GM's $2,000,000,000 Disaster

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GM shocked the industry when they partnered with EV startup Nikola to make an electric truck. But nobody expected the controversy that would follow. Is GM making a huge mistake? Is Nikola a scam company? Will the Badger be a total fail? Nolan does a deep dive on allegations of fraud, scandalous lawsuits, and all the controversy surrounding the deal.
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[@MeepMeep88]

I guess TECHNICALLY it is zero emission if the thing DIDN'T work LOL..

[@jasanpahaf]

it would be negative emission for the energy used in manufacturing and delivery

[@alexmason5521]

@@jasanpahaf it would be positive emissions. Negative would mean they are absorbing carbon.

[@GG42069]

@@jasanpahaf That's why Tesla lost to Nikola.

[@Anonymoose345]

Yes

[@purishankartennety2836]

No wonder

[@TauCu]

The only sex scandal here is the fact that GM didn't pull out.

[@Gaphalor]

Badummtss

[@onereventertainment2602]

Underrated comment right there 😂

[@Cars-N-Jets]

@@onereventertainment2602 True

[@crisionmatlock4450]

Didn't have to, it was shooting blanks LOL just playing, I love GM pls don't fail.

[@cleilimazariegos3668]

Hahahahahahahahahahah omg😂😂😂😂

[@paulrose6359]

GM has made so many mistakes over the years that I'm amazed they still have anyone who trusts them.

[@taylorprocker]

Maybe the average consumer thinks, “well, they’ve messed X, Y and Z up.... they must have all the kinks out by now!”

[@recipoldinasty]

Who even buys american cars anymore? They are grbage

[@mountaingoat595]

@@recipoldinasty I buy them, I have a Ford Fusion titanium from 2014 with 190 thousand miles on it, no major repairs ever needing to be done. My brother has a 2008 f-150 crew cab V8 4x4 with 240,000 miles on it, only ever needing to replace his transmission at 110,000 which was 1,800 USD.

[@coonmuscle7287]

Um Ford is not gm lol

[@ku8721]

They also help produce the best selling electric car... granted its a 4.5k piece of $#!T that can only go 70 mph and 50 miles on a charge, but honestly that would cover 85% of American's daily driver needs. But honestly it has sold more in China than Tesla has worldwide.

[@leokimvideo]

Featured on my homepage, KZbin must love you because I never watch these sorts of videos. I bet plenty of others have been served this video up as well.

[@REALFeltysCoinsAndTrains]

hi leo

[@playerhateroftheyear1084]

Wtf why no image Leo kim

[@unknownuser2868]

Wtf you have over a million subscribers and you have no profile picture and no verification badge

[@ritcracker6572]

Woah, Leokimvideo? Didn't expect to see you here...

[@Tempvo]

Wtf pls shout me out

[@ejnaygfantzcg]

"Let's call our company Tesla!" "That's already taken ..." "Ok, it's Nikola then."

[@yeetleslaw8529]

Rather, it's "nikola Tesla is popular with the internet, that's why Tesla is succesful."

[@madwolf0966]

@@yeetleslaw8529 I swear to god I misread his name as Nikolai Tesla

[@EvilStitch]

Hey Niko, let’s go bowling

[@jonkipastramki3021]

Did he just say "Hearse power?" I'm dying to know...

[@roscoepcoltrane5499]

Tesla only made 2 semis....no one every mentions the BYDs running threw out the whole world...including Brasil....

[@angelcano4567]

The gun cocking everytime Nolan repositions his glasses makes his statements carry a lot more weight

[@Spherz]

He’s staring you down like bullets lol

[@noahrochon4696]

Naw he read off the bullets to lay down the bullets

[@kotababy8008]

MIND BULLETS. knowledge and DRAMA straight to the dome

[@__________________________4781]

As someone who uses glasses, I can confirm that that's exactly what it feels like.

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

@@kotababy8008 that's telekinesis kage. How about the power... To move you...

[@Liferoad371]

So I worked in the solar industry for years and without a drone I could tell you that there is NO WAY 3.5 Megawatts would fit on that roof.

[@Dr.Dumbshit]

Honestly the badger is something I would buy in a heart beat if it was real

[@joeld2036]

Yeah, that stat line sounds great 👍

[@Ken-no5ip]

I would buy a flying car

[@michaellindgren9653]

Yeah, it'd be an awesome Colorado/Canyon EV. I'd certainly give it a look.

