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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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# 250:
2:19 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Tammy Sanderfield, Illinois
# 249:
2:18 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Name not displayed, California
Being a native of Detroit, I have wanted and sometimes marveled at the thought of one or two models from GM, but have not owned one since 1987. Quality? Mileage? Resale? Cheap plastic? Today, I am buying another German car. Add this to the other two cars in my garage, another German and a Japanese. This is the typical story up and down the block everywhere I drive. I will be adding a Ford Escape Hybrid though. GM will have their sensible Hybrid out once gas goes back to $2 per gallon.
Being a native of Detroit, I have wanted and sometimes marveled at the thought of one or two models from GM, but have not owned one since 1987. Quality? Mileage? Resale? Cheap plastic? Today, I am buying another German car. Add this to the other two cars in my garage, another German and a Japanese. This is the typical story up and down the block everywhere I drive. I will be adding a Ford Escape Hybrid though. GM will have their sensible Hybrid out once gas goes back to $2 per gallon.
# 248:
2:07 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Gretchen Peterson, Indiana
# 247:
1:59 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Jeanie Accas, Alabama
# 246:
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1:58 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Alan D. Kardoff, Florida
I posed by a BMW for a cancer research fund raiser. I would no more buy a GM car than a BMW. Seeing GM quality remains bad, at least start making Focus/Civic type cars with good mileage. I get 29+ on my 1990 Accord. Any GM car? 24 at best. Start making fuel efficient & safe cars. |
# 245:
1:54 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Janet Goldman Merrill, California
Janet L. Goldman Merrill
Janet L. Goldman Merrill
# 244:
1:54 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Autumn Chamberlin, Washington
# 243:
1:41 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Sidney Toups, North Carolina
# 242:
1:38 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Lindsey Mackinnon, California
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1:35 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Alicia Ruiz Cantú, Mexico
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# 240:
1:32 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Martha Taylor, Virginia
# 239:
1:32 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Hans Lak, Netherlands
# 238:
1:24 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Craig Foley, Illinois
# 237:
1:13 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Michael Froese, Canada
# 236:
1:11 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Joann Tucker, Iowa
# 235:
1:00 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Megan Grant, Illinois
# 234:
12:57 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 233:
12:56 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 232:
12:53 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Michael Kobert, California
# 231:
12:52 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Jacqueline Ward, California
# 230:
12:51 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Name not displayed, Nevada
As I understand them now, hybrids use the electric part of their motor up to 25 mph. When they utilize the electric part to a speed of 55 mph, I'll consider spending the extra money. I think the hybrid motor around town would make a huge difference in our environment, and our gas bills. Thanks for listening
As I understand them now, hybrids use the electric part of their motor up to 25 mph. When they utilize the electric part to a speed of 55 mph, I'll consider spending the extra money. I think the hybrid motor around town would make a huge difference in our environment, and our gas bills. Thanks for listening
# 229:
12:42 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Angela Marshall, Ohio
# 228:
12:40 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Mary Bush, New Jersey
# 227:
12:35 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Kristy Kuzbiel, Michigan
# 226:
12:28 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Deborah A Kendall, New Hampshire
# 225:
12:27 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Olga Cortes, California
# 224:
12:21 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Alice Jones, Florida
# 223:
12:13 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Denise Cormier, California
# 222:
12:10 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Nadine Porter, Michigan
# 221:
12:01 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Janys Kuznier, New Jersey
# 220:
12:00 pm PDT, Apr 25,
C. Busby, Tennessee
# 219:
11:49 am PDT, Apr 25,
Jeri Dodge, Oregon
# 218:
11:48 am PDT, Apr 25,
Jessica Maldonado, New York
# 217:
11:47 am PDT, Apr 25,
Mary Susan Mays, Pennsylvania
# 216:
11:41 am PDT, Apr 25,
Staci Stark, Florida
# 215:
11:41 am PDT, Apr 25,
Michael Saripkin, Mississippi
Be the exception. Be ahead of the curve. Go for it.
Be the exception. Be ahead of the curve. Go for it.
# 214:
11:39 am PDT, Apr 25,
Vonda White, Delaware
# 213:
11:38 am PDT, Apr 25,
Audrey Russell, Pennsylvania
# 212:
11:34 am PDT, Apr 25,
Peter Hawkins, Connecticut
# 211:
11:33 am PDT, Apr 25,
Elena Dragomir, Romania
# 210:
11:32 am PDT, Apr 25,
Jason Place, Vermont
# 209:
11:31 am PDT, Apr 25,
Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
# 208:
11:30 am PDT, Apr 25,
Mia Ruiz, New York
# 207:
11:30 am PDT, Apr 25,
Amy Laird, California
# 206:
11:24 am PDT, Apr 25,
Jenny Matson, Georgia
# 205:
11:23 am PDT, Apr 25,
Deborah Parker, New Jersey
# 204:
11:15 am PDT, Apr 25,
Audrey Stanzler, California
# 203:
11:11 am PDT, Apr 25,
Diane Turnbaugh, California
# 202:
11:10 am PDT, Apr 25,
Lisa L Hawkins, Georgia
# 201:
11:09 am PDT, Apr 25,
Teresa Testerman, Tennessee