Comments on: Could GM really be serious this time? http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/09/21/could-gm-really-be-serious-this-time/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/09/21/could-gm-really-be-serious-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Anonymous Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/09/21/could-gm-really-be-serious-this-time/#comment-1381 Whether by luck or by cunning, GM could well regain a leadership role in the future of cars. By not getting seriously into hybrids before the very recent advent of truly capable batteries, they are not saddled with an outdated hybrid infrastructure. Bob Lutz is correct that what GM is doing with the Volt is transformational: liquid fuel, and the on-board device (engine or fuel cell) that consumes it, become optional. As battery costs decline, the option becomes an appendix; easily excised without ill effect. Whether by luck or by cunning, GM could well regain a leadership role in the future of cars. By not getting seriously into hybrids before the very recent advent of truly capable batteries, they are not saddled with an outdated hybrid infrastructure. Bob Lutz is correct that what GM is doing with the Volt is transformational: liquid fuel, and the on-board device (engine or fuel cell) that consumes it, become optional.

As battery costs decline, the option becomes an appendix; easily excised without ill effect.

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