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GM may revive the electric car
Automaker expects future success with technology of hybrids, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.
David Shepardson / The Detroit News
WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday.
The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low.
Later this month, GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will deliver a speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show in which he will disclose that the linchpin to the company's turnaround is its emphasis on advanced technologies.
Ultimately, GM sees hydrogen fuel cells as the solution to ending the country's reliance on oil. However GM believes the key is using electricity -- through hybrids, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells -- to run vehicles, not gasoline.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/AUTO01/611100327/1148
I hope they take this to production and the government helps with research and rebates. A plug-in hybrid plus 5-10k worth of solar panels would require almost no fossil fuel and contribute little pollution beyond production and disposal. With a few state and federal incentives most transportation energy costs could be eliminated.
Automaker expects future success with technology of hybrids, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.
David Shepardson / The Detroit News
WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday.
The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low.
Later this month, GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will deliver a speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show in which he will disclose that the linchpin to the company's turnaround is its emphasis on advanced technologies.
Ultimately, GM sees hydrogen fuel cells as the solution to ending the country's reliance on oil. However GM believes the key is using electricity -- through hybrids, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells -- to run vehicles, not gasoline.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/AUTO01/611100327/1148
I hope they take this to production and the government helps with research and rebates. A plug-in hybrid plus 5-10k worth of solar panels would require almost no fossil fuel and contribute little pollution beyond production and disposal. With a few state and federal incentives most transportation energy costs could be eliminated.