[@Kryojenix]

@@Ken-no5ip Tesla Roadster?

[@carloscervantes836]

The design looks very attractive

[@micholli]

This man IS brilliant... I mean, who has the energy to start 4 failed companies. I can't even do my dishes....

[@miskatonic6210]

Because he makes a shitton of money doing it? There's a lot of money in running a company into the ground when it's not YOUR money.

[@brianpatrick8787]

Trump

[@Od1nsBeard]

@@brianpatrick8787 ?

[@micholli]

@@hrmn4694.... is going to prison.

[@micholli]

@@brianpatrick8787 is trash

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

Whoever the pitch man for Nikola is, they need a raise! They pretty much sold beach front property in Arizona to GM.

[@lordsamich755]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIK9lpyJn7VprNU

[@gorillatim5189]

@@lordsamich755it’s 6:35 in the morning and I think I wake the hole house up from laughing so loud. Hahaha

[@antonsjoberg]

They got that property for free. The ones that are fucked are stock owners cheated by the founder.

[@ExileXCross]

There ARE beaches in Arizona.

[@donaldp6129]

Wiring them trucks was a nightmare. Ask me how I know... lol

[@ivanbima5877]

I like how Nikola claimed they build "Functioning", "Fully Built" & "In Motion" Prototype without explaining how the prototype powered itself. I mean it's technically true that it seems fully built by making the entire 3D model, functioning by making the lights turn on or in motion by let it roll down the hill. But that's not what the people expected, Trevor. People expected you to build self-propeled example that you can Drive in it, not a lifesize Matchbox model

[@masterofgarden3472]

Thank You, Nikola for the money I made by investing earlier and got out right at the hype.

[@ivanbima5877]

Stonks

[@alancrome3684]

Good on you mate LOL gg

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

How much? You better answer or I'll gift you a Nikola truck!

[@Insomia404]

@@huskiehuskerson5300 pls do, I can sell it for scrap metal

[@jamesbyrd3740]

@@alancrome3684 y? he didn't earn $. He just gambled and took it from someone else.

[@FastLaneGaming809]

*_Well somebody got bamboozled_*

[@sploingoo]

Someone did, didn't they 😂

[@elbowslap3395]

Yo dude you also watch donut you should follow me back on Instagram @idontknowhatmyusershouldbe. Jk

[@astronomcal6969]

@@elbowslap3395 😐😐😐

[@neovenom9833]

Nikola has gone and bamboozled themselves.

[@zavi8719]

@@elbowslap3395 😐😐😐

[@lavelafetsha]

If a car was developed for a lap time at the Nürbergring it’s going to be terrible. - James May

[@aureliotomasturbao]

NIKOLA TESLA WOULD NOT APPROVE OF THESE SHENANIGANS.

[@benook]

@@iwantsexseemyvideo5962 stfu

[@yammmit]

Nürburgring*

[@hybridAbsol]

Well James isnt wrong, new cars are getting uncomfortable

[@reaganriddle]

Fun fact: the biggest con man in automotive history (I cant remember his name) but he sold the “dale” car. It was during the oil crisis, when gas was expensive. He sold a car that would “get 80 miles to a gallon”. Lots of people ordered them. It literally didn’t have an engine, or any other part of the drivetrain. It was made of self tapping screws, plywood and elmers glue.

[@themightykv-5410]

Con Woman* who's... actually a man...huh, nice

[@reaganriddle]

@@themightykv-5410 lmao

[@peter0x444]

I would argue the biggest con in automotive history is leaded fuel

[@VirginiaRican]

I saw this truck at a trade show two years ago. At the time I was an applications engineer for another truck company (hint, they're swedish and begin with a V), I took a look around this thing and immediately called BS to their marketing team on the floor with it. They were claiming that it was a ready to work production model but couldn't answer basic questions about safety, functionality, or serviceability. Basic questions that customers would be asking if they expected to buy one.

[@seyerus]

Why did you not just say Volvo?

[@cavemonkey7634]

I believe you are lying as well sir.

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

The most amazing thing about this is that someone wrote a 67 page report in 2 days

[@onyxcourt]

Hey, it's doable. Just ask any college student

[@moe5346]

@@onyxcourt students with unhealthy party attendance

[@normanm3799]

Yup... It is Fake

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

The report was probably in the making for a long time, the fact it was published when it was just means they may have rushed only the end

[@zashbot]

Pretty sure multiple people worked on it

[@kruleworld]

"GM are probably going to negotiate for a bigger stake of the company" Probably 100%, probably for free.

