[geeks] [rescue] Computerfests (was: first real server hardware) -OT

[Lionel Peterson]

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> From: adh at an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker)
> Date: 2004/04/26 Mon PM 06:04:22 GMT
> To: geeks at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [geeks] [rescue] Computerfests (was: first real server
> 	hardware)   -OT
> 
> gm took its ev1 electrics back when they came off lease, even
> when enthusiastic owners wanted to keep them. i suspect the
> govt $$ ran out and that's all they were really interested in.

First off, there were no "enthusiastic owners" there were enthusiastic leasors... They didn't on the cars/

Second, it may have been cheaper for GM to write off the cars, than to have ready supplies of spare parts for a small fleet of (essentially) one-off custom cars...

Third, the batteries may have been timed to die just after the lease ran out, nearly eliminating the value of the car once you have to shove $X thousands into the hands of the battery supplier...

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