GM to Maintain Hydrogen Push as Plug-In Volt Readied for Sale
General Motors Co. aims to commercialize autos fueled by hydrogen even as the largest U.S. carmaker prepares to begin selling the battery-powered Chevrolet Volt plug-in vehicle late this year. “We are not abandoning the fuel-cell technology,” (Charles Freese, GM’s executive director of global powertrain engineering, said at a briefing in Burbank, California.) “Through the worst years in this company’s history we maintained the program and maintained the forward progress.” Freese said GM is “on a path” to sell retail versions of its hydrogen vehicles by 2015, without confirming any specific plans. Honda, Toyota Motor Corp., Daimler AG and Hyundai Motor Co. have all said they will have fuel cell vehicles ready for retail customers by around 2015. Read more from Bloomberg.
