or not. I am just going to post what I have already "post-it-ted".
CarloSW2