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Re: (ET) Wheelhorse and their last ET in 1983



Gee, I wonder if that did have anything to do with it... <VBG>

Were there other factors? High cost was probably one. How about marketing, did wheelhorse do a good job marketing their electric tractors, or did they pull the same thing that GM did with the EV1? Did the tractors have any safety issues, premature failures, or anything of the sort?

Matt


From: "Max Hall" <maxmatic gmail com>
Reply-To: maxo iname com
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) Wheelhorse and their last ET in 1983
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:06:05 -0500

Gasoline hit its peak in '81, and plummeted almost uninterruptedly
through '86 to less than half the '81 peak.

I don't know if thast had anything at all to do with it, though.

-Max

On 12/11/06, Matthew callahan <callahanrc hotmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Could any of you enlighten us with your insight on why GE sold the original
> ET line, why New Idea only produced it for what? one year?, and why did
> Wheelhorse stop making them in 1983? What were the reasons that contributed
> to their downfall at that time?
>
> Any historical references or articles from that time period regarding the
> downfall of ETs would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Matt
>
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