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Roger Smith's green vision for GM

Roger Smith, the former General Motors CEO who oversaw the company through the '80s and had a very green vision for GM, died two days ago. Here is a quote from the LA Times by Roger about hybrid cars from an interview he did in 1990 with University of Michigan business historian David Lewis. Wait until you see what the car of the year 2000 will be ... I'm absolutely convinced it will be a hybrid, part electric, part engine. In 1986, Roger was the one that agreed to enter GM in the Australian solar race which led to Paul MacCready creating the ... Read more →

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