Comments on: GM’s Lutz: 80% Vehicles Will Be Hybrids by 2020

By: Robert Michael Sofa

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:23:00 +0000

check out the chevy volt..too bad you are the only person that thinks gm is unreliable.and honestly who gives a fuck about hybrid. if i had my way i would just have a funnel going into the intake and use as much gas as possible.

By: John S reply

John S reply — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:48:11 +0000

heres a funny thing each and every year since I have been following this Green era (which is in 2002) GMC’s sales have gone down and same with Ford. But Toyota and Honda sales have been going up up up and the reason for that is because they make the most fuel efficient cars and suvs. Toyota has the Prius which gets 45MPG on average vs the closest GMC model the malibu hybrid which gets around29MPG on average so if GMC wants to make a profit they will have to sell more fuel efficient vehicles

By: go green

go green — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:36:40 +0000

IF gmc makes more Tahoe hybrids then I see where your going but if they make the Chevy Aveo into a hybrid then thats where the money would be made since most of the people in America would want to buy an American vehicle so it would be the most fuel efficient American made vehicle out their right now its the ford escape hybrid thats the most fuel efficient american made vehicle and soon to be the saturn vue 2 mode hybrid. and the only way that I would buy one of those is if GMC makes it saffer since no car ratings system makes it a good buy.

By: Baltimore Prius Owner

Baltimore Prius Owner — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:55:16 +0000

Dear Bob Lutz – Thanks for making our decision easy when it came time for another new car. Early this week we will be purchasing our second, that’s right Mr. Lutz, our second Toyota Prius. As I tell everyone that asks, it is the best car I ever purchased. This coming from a former dyed-in-the-wool Chevy man.

First car – 2005 Black Prius
Second car – 2008 white Prius

By: alexRanm

alexRanm — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:58:00 +0000

Well, face the facts: GM is just too behind in the hybrid market (just as they are lagging in the gasoline market). They are being overtaken easily, mainly by Honda and Toyota. Those two Japanese brands are (especially Toyota) are very far ahead in the hybrid market because they started investing in hybrid technologies actively. The Toyota Prius is proof enough. I would buy a Civic hybrid, a Camry hybrid or Prius any day over any GM crap hybrid.

By: ahab_us

ahab_us — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:07:04 +0000

All in all, our infrasture doesn’t support the immediate need to transistion to an alternative source of energy (hydrogen fuell cells). As of today, management and our government are highly aware of the implications of a rapid conversion. Agreed! GM and the engineering staff is highly competent. However, the captain at the helm is hold back the true power in developement. Being an engineer, I fully understand the frustration.

By: Tug

Tug — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:36:16 +0000

Lutz said on FOX News during the NY auto show that consumers will have to be forced to use HYBRIDS, because GM is being forced to change the min MPG. He also said that it is like saying People are Fat in America and requiring the clothing manufactures to make clothes smaller so that they will be forced into losing weight. GM is going the way of FORD… Their idea of saving MPG is build a tiny car with no standard features… Yeah can anyone say CHEVETTE? Oh he also said that Caddy’s Hybrid Escalade will have 50% better MPG compared to non hybrid. Which is 22city/24high… yeah that is worth the 55k price tag.

By: Jon S.

Jon S. — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:51:43 +0000

Lutz should be fired for making such a idiotic statement. It’s tantamount to a public crying fit from a 3 year-old not getting what he wants. Translation: “How DARE you force us to change our cars with higher CAFE standards. We’re GM, bitch!” I work for GM, and we’re all scared to death of losing our jobs because our leaders are stubborn mules. We have some of the best design engineers on the planet, but they’re not allowed to work on green design. Lutz is convinced that there will always be a market for gas guzzlers. “Let every other car maker waste their R&D dollars on green” says the modern-day Titanic captain.

By: Craigels39

Craigels39 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:32:50 +0000

Anybody know why they only sold 19 Saturn Green Line cars. The same reason that no one is buying the hybrid Malibu. The hybrids only get 4 MPG better millage. Not double digit improvements like a Toyota Camry or a Ford Escape.

I'm with Eric2, I'll put money on GM still making cars no one wants in 2020. GM represents what is fundamentally wrong with America. The inability to change for better.