Comments on: GM’s Bob Lutz Speaks with Bloggers at NYIAS http://gm-volt.com/2007/04/14/gms-bob-lutz-speaks-with-bloggers-at-nyias/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://gm-volt.com/2007/04/14/gms-bob-lutz-speaks-with-bloggers-at-nyias/#comment-690 Tim Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:58:35 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/04/14/gms-bob-lutz-speaks-with-bloggers-at-nyias/#comment-690 Everything Mr. Lutz says makes sense including the $25K-$30K price tag. I hope that GM is as sincere as they appear to be. Only time will tell. No matter what batteries they ultimately use, it will take them 2 years for R&D, certification, and tool-up for e-flex production. If these 2 projects (car & batteries) are handled simultaneously, we may have the cars in the 2010 model year which will come on the market in the fall of 2009. I'd still like to see the biodiesel option in the US as well as Europe! Concept - Spring 2007. Prototype – Fall 2007. Testing & Cert. – Spring 2008. Tool-up – Fall 2008. Production – Spring 2009. Sale - Fall 2009. Then again, Volkswagen developing a 200+ mpg car, within three years… http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/04/16/volkswagen-developing-a-200-mpg-car-within-three-years/ and the current Jetta diesel can get up to 50 mpg (downhill). Everything Mr. Lutz says makes sense including the $25K-$30K price tag. I hope that GM is as sincere as they appear to be. Only time will tell.

No matter what batteries they ultimately use, it will take them 2 years for R&D, certification, and tool-up for e-flex production. If these 2 projects (car & batteries) are handled simultaneously, we may have the cars in the 2010 model year which will come on the market in the fall of 2009. I’d still like to see the biodiesel option in the US as well as Europe!

Concept – Spring 2007. Prototype – Fall 2007. Testing & Cert. – Spring 2008. Tool-up – Fall 2008. Production – Spring 2009. Sale – Fall 2009.

Then again, Volkswagen developing a 200+ mpg car, within three years… http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/04/16/volkswagen-developing-a-200-mpg-car-within-three-years/ and the current Jetta diesel can get up to 50 mpg (downhill).

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