GM prepares to go further than the Volt?GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson is intent on Reinventing his company with a cultural revolution that a lean, mean and competitive mentality. In addition, the company prepares to spend billions on sophisticated engines in the coming years.
So, how the Chevy Volt fits into this picture?
According to the Volt "Akerson is a novelty (today), but it won't be in five years. It is an old, old technology and old news ".
The Volt will, of course, more common in 5 years than it is now, but it might outsell the Toyota Prius or even more interesting, the Chevy Cruze? For example, is a big chunk of these billions go to perfect the Volt in such a way that it is one of GM's best-selling vehicles in 5 years?
Or, is a lot of money going into this R&D powertrains differently than the Volt-technologies that the Volt will seems to be a "old technology"?
"In the next 10 years," according to "Akerson, GM has to break the code on advanced propulsion and that goes a versatile solution."
For example, Akerson suggests natural gas engines as another possibility, while claiming that ethanol is a dying technology. In addition, one can assume that advanced petrol engines, even HCCI engines, and eAssist also probably part of this "versatile" approach. Also notes that Akerson also plug-in hybrids also coming.
Akerson, what if he means the Volt "old news claims" will be?
It Is possible that a beyond the-Volt drivetrain is already in the works? Or, again, the Volt is intended to be as ubiquitous as the Prius and that is why it will be "old news"?
Of course, hyperbole is commonly found in CEO statements regarding the future, and maybe Akerson not choose the correct words or expression summed up his thoughts on advanced motors and the Volt. Nevertheless, however, it seems clear that GM is not content to rest on his laurels with regards to the current state of the Powertrain lineup under the Akerson revolution.
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