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How GM's Ultium Electric Car Revolution Went Off The Rails (insideevs.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I had money down on a Chevrolet Blazer EV for release. I started hearing negative things before they became available. Asked dealer to hold. Vehicles start shipping and the list is glaring:

Underpowered
Unreliable infotainment system with some units completely bricking
Major charging issues.
Nerfed towing capabilities

Got my deposit back. If they had just released a non-luxury Lyriq, that would have worked, but they had to nerf it and make it considerably worse. Not that the 2 and 3 are not issues on the Lyriq.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

InsideEV‘s is a Tesla shill site - I wouldn’t trust anything they say; they basically shit on any other brand and then try to compare it to Tesla in the same article, constantly. They will always find a way to pump Tesla and Evanex.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nonsense. It's plainly obvious Ultium has been a mess, and this article describes how based on quotes from Ms Barra herself acknowledging issues. There isn't even a mention of Tesla beyond saying that GM has been reluctant to poach talent from them and preferring to use their own experience and supply chains. GM has a mystery contractor that's clearly failing on module and pack assembly, in addition to software issues. If anything, this article praises the Chinese manufacturers that are producing "ultium" vehicles since they have more experience assembling packs.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Again, nonsense on your part. First off, here’s an example of exactly what I mean:

Everything is a horse race to this site, and they have to squeeze in any comparison they can, and right there in the sub header.

Secondly, I’m not mentioning GM at all; don’t move the goalposts, if you don’t mind.

I’m specifically commenting on how they (and Electrek, to a lesser degree) can’t seem to write about a car company without mentioning Tesla by comparison. That is constant promotion on their part, and not in any way fair reporting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

This whole post is about GM's ultium issues, which are very much real. You're the one bringing up Tesla unnecessarily and attacking the source. This may be uncomfortable for you, but GM and Ms Barra herself talk about Tesla all the time, and it's not surprising that EV news blogs also talk about Tesla a lot - they are the elephant in the room (at least in the US). The article also mentions Honda, and Kia-Hyundai too. Is that a sign of horrific bias too? It's a long and detailed article that barely mentions Tesla, and only in relevant ways - GM has stated they will pass Tesla by 2025 (ok sure) and the talent comment. Your entire bias argument rests on the word 'Tesla" being in the article twice, not anything of substance, and that's not even what we're here to discuss.

I don't even like Tesla personally and won't consider buying one unless Elon is long gone and they make some design changes. But I won't buy an ultium car for quite sometime either, because it's a hot mess.