[@alienworm1999]

Na that would mean they're then on the hook if shit goes tits up. They want to be *heavily ifluencing* Nikola, not *explicitly running* it.

[@GodXeno-qp5mm]

Was going to say the same thing. This is one of the best business strats out there and GM knows what they're doing

[@ewilliamsz2099]

🤣🤣🤣

[@apashe974]

The gon change the name too this is obvious 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@alvinangeles3365]

@@alienworm1999 no they won’t. Because it’s a sub brand

[@silentblackhole]

"GM has an opportunity to give them a roll down the hill for the money" Hahah I see what you did there.

[@tarikeguernioune4789]

"A bit late to the ev game" Chevy bolt EV : Am i a joke to you ?

[@taylorwatson7932]

People: “I don’t know why such a large, multinational firm can be in such dire financial straits.” Nolan: “Exhibit A...”

[@isaimartinez111599]

A huge multinational firm that gets government contracts and is subsidized by taxpayers money. And they still fucked up

[@tonydoggett7627]

General Motors and Ford used to be the biggest vehicle retailers in Australia 🇦🇺 now reduced to nothing for General Motors and 4th for Ford.

[@kramnull8962]

@@isaimartinez111599 This was one of those companies under Obama's new businesses plan. The same plan that enabled people to get government money and rent a warehouse and only have 3 workers. 60 minutes covered it back in the earlier 2010's... Put the money in the bank and draw a healthy salary each week.... CEO, Location Supervisor and a floor sweeper.... Just one investment that the CEO's were not afraid to pay a $15 an hour minimum wage...

[@kregadeth5562]

Gm is so shady I’ll never understand why people buy their cars. Yah they are great cars but gm is scum bags. They took taxpayer money and never gave it back. Then they gave that money to ceos which was the reason for their bankruptcy to begin with. Scum bags. I will never ever buy a brand new gm product for the rest of my life. ANYTHING ELSE is acceptable

[@kregadeth5562]

@@tonydoggett7627 good for Australia. Hopefully that drop means that Australia is building their own reliable cars. It’s nice to hear when a place you like has a great economy

[@Broyale26]

Had GM partnered with a Certified Forklift Operator, this debacle would not have occurred.

[@SingleTheShot]

Imma need you to elaborate, which company?

[@reilandeubank]

@@SingleTheShot its just an internet meme. in reference to certified forklift operators and likely a result of the leaking of actual Forklift Memes on to the internet, people joke around with how manly and superb certified forklift operators are.

[@cooliodiablo6117]

@Eubank31 In actuality most fork lift drivers are kids coming out of highschool, working warehouse jobs. Still getting stoned out their minds 🤤👍 lol

[@AndyZULUL]

waiting for those people that doesn’t get this

[@The1Rausch]

as a certified forklift driver you should expect to get sexually assaulted by woman.

[@eugenenalpin6058]

13:39 "GM has an opportunity to give them a roll down the hill for their money" Ah, I see what you did there, you sneaky bastard!

[@Praharshkstudios]

When I heard the name was "Nikola", I silently thought to myself: 'Wow, some people are uncreative AND incompetent.' and btw the henry-ford thing was hilarious

[@gth882]

Call em copy cats

[@asimo3089]

GM should watch this. lol.

[@ehmzs]

YOOOOO JAILBREAK DUDE

[@asimo3089]

@@ehmzs 🕺

[@dumtree3727]

Wait this dude watches Donut?

[@JoesFlips]

@@asimo3089 Wow I didnt know you watch Donut Media

[@xsforreal]

I'm pretty sure they already know what they are doing. It's all part of their plan

[@jgvbadv]

TO TREVORS DEFENSE-THE TRUCK REALLY DID PUT OUT ZERO EMISSIONS! Cause it didn't work.

[@milkwinning]

smart.

[@jonathansimmons6452]

😂😂😂😂 smart so technically he didn't lie lol

[@nomoremr.niceguy4778]

Dude it’s like the fire truck 🚒 I had when I was five. I rolled that down the hill too. Lmfao.

[@xtramoist9999]

@@jonathansimmons6452 He said it moved under its own power - still lied.

[@oko3717]

thanks for explaining the joke, john smith

[@elcocoreyes]

these donut videos are addicting!! ive been binge watching these videos instead of Tv shows

[@r7calvin]

It's just too bad GM didn't have any automotive engineers on hand that could've gone over to Nikola to inspect their tech.

