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GM Plans 500,000 Vehicles with Electrification by 201
eAssist will be on 'hundreds of thousands' of vehicle
2012-11-1
DETROIT General Motors will have up to 500,000 vehicles on the roa
with some form of electrification by 2017 with a focus on plug-i
technology, the company's top product development executive sai
Wednesday
"The plug-in offers a unique opportunity to change the way peopl
commute," Mary Barra, senior vice president of Global Produc
Development told media attending the GM Electrification Experience i
San Francisco. "Plug-based solutions will play a significant rol
in our technology portfolio going forward.
The plug-in Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, introduce
in 2010, has become more than a statement for GM in the electri
vehicle space, Barra said by satellite from Detroit
"What started out as a technology proof point... has turned int
a real-world starting point to push EV technology further and faste
than we thought possible five years ago," she said. "Th
unique propulsion technology pioneered in the Volt the sam
technology that will be featured in the Cadillac ELR will be a cor
piece of our electrification strategy going forward.
Learning from the Volt is being liberally applied to the Chevrole
Spark EV, which will go on sale next year in the certain U.S. market
and South Korea with other markets to be announced soon
"We'll meet requirements set by certain regulatory agencies, bu
we're not building the Spark EV to check a regulatory box," Barr
said
GM is on track to sell more than 50,000 vehicles this year wit
electrification between the Volt and eAssist light electrificatio
technology on the Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Malibu. The 201
Chevrolet Impala also will offer an eAssist model when he debuts nex
year
"Our commitment to eAssist is unwavering," Barra said
"In fact, our future portfolio calls for eAssist to be o
hundreds of thousands of GM vehicles annually by 2017.
GM Plans 500,000 Vehicles with Electrification by 201
eAssist will be on 'hundreds of thousands' of vehicle
2012-11-1
DETROIT General Motors will have up to 500,000 vehicles on the roa
with some form of electrification by 2017 with a focus on plug-i
technology, the company's top product development executive sai
Wednesday
"The plug-in offers a unique opportunity to change the way peopl
commute," Mary Barra, senior vice president of Global Produc
Development told media attending the GM Electrification Experience i
San Francisco. "Plug-based solutions will play a significant rol
in our technology portfolio going forward.
The plug-in Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, introduce
in 2010, has become more than a statement for GM in the electri
vehicle space, Barra said by satellite from Detroit
"What started out as a technology proof point... has turned int
a real-world starting point to push EV technology further and faste
than we thought possible five years ago," she said. "Th
unique propulsion technology pioneered in the Volt the sam
technology that will be featured in the Cadillac ELR will be a cor
piece of our electrification strategy going forward.
Learning from the Volt is being liberally applied to the Chevrole
Spark EV, which will go on sale next year in the certain U.S. market
and South Korea with other markets to be announced soon
"We'll meet requirements set by certain regulatory agencies, bu
we're not building the Spark EV to check a regulatory box," Barr
said
GM is on track to sell more than 50,000 vehicles this year wit
electrification between the Volt and eAssist light electrificatio
technology on the Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Malibu. The 201
Chevrolet Impala also will offer an eAssist model when he debuts nex
year
"Our commitment to eAssist is unwavering," Barra said
"In fact, our future portfolio calls for eAssist to be o
hundreds of thousands of GM vehicles annually by 2017.