Volting:
Bob Lutz did not kill the electric car
Wednesday,
November 14, 2007
The
Chevy Volt: Bob Lutz's baby?
Last night, if you read my earlier
post then you know, I ate dinner with Bob Lutz. And,
I'll tell you one thing, Bob Lutz did not kill the
electric car. On the contrary, Bob Lutz is a huge fan of
electric vehicles, and the Chevy
Volt plug-in hybrid is Mr. Lutz's baby.
In fact, Mr. Lutz came across as far more of a plug-in
hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle fan than a fuel cell
and hydrogen fan, at least in the short term. Even when I
tried to discuss some recent breakthroughs in hydrogen
research, Lutz pooh-poohed the topic, stating that the
U.S. should actively pursue nuclear power for electricity
generation.
Nonetheless, it became very apparent last night that the
Volt is extremely important to Lutz. Coming to the end of
an amazing career, it seems obvious that Lutz sees the
Volt as his defining moment. It might just be a defining
moment for America as well, a "game changer", as
Lutz likes to describe Volt.
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