[@PerplexedPhoton]

Okay, whoever is the editor who adds the gun cocking noise whenever Nolan pushes his glasses up, I just want to say thank you, it never fails to make me laugh.

[@BADBADGER18]

Agreed its a nice touch

[@ilovekitkat7857]

This channel has many signature moves/flavors and I like it.

[@jimmybobco]

THIS ABSOLUTELY KILLS ME EVERYTIME i love it

[@papi-champoo6033]

You're welcome.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

It would have been even funnier if they had used the sound effect of racking the slide on a shotgun

[@janplexy]

KZbin is really getting comfortable with these double unskippable ads.

[@sheshellsseasells]

You can’t cough over $13 a month?

[@reekeen8257]

Just use ad block if you are on pc

[@thomashanson3476]

Literally jailbroke my phone out of spite because of this

[@4.8Flatbed]

KZbin premium is worth never having an add +KZbin music so no use for Spotify.

[@angelgjr1999]

@@sheshellsseasells Lol then the KZbinrs spend half the video talking about their sponsors. There’s no win.

[@vandalsgarage]

9:17 "We doodoo the e-axles in-house" Translation: "We built shit in-house"

[@marcgonzalez9690]

1:52 i like the part where the rugged E-truck is skating thru the mud with a warning that basically says "be careful of water"

[@farishanafiah8461]

That's why I'm still not hyping on EV. Even a friend of mine used to own an EV thinking it's better, but only to see him sold it and gone back to ICE.

[@brentenjs550]

“They’re a little late to the EV game.” **Literally shows a Chevy**

[@thatguybeforetech5909]

The jolt?

[@floridaman4072]

I thought I was the only one that noticed

[@dub537h5]

What about the ev1? Lol

[@psikot]

How many years after the Leaf and Tesla and Ford and FIAT?

[@NEEDbacon]

@@FlameOnTheBeat No, no one wanted an electric car in the 90's. It was also a sort of test program, didn't like what they found and crushed them. If safety wasn't a concern they probably could have updated the platform with current electronic drive trains as they had a Drag Co-efficent that beats out Model 3's.

[@WookieChef]

"Entrepreneurial spirit, which means he probably doesn't tip servers." As someone who worked in the California Bay Area food service industry, I fucking died. Then cried.

[@mackbrowie5774]

I have always tip at place i have eaten, 20-30% depending on service.Ever once in while i get really shit service and leave a dollar.These people live on slave wages, especially today environment.

[@dr.floridaman4805]

As someone hearing a Cali socialist complain about money I fucking lived. I will never die for communist punks.

[@j.megatron]

I cant stop laughing at this.

[@DaDARKPass]

F*ck tipping. I don't care what people think, tipping is a waste of money.

[@ridhosamudro2199]

@@DaDARKPass Alright, cool your jets Mr. Pink

[@ericgelencser7371]

That was a really cool explosion animation!!!

[@shannonmv9371]

“Which means he probably doesn’t tip servers” 😂

[@brotherputin3776]

"GM was a little late to the EV game" *shows chevy bolt*

[@chiswsuburbs6523]

1996 - EV1

[@brotherputin3776]

@@chiswsuburbs6523 I know lol, I was just pointing out that they invalidated their own claim by showing an electric GM product with the accompanying sentence, "GM was a little late to the EV game"

[@jjc4577]

How about the EV-1 ca 1996

[@brotherputin3776]

@@jjc4577 somebody already said that...

[@xiukn8]

@@brotherputin3776 you forgot about EV 1 🙄

[@freakinschweeet]

Sounds like the Fyre Festival: Auto Industry Version.

[@thearousedeunuch]

Hopefully the Internet Historian will cover this at some point.

[@freakinschweeet]

Dare I say "Fyre Festival 2: Electric Boogaloo"?

[@thearousedeunuch]

@@freakinschweeet *Hydrogen :)

[@drewzero1]

Tire Festival?

[@pistachikat4055]

@@thearousedeunuch hydrogen hula dance :)

[@IRMacGuyver]

If I've learned anything studying business it's that these stories of fraud aren't unusual but rather common to every company most just don't get caught and go on to eventually become legitimate by faking it till they get enough funding to become real. Even then they still commit shady illegal practices.

[@onidoes]

Shout out to the editor, that was a clean af explosion (12:35), and the sight of the matrix in premiere, flawless.

