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GM's Lutz says hybrids, electrics are future

Detroit News -- General Motors Co. will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future, retiring Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said.

Lutz didn't give details, but said GM must apply hybrid technology to more vehicles in order to meet fuel-economy standards that will rise 40 percent to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The cost will likely be spread across GM's lineup, since charging individual buyers for a hybrid system would make vehicles too expensive. GM has seven hybrids in its lineup now.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: MyVue08

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mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:3,032 Points:1,138,200 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:26:02 AM Ignore mazdaboy Report Abuse The future is now....
PrepHermit Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,285 Points:678,430 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:24:35 AM Ignore PrepHermit Report Abuse Why not? They improve fuel efficiency in all vehicles.
Tundralimited2009 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,587 Points:520,450 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:24:19 AM Ignore Tundralimited2009 Report Abuse The future.....
woodeye55 Champion Author Gary Posts:2,282 Points:903,465 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:23:48 AM Ignore woodeye55 Report Abuse Hey Bob, have a nice retirement. Can't do much damage in that capacity.
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,953 Points:1,412,360 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:23:37 AM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse Wishin' fuel cells could become relevant...
tml721 Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,395 Points:1,424,230 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:22:36 AM Ignore tml721 Report Abuse LUTZ is wrong.These will last till the whole energy mess is cleared up by drilling and the price of oil falls again.
maske_2222 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:3,133 Points:649,090 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:22:08 AM Ignore maske_2222 Report Abuse Well, a bit behind the time... Enlighten me, please.. Who killed the electric car in 1995?
4warned Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,248 Points:1,258,910 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:21:25 AM Ignore 4warned Report Abuse I think Hybrids are part of our future. I do not see electric doing to much until we have a grid in place with charging stations to meet our needs as a society.
CaliberMan71 Veteran Author Ohio Posts:357 Points:111,060 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:20:56 AM Ignore CaliberMan71 Report Abuse Natural Gas should be what we turn to. We have more than OPEC has in oil. Why not use that? I would convert my autos to NG if possible.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,172 Points:813,700 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:19:14 AM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse When and if the sales if hybrids begins to leavel the number of autos with fuel combustion engines, the price may decline. If another resource comes up, then the story will be a bit different.
Toppers Champion Author Atlanta Posts:4,132 Points:1,504,315 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:18:21 AM Ignore Toppers Report Abuse Time will tell...
CaliberMan71 Veteran Author Ohio Posts:357 Points:111,060 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:18:04 AM Ignore CaliberMan71 Report Abuse Keep buying foreign autos and you will be out of jobs. It amazes me how ignorant some Americans are.
mreMN Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:398 Points:173,455 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:16:24 AM Ignore mreMN Report Abuse Duh? I think we're already there. Where have you been Lutz?
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:4,768 Points:1,350,645 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:14:03 AM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse "The cost will likely be spread across GM's lineup, since charging individual buyers for a hybrid system would make vehicles too expensive." Another reason why I won't buy from GM. Why should the price of my 5 passenger car be raised because someone else wants to buy a road hog, gas hog SUV or pickup?
captngasTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,738 Points:429,775 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:13:06 AM Ignore captngasTN Report Abuse If Lutz says it's so it must be right.
LeeFree Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:4,400 Points:1,295,625 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:11:12 AM Ignore LeeFree Report Abuse So says the captain of the Titannic. Nice job Lutz!
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:4,356 Points:907,155 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:10:10 AM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse turbosaab, you are so right.
sleepyt Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,410 Points:420,490 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:10:03 AM Ignore sleepyt Report Abuse Those of us who buy small, efficient cars have been subsidizing the SUV driver's for years. If they all drove our cars, we'd have much lower gasoline prices. Why? Because drivers of fuel efficient cars CONSERVE!!!!!
Gassed01 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,756 Points:852,575 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:09:59 AM Ignore Gassed01 Report Abuse It is the most commercially viable solution so far. It just has to get a bit cheaper. It should with increasing volumes.
geminijax Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:11,554 Points:1,764,245 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:09:25 AM Ignore geminijax Report Abuse So now Lutz is a total convert to hybrids, eh? Funny how he has changed his stance from five years ago, when he was busy bashing hybrids.
kruk Champion Author London Posts:2,843 Points:332,715 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:09:21 AM Ignore kruk Report Abuse if one of GM chairman is saying that it is future but GM did not shaw signs of real interest of that future - prime example is Volt - timing and price both are in far future
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:14,877 Points:1,947,685 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:08:48 AM Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse Good deal if they are all hybrids. But to charge non-hybrid buyers more to support hybrids? I doubt it will fly. That's a simple equation to figure out. So if Ford or Chrysler isn't doing this pricing policy, GM buyers will buy from the other two. No, if hybrid buyers want that extra mileage, and it costs more to build, then they should pay for that value. Charging more money to support their product line will cause me to look at other marks.
