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What does Pearl Harbor and Toyota have to do with each other?

 

Huh? Not getting what you are saying here. Not sure I want to.

 

Who said anything about Pearl Harbor - my prior post was referencing a certain auto manufacturing company turned military truck manufacturing company - quite a profitable enterprize - enabling the death of millions & millions of Chinese - but the referenced date was the beginning of the end of that bad gamble.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana (1863-1952)
All that to say, no one should be so naive as to believe that any certain for-profit company is particularly interested in cleaning up the environment, or other 'do-gooder' activity. Do your homework. You'll find how often Toyota blocked legislation, for example, that would have raised fuel economy. Toyota serendipitously got the lead on hybrids out of fear they'd be left in the dust. Toyota wants to run their hydrogen project on Australian coal. Profit is most often the corporate goal. No risk no gain? At what cost - and to whom. 'Nuff said.
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Last time I checked, companies are in the business to make a profit.

As to Toyota building military trucks, during wartime is no different then Germany with Mercedes and BMW, or U.S.A. with Ford, Willy, G.E. and many other U.S.A companies. That is what happens during war time.

Every type of technology will leave a footprint on our plant in one form or another.

 

Bob, I'd like to meet you in person, but Houston is about 3 hours away from austin, which means probably not.

 

Wall Street is starting to become concerned with Tesla......feeling on the street is that Tesla's aggressive plan is unrealistic, and won't meet 500,000 cars by 2018 and one million cars by 2020. Also, Tesla debit is starting to become a concern. This is not good news and stocks are taking a hit for it.

 

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There is a thread in the Tesla forums talking about Wall Street's worries about the stock.
I hope the shorters lose more.

 

same here. betting on others failure is nasty business. (prior housing market excepted)