[@joseph6270]

Title: GM's 2 BILLION dollar DISASTER!!! Video: There's really no downside for GM

[@thearousedeunuch]

The company itself is a disaster. :)

[@MrDylanm842]

GM basically just got handed a new company and some beautiful new truck designs

[@blakeok952]

@@thearousedeunuch idk about that

[@JayAR_YT]

Only GM I'll buy is already 20 years old.

[@TheSummoner]

It’s 2 trillion actually Edit: I misread lol

[@skyperskyte]

"Te.. s.. l.. a" *Username taken* "Oh crap, Ni.. ko.. la" *Are you sure to use this username?* "Yep"

[@objectivereality5613]

"sex scandal" I can't think of anything in the USA that doesn't have a sex scandal. Thanx mother nature, you bitch.

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

@@objectivereality5613 what about porn industry?

[@beesechurger7799]

@@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 big milkors

[@objectivereality5613]

@@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 Linda Lovelace ... mic drop

[@randomamericansoldier8586]

@@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 u shit that Vietnamese farmer intentionally and I know it

[@djhutchison]

_"You can't name your company after the same guy."_ Yes you can.

[@phiksit]

Can't wait to see what Tikola Nesla is developing.

[@cinegraphics]

Milton: "Quickly, reserve that internet domain name".

[@97ynoT91]

"Give them a roll down the hill for their money." Love it! 🤣

[@cinegraphics]

How can they accuse him of lying, when in that commercial his truck was driving down the hill using gravity. So, it was ZERO EMISSIONS. It didn't even have an engine. Try making a vehicle with less emissions than that!!

[@ddproduction4066]

LMAO "they let it roll down the hill like a Tonka truck"

[@Lambalex]

And vs tesla "GM has an opportunity to give them a roll down the hill for their money."

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

Tonkatonkatonkatonkatonkatonka

[@SilverJigProductions]

Used to sit in the pan of those bad boys and ride them down hills when I was a kid. 😂

[@fixman88]

@@SilverJigProductions And a picture of one will outlive Humanity; one of the pictures on The Sounds of Earth record on the Voyager space probes has one in the background.

[@maulayasyauqimirza3282]

GM if Nikola Goes Bankrupt: Its Free Real Estate

[@Richard-ie1if]

its not in that they dont have anything, not a single working prototype which is odd as its not even a hydrogen vehicle. its a hydrogen electric hybrid....its supposed to have a 50/100kwh? battery pack and electric motors so why on earth where they unable to get it to even move under its own power. rich rebuilds would have that done in a few days with that kind of money. the hell even

[@poopa718]

Bro I think you missed the joke

[@philipcooper8297]

*when

[@genesisdays4431]

The unveiling of the concept truck reminds me of when Tucker was unveiling his Tucker 48 aka the "Tucker Tin Goose". It has the same vibes of workers rushing the concept vehicle to be in working condition while being on the show

[@jamesplatt1352]

Sounds alot like what was going on with workhorse corp. based out of lordstown motors (An old GM plant) now rebranded as Ride. was a small electric car/ truck company with no background other than a start up company, that was riddled with law suites for allegations of fraud and other things.

[@tg7423]

"GM was a little late to the EV game." *Sad EV-1 Noises*

[@probityb4riches251]

Right! Anybody else get this? So good they took it away.

[@F3Ibane]

*Sad Chevy Bolt noises*

[@TheGuruStud]

@@F3Ibane no one wants to even remember that crap exists

[@jooseppiluna5717]

I love how their set of "other EVs" literally has a Chevy in it 😂like I'm not a GM fanboy but they've definitely been in the game for a little bit, especially if you count the Volt

[@AlessandroTappi]

I was looking for this comment

[@RendiRetnandito29]

Imagine a world with Henry motors. Henry Focus, Henry Fiesta, Henry Mustang. idk it sounds funny in my head

[@cckiller0053]

Henry Pinto

[@aarayskirata3420]

Henry F-150 raptor, Henry F-250, Henry pick-up trucks. Henry Model-T

[@brandonvinson8371]

It sounds like you're telling a guy named Henry to do stuff; "Henry, focus!" "Henry, escape!" "Henry, fiesta!"

[@KennyThaSharp]

Imagine if old man Ferrari named his company Enzo. Enzo F40 Enzo 458 Enzo 512 Testarossa Enzo Enzo

[@sravans5100]

Henry Mach e

[@valeriedc5802]

"If it was real, it'd be cool." This is sending meee

[@BifMcAwesome]

GM knows that companies that have a stake in another company don't necessarily get associated with that company. When people think of Daiwoo they don't think of GM.