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,581 Points:724,270 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:08:39 AM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse Lutz is a putz with a golden parachute!
lpj Champion Author Macon Posts:7,415 Points:1,528,015 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:06:14 AM Ignore lpj Report Abuse i see more hand out of tax payers money on the horizon !!!
DieselKat Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,724 Points:1,415,510 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:05:17 AM Ignore DieselKat Report Abuse He Hopes.
bad_sailor Champion Author London Posts:2,994 Points:727,080 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:03:35 AM Ignore bad_sailor Report Abuse Let me try that: Buy my product! It is the true way of the future!
ed137 Rookie Author Virginia Beach Posts:5 Points:337,800 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:03:33 AM Ignore ed137 Report Abuse It sounds like anyone who buys a small, fuel efficient car will be "subsidizing" those big suv's!
SpruceGuse2 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,898 Points:1,493,665 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:02:51 AM Ignore SpruceGuse2 Report Abuse Government Motors making another dumb move................
RedRam2005 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,559 Points:603,550 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:02:06 AM Ignore RedRam2005 Report Abuse Government Motors is usually years behind what consumers want.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,483 Points:531,885 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:00:38 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse they could have 20 it doesnt matter none are on the market
cv Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,264 Points:2,292,105 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:58:52 AM Ignore cv Report Abuse Hybrids require more electronics to allow for switching from the gas engine to electric, also how about battery life?
bills55 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,178 Points:303,950 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:56:47 AM Ignore bills55 Report Abuse I'm not sure they know what the public wants. I think GM is used to telling people what they want.
turbosaab Champion Author Cleveland Posts:9,139 Points:1,438,665 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:56:01 AM Ignore turbosaab Report Abuse The fact that GM is jumping into the hybrid mania with both feet should immediately tell you that the technology has already reached it's prime. Soon they will need more taxpayer handouts to re-tool for the next greatest thing. Once upon a time GM was at the forefront of automotive technology. Now they can only follow.
ILVET Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,910 Points:1,964,845 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:54:45 AM Ignore ILVET Report Abuse Time will tell as it always does
rsm315 All-Star Author Detroit Posts:845 Points:220,505 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:54:05 AM Ignore rsm315 Report Abuse Do what you got to do
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:2,264 Points:603,800 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:51:47 AM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse Government Motors.......'nuff said.
mk9999 Champion Author Rochester Posts:2,982 Points:697,195 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:51:29 AM Ignore mk9999 Report Abuse They better figure out how to bring down the price or someone else will.
HankHill09 Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,241 Points:249,650 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:49:28 AM Ignore HankHill09 Report Abuse Go FORD !!!!!!!
mickealo Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,471 Points:1,213,370 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:48:57 AM Ignore mickealo Report Abuse not sure i like the idea of paying for what your not getting
Tonester1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,664 Points:1,370,120 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:47:50 AM Ignore Tonester1 Report Abuse Funny how just a few years ago he was mocking Prius and said it will never fly. I wonder if he ever admitted he was wrong about that.
salog Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,533 Points:879,840 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:47:31 AM Ignore salog Report Abuse still will not buy another GM
nurdco Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:3,832 Points:719,030 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:46:17 AM Ignore nurdco Report Abuse They pay the price for Wasting Government monies in the 1970's when they LIED about Electric vehicle development then... Taxpayers wil NEVER catch a Break they did...
cincidap Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,080 Points:602,350 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:45:30 AM Ignore cincidap Report Abuse WonderfulMI, could you please lend me your crystal ball? Mine isn't quite so rosy.
BartBuzz Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,943 Points:810,985 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:43:31 AM Ignore BartBuzz Report Abuse GM has a ways to go if it wants to compete.
BeaverBilly Champion Author Alberta Posts:4,995 Points:1,578,660 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:42:54 AM Ignore BeaverBilly Report Abuse Its an improvement.
WonderfulMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,872 Points:812,350 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:41:36 AM Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse I predict that within four years, by 2014, hybrids & electrics will outsell gasoline & diesel in the U.S.A.
throttle Champion Author Maryland Posts:7,877 Points:1,655,405 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:41:12 AM Ignore throttle Report Abuse Hybrids, yes. Electrics, no in the short term
TheSnowstorm Champion Author Montreal Posts:4,463 Points:1,005,630 Joined:June 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:40:13 AM Ignore TheSnowstorm Report Abuse 35 MPG by 2020? Too little too late. This is an absolute joke.
Ticoman54 Champion Author Miami Posts:2,621 Points:588,145 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:39:39 AM Ignore Ticoman54 Report Abuse Good to see.
KNOTTUSLIM Sophomore Author Kansas Posts:171 Points:227,145 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:39:27 AM Ignore KNOTTUSLIM Report Abuse GM needs to go away, taxpayers here or in Canada can't afford them,they'll never pay back what we've put into them.
03mdx Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,971 Points:628,305 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:39:19 AM Ignore 03mdx Report Abuse It certainly looks like this is the wave of the future, but other options still need to exist.
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,569 Points:1,054,140 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:39:07 AM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse Why not go with Diesel. It is cheaper than a Hybird, and has a LOT more low end power, and gets just as good or better milage than hybrid.