Could this finally be an admission that GM have realised just how thermodynamically and economically ridiculous hydrogen-fuelled vehicles are compared to PHEVs?

These words come from the top, from GM's Bob Lutz himself! Some highlights....

"....we’re not putting all of our eggs in the hydrogen basket...."

"....we have several other alternatives in the works in the meantime...."

"....we are also studying plug-in hybrids, and will have more to say about those soon...."

"....rest assured I truly believe that electric-drive vehicles have a real future in this country and around the world...." (!!!!)

"....and yes, believe it or not, this really is Bob Lutz talking!" :o

Maybe, just maybe, the engineers' silly pills have finally run out and somebody's got the message through to the top! B)

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006...t_al.html#more

 

I had hope for him, then when he states GM needs to build more Hummers, I start to wonder if he is bi-polar. He needs to stick to the FCVs, hybrids, etc.... Instead of promoting poseur vehicles, he needs to stress other products.

 

I look forward to seeing product on the show room floor.

Bob Wilson

 

Well, I've said before that the one area where GM actually had a technological advantage was in EVs. The EV-1 was better than any other electric car produced by the major car companies. In my opinion they dropped the ball big time by not harnessing their EV technology for hybrids at the least, if not continuing to sell a few token EVs for publicity (much as Honda does for the Insight, you can bet it's not a big money maker). But, they didn't do any of that crap.

Frankly, at this point I'll believe it when I see one on the lot. Seeing as this is GM it will probably also be a Hummer H5 with an electric motor in it for more power rather than better FEC.