[@thegeekatl4151]

"It's like naming a company, Henry! " I love it! 😂😂😂😂

[@DiabloXL69]

Or naming a car company Ferdinand FERDINAND PORSCHE

[@the_one_titan3381]

Time to make Henry and Ferdinand In Automation of course

[@elvism684]

There is a company named Henry. Henry Company which makes roofing products.

[@larrytownley2231]

Beats the fuck out of EDSIL !!!

[@rhythmdroid]

@@elvism684 maybe they should get into making cars = )

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

"GM is late to the party on EVs" Also GM: made the EV-1, literally the first commercially available EV

[@kornaros96]

That was the Enfield E8000

[@Tazman55x]

And then decided to rip them away and crush them all.

[@taunuslunatic404]

They didn't sell if I remember correctly - just leased them and it was a failure.

[@MrBlazemaster525]

Also also GM: scrapped their research

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

@@Tazman55x there's still like 6 out there, some people knew what they had and hid them

[@therealjoshuacaleb4873]

lmao i lost it when you said it's like naming a car company "Henry" good one! LMAO

[@gonun69]

0:21 There's a game calledcluster truck :D Played the game when it was in alpha and kinda forgot about it. Guess I'll need to check it out again.

[@MNGLD-do2kc]

Nikola: Names their company "Nikola" Also Nikola: Sues Tesla for copying their truck.

[@yeyliz2161]

Tesla: Sues back cause of its name

[@DiabloXL69]

@@yeyliz2161 then Nikola Tesla comes back from the dead and invades Nikola and then kills Trevor Milton

[@nsl4570]

@@DiabloXL69 and then sues Tesla

[@Zippiye0001]

more like copy of a copy, but same thing right?

[@rbsah10]

Me: Mom can we get a Tesla? Mom: We have a Tesla at home Tesla at home:

[@aarayskirata3420]

tesla at home: the definition of shady

[@christopherbrooks1402]

The fart noise and crappy Henry motors badge had me howling bro 🤣

[@eamonbrannigan]

I just noticed that in the graphic during him saying they are late to the Ev game there was a Chevrolet bolt

[@ionceateapinecone]

Named his company after Tesla, *acts like Edison.* 【ＢＡＳＥＤ】

[@pcd1377]

This was deep, man.

[@tawermeister99]

Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!

[@link1565V2]

Musk wanted to call his company Edison but the name was already taken.

[@zhaokevin7158]

Well said

[@yusufmelodius4226]

the goal is to eliminate the real information about nikola tesla himself.

[@seanburns3995]

This deal worked out so well for GM that I’m almost tempted to believe that they tipped off Hindenburg from the start in order to then insert their own authority

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

that would be some american megacorp level play

[@mrFiiSKiiS]

Considering how Hindenberg operates, I wouldn't be surprised if GM paid them to do the report.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

That's some Lelouch Lamperouge, Light Yagami shit!!!!!

[@PublicBus09]

8:19 That's a nice ratio.

[@sythex92]

10:55 - Ah yes, sexual assault, or rather, how to bring down a billion dollar company without lifting a finger because we all know nobody was sexually harassed or assaulted.

[@calebfineran9562]

13:27 - y’all took 30 degrees out of the pie chart, instead of 30% haha, not criticizing just found it funny 😂

[@minekid4624]

Omg yes

[@uglyfxxx6981]

I thought that looked wrong.

[@patjohn775]

That’s rough

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

Looks a little more like 60 degrees to me, since they started with 11 percent, or a little under 40 degrees, but either way, not quite the 30 percent they were aiming for there.

[@yngfljm2277]

@@patjohn775 not really

[@TechDove]

Big deal, I dropped an entire plate of bagel bites on the floor this morning Now *THAT'S* heartbreaking.

[@albraaeagle]

sorry for your loss

[@TheAntinowherelane]

RIP tasty bois

[@charliemccloskey8358]

F

[@TechDove]

@@albraaeagle thank you, the service is Wednesday

[@TechDove]

@@TheAntinowherelane 🙏

[@grimreaper63151]

11:40 why would they back out anyway when the guy doesnt even work there anymore

[@esc0bert]

the cat screech made my cat jump up from on top of my PC haha

[@wassimbentebbal757]

Title: GM's $2,000,000,000 Disaster Nolan: Well yes, *but actually no*

[@heckyes]

I miss that meme.

