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Tell GM to Offer Real Hybrid Solutions Today
Target: G. Richard Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of the General Motors CorporationSponsored 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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Jon Warren Lentz, California
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Emily Maldonado, New Jersey
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Pat Holwell, Texas
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Karen Lieneke, Arizona
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Kimberly Tilley, Idaho
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It saves the environment! Which I think is the most important!
It saves the environment! Which I think is the most important!
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7:18 pm PDT, May 13,
Phyllis Dupret, Florida
The absurdity of not spending more of your efforts on producing less gas guzzling autos is simply mind boggling!!!...No wonder the American public looks overseas for their autos!!!
The absurdity of not spending more of your efforts on producing less gas guzzling autos is simply mind boggling!!!...No wonder the American public looks overseas for their autos!!!
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Chris Schmdt, Illinois
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Lisa Gordon, Tennessee
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Geoffrey Gray-Cornelius, New York
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Name not displayed, Canada
It will help the economy and the jobs if you use true hybrid technology. The initial costs of the engines will be made back, and the overall consumer cost will drop when purchasing increases. Once the technology takes off the price of fuel will drop. And the air won't make you gag when you jog. Win/win.
It will help the economy and the jobs if you use true hybrid technology. The initial costs of the engines will be made back, and the overall consumer cost will drop when purchasing increases. Once the technology takes off the price of fuel will drop. And the air won't make you gag when you jog. Win/win.
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T Hill, Maryland
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Jennifer Ferry, Indiana
It's just good business at this point, as well as a decision of good conscience. Thank you.
It's just good business at this point, as well as a decision of good conscience. Thank you.
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Ana Torres, Texas
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JORDAN BABIC, Florida
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Melissa Britton, Washington
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Richard Rud, Illinois
I own 2 GM vehicles. The next vehicle I will buy is a plug-in hybrid. Hopefully it will be from GM.
I own 2 GM vehicles. The next vehicle I will buy is a plug-in hybrid. Hopefully it will be from GM.
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M Busch, New Jersey
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Juan Lopez, New Mexico
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Shamsi Ruhe, New York
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Britt Ricci, Wisconsin
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Susan Vanderburgh, California
I have never bought GM, and I advise family members to follow my lead. I believe that the American car manufacturers have acted greedily without taking into account the best interests of our nation and of the world. I would prefer to buy American, but I refuse to do so until American cars are as good as the Toyota Prius I bought last year.
I have never bought GM, and I advise family members to follow my lead. I believe that the American car manufacturers have acted greedily without taking into account the best interests of our nation and of the world. I would prefer to buy American, but I refuse to do so until American cars are as good as the Toyota Prius I bought last year.
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6:42 pm PDT, May 13,
Meghan Prior, North Carolina
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Kathleen Houghton, New York
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Joanna Cutting-Brady, Massachusetts
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Cortney Schmitt, Florida
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Patricia Walker, New Jersey
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Kerri Diener, California
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JUDY PARKER, New Jersey
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Aleta Orlandoni, Florida
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Gwen Hadland, Oregon
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Vanessa Roebke, Wisconsin
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. Sincerely, Vanessa Roebke
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. Sincerely, Vanessa Roebke
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Peter Hay, Texas
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Kerin Kinzer, Wyoming
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James Rohde, Oregon