Comments on: Dinner with a General Motors exec

GM chairman Bob Lutz says the Detroit-based automaker can be greener and still build cars for speed.

[hzxwzz]

GM E85 Vehicles are available to public.

Laura Wrote:

"Flex fuel. Several vehicles, including trucks and SUVs, have been modified to run on up to 85 percent ethanol. Although not yet available to the public, GM uses lots of these cars internally; they're often transport vehicles during promotions and press events."

I'm not sure where the statement that E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles are not available to the public comes from. Below is a list of GM E85 vehicles currently available to the public (As listed on e85vehicles.com):

Buick Terraza 3.9 Liter
Chevrolet Monte Carlo K
Chevrolet Impala K
Chevy Express
Chevrolet Uplander 3.9 Litre
Chevrolet Silverado Z
Chevrolet Avalanche Z
Chevrolet Suburban Z
Chevrolet Tahoe Z
GMC Yukon
GMC Yukon XL
GMC Sierra Classic
GMC Savanna 5.3 Liter
Pontiac Montana 3.9 liter
Saturn Relay 3.9 Liter

[dwhiz14]

Another Clarification

Your reference to the Volt as Electric Car is a bit misleading. It is intended to be a plug-in hybrid. I think the goal is Charge it at night, drive 40 miles on electricity and the regular engine will run to keep the batteries charged. That makes the car much more usable for the average family. A true production vehicle that could do that without the need for upfitters would be a really big deal.

[Rick Cavaretti]

Same old story

He talks cutting our use of oil and using friendly fuels, but they still manage to
throw in that suv thing. Give it up. Design vehicles that do everything possible
to save as much fuel as possible. Period. There's a reason the dinosaurs went
extinct. So too will oversize vehicles in this new period of change.