[@ru.kiddingme]

yeah - another faux title jerking our chain.

[@commietearsdrinker]

GM committing mistakes? Why, I've never seen such a thing.

[@Ben_Lorentz]

It's what they do best

[@oscarsalazar2166]

Nikola is basically the RAID: Shadow Legends and the Raycon of the truck industry

[@americanwillpower]

a mistake? you didn't watch the entire video did you? the entire story is about how Nikola made a massive blunder...They basically are getting the ability to practice running an EV brand with zero downfalls and risks....if the process becomes a success it becomes a new brand GM makes revenue off of for free.

[@aritakalo8011]

@@americanwillpower Plus I'm sure the contract is.... Nikola will pay for all the manufacturing and Hydrogen cells and batteries in hard cash to GM. So even if the company didn't succeed, GM would not lose. They are getting paid for the fuel cells, batteries and manufacturing straight out. Whether the car sells after.... Not really GMs problem. They got their 11% for free. If Nikola goes under, GM looses of course all of their investment. All of 0$, since GM got the shares for merely being willing to humor Nikola. If Nikolas sell, great... GM has 11% freely gotten share on those profits. If it goes under, well the shares were free.

[@brettbarker8444]

Government Motors probably planned the whole thing.

[@arthikalexander7277]

"A roll down the hill for their money" lol

[@alexkhlum1888]

i realize the front of the "NIkola One" it looks like a audi r8 semi truck for some reason. lol

[@rexthetubster6546]

Did anyone notice the Chevy in the ev lineup where GM was “late” to the game?

[@hooviedoovie5220]

Lol i came looking for this comment as soon as i noticed that

[@p_mishev]

They probably don't know that Chevy is owned by GM. 🤷‍♂️

[@mattsisser5852]

Don't forget the Hummer EV

[@Random-ed2xf]

Late no 1996 G.M. made a electric vehicle and crushed them soon after.

[@kylemelcher894]

GM? Mistake? No wayyyyyyy I can’t believe such a beloved company could fall to such low standards ;)

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

There is a reason they teamed up with Honda

[@pigeonette1]

"they're a little late to the ev game." *shows a chevy bolt* also this dude is a living Stan Pines

[@hamiddz8607]

11:00 When she was 15 and he was 17 What... People really want and love seeing and bring people down 🤨

[@exyl_sounds]

9:03 lmaooo whats a NASA expense account

[@mr.memeist2928]

Ping!

[@Ronin-en6hm]

Something which is basically enables hacks IRL

[@izyaboi9344]

Idk I’m wondering too

[@izyaboi9344]

Also sick music man!

[@Jaml321]

Hooker money for scientists obviously.

[@varununnikrishnan6250]

3:16 I laughed so hard at 'Henry' motors 😂

[@alexm566]

in fairness, ford made the edsel..

[@henrylim96]

Henry agrees with this comment.

[@larrytownley2231]

There was HENRY REPEATING RIFLES during & after the war of Northern aggression!!!

[@flashgordon3715]

I would drive a "Henry"

[@yeaaaaaaaaaaahff]

@@flashgordon3715 2020 Henry GT

[@PerantiX1]

13:36 : “with the Tesla semi arriving” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@beybladesinmyheels1267]

I really dig that yellow bar in the ad break

[@jaycharles6441]

Imagine how insane if the Nikola badger was real, Id buy one.

[@Tazman55x]

Lmfao. Good luck finding hydrogen to fuel it

[@Donut]

Right? It's a sweet design

[@godzilla7779]

@@Donut except the name which sounds like some demon from underworld

[@TheoPhilpot]

@@Tazman55x hydrogen isn't hard to find

[@aarayskirata3420]

@@Donut tru dat

[@mrstowe12]

Sounds like the fyre festival of the car industry

[@mr.farrowsclass6592]

Probably shouldn't mix hydrogen fuel cells and fyre festivals

[@midgetman4206]

@@mr.farrowsclass6592 throw some on a grill to make hydrogen cell burgers

[@lardlover3730]

Ikr

[@beesechurger7799]

@@mr.farrowsclass6592 kind of ironic that the people who outed the company were named Hindenburg 🤔

[@irakli-2k]

2:37 This truck on the background really looks like upgraded Mercedes Actros

[@Astraeus..]

