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Volt mules are meeting EV-only target range

Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman and Volt booster, told Edmunds AutoObserver today that the Volt is achieving its 40 mile all-electric target in initial on-road testing. "It is reliably meeting its objectives," Lutz confirmed. "Even with a rough calibration, even with the wrong drive unit, the wrong body, etc. etc., it has been hitting its 40 miles on electric power." There was no word on which of the two battery suppliers' products was installed in these first drives on GM's proving grounds in Michigan. He did say the Volt's Battery Management ... Read more →

GM CEO Wagoner slams biofuel critics in Beijing Sam Abuelsamid

Recent comments by John Powell, the deputy director of the UN World Food Program, have drawn return fire from GM CEO Rick Wagoner at the Beijing Motor Show. Powell blamed biofuels in part for the ...

GM CEO responds to Lutz's global warming's a "total crock of sh*t" comment Lascelles Linton

Wall Street Journal blogs about GM CEO Rick Wagoner recent talk to reporters in Washington about GM chairman Bob Lutz's recent comment that global warming is "a total crock of sh*t." Wagoner backed ...

Dealers respond to GM's call to oppose individual state emissions rules Jeremy Korzeniewski

As mentioned, General Motors' CEO Rick Wagoner has urged his dealers to oppose states which want to set their own greenhouse gas emissions regulations, which would go above and beyond what U.S. ...

GM CEO asks car dealerships to lobby state, local government against regulating tailpipe emissions Lascelles Linton

Say hello to the newest government lobbying group: car salesmen! The AP is reporting that GM CEO Rick Wagoner asked car dealerships to lobby their state and local governments to not regulate tailpipe ...

Detroit 2008: GM press event with pictures, audio and video 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At its press conference this morning, GM made a bigger deal of the Coskata partnership than I expected. Not only were many of the people from the Chicago briefings at the show, but Mr. Ethanol Moneybags (by which I mean an investor who funds a lot of ethanol companies, including Coskata) Vinod ...

GM CEO: "Expect an announcement on the VUE plug-in hybrid very soon" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In his CES keynote, part of which you can watch above, General Motor's CEO Rick Wagoner hints that an announcement with the release date for GM's first plug-in hybrid is coming "very soon." GM told us the release date for Saturn Vue plug-in might be in the end of 2008 or "2009-ish" range. From what ...

GM reaffirms commitment to build Volt by 2010, refuses to commit to date 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the wake of General Motors Chairman Richard Wagoner's comments last that the Chevy Volt may not make it to production by 2010, GM executives and communications staff are madly trying control the story. Here's what the boss said during the GMNext launch event: Lyle Dennis-GM-Volt.com: How ...

GM's Wagoner says there's no guarantee Volt will start production in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While GM has never given a firm delivery date for the Chevy Volt, late 2010 has been when production was expected to start. In an online chat yesterday, GM CEO Rick Wagoner admitted that, while GM has been working hard on getting the Volt ready, "2010 would be great, but (we) can't guarantee that ...

GM will release a new hybrid every 3 months for the next 4 years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/GM_will_release_a_new_hybrid_brand_every_90_days'; In an interview that should air soon tonight (Nov. 18) at 8 p.m. EST on CNBC's Beyond the Boardroom, GM CEO Rick Wagoner says General Motors will release a new hybrid every three months for the next ...

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