July 22, 2008 video from the British Motor Show, an interview with GM VP Robert Lutz by BBC World News:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=L4vkOiIJcnA&feature=dir

I disagree that large vehicles and sport cars are gone forever. When PHEV and PFCV versions of SUV's and sports cars are offered, the public will hungrily gobble them up.

I disagree that large vehicles and sport cars are gone forever. When PHEV and PFCV versions of SUV's and sports cars are offered, the public will hungrily gobble them up.

Only if battery prices really come down. If you want an E-REV with 40-mile range in something like an Expedition, you're going to need a very expensive battery pack.

Did he mention the target price for the Euro Volt (whatever it may be called):

"As GM forges ahead with developing its electric vehicle technology GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster has told Just-Auto that its first range-extended plug-ins will likely arrive in Europe with a €40,000 price tag including taxes...."