The whole hardcore push for pure EV (meaning battery powered) is a bad move in any case, but definitely a bad move for trucks. That said, what DOES make absolutely all the sense in the world is to have trucks running a diesel engine as a generator but using electric motors for the drivetrain. You bypass all the problems current batteries have but still take advantage of the incredible torque that's always on demand. That's the right way to do things until we get the battery shit sorted out.

[@arvmotiv]

Day 33 of asking Nolan to make donuts for the crew

[@aminurrahmanmajumder4643]

Hell yeah

[@stefanewers1471]

This

[@WhiteSteelGamer]

Its like Fyre Festival, but with electric trucks and an actual partnership lol

[@lindiwemtshali5034]

Hmmmmm 🤔

[@Bdub423]

I was literally saying the same thing. I swear he almost seems like the same guy smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Cars-N-Jets]

And Theranos

[@patrickm5217]

what does Ja Rule think of this? Where is JA?

[@laurenceboi2k790]

2:37 Galvatron I know that's you bruh lol

[@benjamins9121]

I think that hill is on Baratow road, I've been on it a million times, it's pretty far downhill. I could be wrong but I think it is, they film a lot near Barstow.

[@jakemiller1779]

Government Bailout: *Exists* GM: "Is for me?👉🏼👈🏼"

[@debrebeuf8959]

fucking true mate

[@govinlock8568]

A folk once said GM is abbreviation of "Government Motors"

[@muhumedmohamud2356]

the sad part about is GM reckless mismanagement has cause to layoff million of people but yet american bailout for the corporation rather than citizens.

[@PlymouthNeon]

omg GM, don't you even dare. The US Government is GM's parents, where they spoil their kids and allow them to waste all their money.

[@redheadstain7076]

GM hasn't learned the most important lesson "when in doubt pull out"

[@donmckee90]

Feels too good... can't

[@redheadstain7076]

@@donmckee90 Lmao guess GM just wants to waste its singles

[@devenrivera5842]

They used that 2 billion in tax paying dollars for a damn truck when they should’ve been using that money to fix their crappy vehicles.

[@PublicBus09]

"Henry Motors" I died right there, HAHAHAHA

[@fortyseven1832]

Coincidentally there was a henery motor company 1910-1912.

[@artistwithouttalent]

" How did you become a billionaire?" Trevor Milton: "I just kept lying and it kept working!" (allegedly) Also, $2,000,000,000 consideration for 11% ownership means that the implied market cap was ~18 billion and a 33% increase means that it was around 24 billion before the house of cards collapsed.

[@TheBoxingNinja]

Ikr, if they don't go to jail he's a smart man who made billion just being a liar.

[@aarayskirata3420]

Fake it till ya make it bro

[@TheBoxingNinja]

@@aarayskirata3420 And then face going to jail.

[@madtabby66]

That seems to be the way to do it.

[@madtabby66]

@@TheBoxingNinja nah, he can afford a good lawyer.

[@Mental_Egg]

They should make EV-school buses. Most are locate driving for a short area and have local government contracts with ESG clauses.

[@gabrielmessam2374]

That's actually an amazing idea

[@joaoaoj100]

Pretty fucking good idea... Buses

[@eder7468]

They should also refurbish old working school buses into RV's as well instead of crushing them

[@TRaked]

That would be great news...for countries that actually care about their public schools (i.e. NOT the US)

[@LeoMkII]

and make them safe!

[@Jollysfirstbox]

Nolan: they're a little late to the ev game Gm ev1: am I a joke to you?

[@paulferrari3921]

Milton is like the guy who sold the monorail to Springfield, Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook.

[@miscbits6399]

*anvil falls on Nikola GM: "Hey Girsky, you signed the deal, now go stand under it." *Anvils rain down from orbit GM "Sucks to be you. Now stay there"

[@niku4154]

Nikola is the perfect example of "talking loud" They are so insanely confident that they make it seem unbelievable that they would fail, eventhough it was clear they fail.

[@elvis1745]

I called BS as soon as I saw their ad-and name, before anything else! I mean, what serious company would pull such a move?

[@yunusalih]

bro your pp looks like a german flag, if thats intentional thats pretty cool.

[@niku4154]

@@yunusalih It is, it's meant to be subtle, but in the right context can be understood as a German flag. I love both things, tranquility and Germany, so this ties to desires of mine together. Thanks man.

[@alfathinofajrian258]

9:36 - Possibly from Max's view lol

[@cocosloan3748]

Amazingly good episode . No episodes like this lately ...Too much mockery...