Absolutely correct - some slack is appropriate. As far as the experience level of those they hired - is that really the case? Even in the region, given the history of auto manufacturing in the region, I would expect a number of experience people willing to come back. And, of course, you hire and *relocate* good management.
I know a number of people in the industry who were lured to China, put then lured back to the U.S. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On May 11, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Willie via EV wrote: >> Yes, surprising. I know the people on this list have worked diligently >> for decades to hasten the adoption of EVs. Through both personal >> example and public advocacy. Yet, we have not had the success that we >> desired. Then, Tesla came along and did the deed. Tesla has been >> astonishingly successful in convincing the public to buy and drive EVs. >> Tesla is solely responsible for putting EVs over the top. IMHO, there >> will be no turning back now. Yet, some folks persist in fault finding >> and nit picking. I can only encourage them to try to look at the big >> picture. Would we be better off had Tesla not succeeded? Tesla may >> very well have failed and gone bankrupt had the Model 3 not been the >> success that it is. And we would have been stuck with ICE for another >> decade or two. > > Indeed, it is always a mistake to engage in black-and-white thinking. Tesla > is not all-good, nor all-bad. > > Henry Ford put America on wheels with his model T. That was a great > achievement. Yet, it was a far-from-perfect car. It had the gas tank in the > dashboard, the brakes barely worked, and its rigid steel steering column > drove right through your chest like a sword in an accident. > > The challenge is to criticise the faults so they can be recognized and fixed, > without dismissing the entire idea in the process. > > Lee Hart > -- > When something bad happens, you have three choices: You can let it > define you; let it destroy you; or you can let it strengthen you. > -- Theodor Seuss Geisel > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
