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Tell GM to Offer Real Hybrid Solutions Today

Target: G. Richard Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of the General Motors Corporation
Sponsored by: Union of Concerned Scientists

Hybrid technology has the potential to provide us with cleaner, more fuel-efficient options in every vehicle class, as exemplified by the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius.

On March 20, General Motors (GM) vice chairman Bob Lutz admitted at the New York Auto Show that not making a vehicle like the Prius was "a mistake."

Yet GM continues to make that same mistake. Its new "two mode" hybrid SUVs, the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrids, actually feature larger gasoline engines than most conventional versions of these models. The electric motor provides an additional power boost but only a modest gain in overall fuel economy.

Please write to chairman and chief executive officer, Richard Wagoner. Let him know that General Motors can only be a true market leader if his company uses hybrid technology to its fullest potential.

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Dear Mr. Wagoner:

Your company recently launched an online initiative to solicit dialogue with consumers. With that in mind, I am writing to express my concerns regarding General Motors' use of hybrid technologies.

As gas prices continue to skyrocket, and we face the threat of dangerous global warming, I am disappointed that GM has decided to use its hybrid technology to boost vehicle power instead of boosting fuel economy. By attaching hybrid technology to larger, gas-thirsty gasoline engines on your Yukon and Tahoe Hybrid models, GM has chosen to boost muscle instead of miles.

GM vice chairman Bob Lutz recently admitted at the New York Auto Show that not making a vehicle like the Prius was "a mistake." Yet GM continues to make that same mistake with its current hybrid models by focusing today's technology on power instead of fuel economy. If GM instead focused on giving consumers efficient options in every vehicle class using both conventional and hybrid technologies, it could emerge once again as a genuine automotive leader.

We sent a letter to GM supporting hybrid technology!

# 7,150:

5:26 pm PDT, May 13, Sharon D Smith, New York
Not only do we need GM to be a leader in hybrid technology; we need GM to do its part in selling the American public on going green AND on buying American.

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5:23 pm PDT, May 13, Elisa De la Pena, California

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5:19 pm PDT, May 13, Thea Beckett, California
so there won't be so much smog and fumes from cars. then there is the technology of finding some kind of safe iproduct for hybrid cars to run on.

# 7,147:

5:18 pm PDT, May 13, John Peterkin, Arizona
EVOLVE OR DIE!!!

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5:17 pm PDT, May 13, Ellen Saal, Ohio

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5:15 pm PDT, May 13, Barb Endicott, Missouri

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5:15 pm PDT, May 13, Kimberly Atterson, Indiana

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5:15 pm PDT, May 13, Cori Bishop, New Jersey

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5:14 pm PDT, May 13, Kerry White, California

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5:11 pm PDT, May 13, James Miller, Oregon

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5:10 pm PDT, May 13, Zev Angelou, New York
zev angelou ..you have to be kidding, I try and try to buy American, and every year the foreign manufacturers give us something that you cant touch!..please!!!, make a car the world can be envious of.

# 7,139:

5:09 pm PDT, May 13, Carol Wren Schwartz, Pennsylvania

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5:08 pm PDT, May 13, Keith Mummert, Virginia

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5:04 pm PDT, May 13, William Hambleton, Delaware

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5:02 pm PDT, May 13, Christina Fermin, Florida

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5:01 pm PDT, May 13, Peter Weinelt, Arizona

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4:59 pm PDT, May 13, Paul Uecker, Minnesota

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4:57 pm PDT, May 13, Theresa Shea, New Jersey

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4:57 pm PDT, May 13, Bethany Saint Clair, Washington

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4:56 pm PDT, May 13, Ron Austin, Michigan

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4:51 pm PDT, May 13, Carol Booth, Wisconsin
I have owned several GM autos in my lifetime, but as an environmentalist, I feel that it is necessary to buy a more responsible auto in my next purchase. Without a small to midsize auto being offered by GM, I will not even bother to shop at a GM dealership. I have always been proud to "buy American" - and union - but may be forced to purchase a Toyota or Honda to access the fuel efficiency that I seek for my next automobile. PLEASE give me a GM option SOON!

# 7,129:

4:49 pm PDT, May 13, Meredith Schultz, North Carolina

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4:47 pm PDT, May 13, Russel Shaver, Michigan

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4:44 pm PDT, May 13, Theodores Witt, Ohio
It's past time that all Americans think more globally, and become more responsible. We need to be part of the solution. We need to show that we're true leaders and be great examples. It's time we take the lead and develope highly energy efficient products of which we can be proud, and are eco friendly.

# 7,126:

4:43 pm PDT, May 13, Ty Gram, Illinois

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4:42 pm PDT, May 13, Richard Wilkins, Florida

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4:40 pm PDT, May 13, Ernest Fried, New York

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4:39 pm PDT, May 13, Name not displayed, New Jersey
get with the program!!!!!!

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4:38 pm PDT, May 13, Karin McElrath, Nevada

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4:36 pm PDT, May 13, Ronald McMahan, Michigan

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4:35 pm PDT, May 13, Pauline Alama, New Jersey
Our children urgently need us to stop global warming and leave them a decent world!

# 7,119:

4:34 pm PDT, May 13, Heather McKearnan, New Mexico

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4:31 pm PDT, May 13, Leslie Wilson, California

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4:27 pm PDT, May 13, Kris S, New York

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4:24 pm PDT, May 13, Jennifer Duffy, South Carolina

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4:24 pm PDT, May 13, Martha Milne, Florida

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4:24 pm PDT, May 13, Richard Leinberry, Florida
Automobiles create such a large amount of carbon-dioxide that we must have many more fuel efficient hybrids. If not we will never stop contributing to global warming.

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4:22 pm PDT, May 13, Laura Rudolph, Florida

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4:20 pm PDT, May 13, Thomas Giblin, New York

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4:19 pm PDT, May 13, Erhard Kaltenhauser, California

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4:18 pm PDT, May 13, Michael Hamerly, Washington
No wonder GM continues to lose its share of sales and in danger of losing its number one spot among world automobile manufacturer's, if GM does not pursue other forms of vehicle engines that rely less or no fossil fuels, then GM deserves to continue losing.

# 7,109:

4:17 pm PDT, May 13, Danielle Miele, Massachusetts

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4:17 pm PDT, May 13, David Kleczek, Florida

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4:17 pm PDT, May 13, Carolyn Eden, Washington

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4:14 pm PDT, May 13, Lynd Blatchford, Maine

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4:13 pm PDT, May 13, Amy Z herber, Idaho

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4:12 pm PDT, May 13, Ruth Yeoman, Illinois
WITH THE HIGH PRICES FOR FUEL, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME OF US TO AFFORD TO FILL UP OUR VEHICLES TO JUST MAKE IT TO WORK, LET ALONE GO ON VACATIONS!!!!!!!!! WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOREIGN FUEL!!!!!

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4:11 pm PDT, May 13, Janet Johnson, Texas

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4:11 pm PDT, May 13, Amy Aversa, New York

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4:11 pm PDT, May 13, Brenda Pope, Washington

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