Today an article appeared in the Detroit News, in which GM is described as trying to downplay the hype associated with the Volt. The argument is being made that perhaps GM has bit off more than they can chew.
The reporter quotes an auto consultant in New Jersey, and competitor Ford’s director of hybrids for sources of negative commentary. The reporter goes on to use the EV1 fiasco as evidence that GM may once again fail. Lack of battery technology, as usual, being blamed for the theoretical downfall.
Fortunately, the article does in the end quote Bob Lutz as saying he is “growingly convinced that we [GM] will pull it off”.
Another example of healthy human scepticism, being woven into a compelling story with a cute title, to help fill the void of new news about the Volt. I say lets “Charge Ahead”!
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Apr 23rd, 2009 (8:00 am)great blog and interesting articles ive added your site to my rss reader…thanks a bunch