CEO Dan Akerson wants to triple GM’s electric vehicles sales

Three unidentified sources said that Dan Akerson, who is General Motors Co.'s Chief Executive Officer, seeks to triple the company's target for electric-car sales by expanding the market for the Chevrolet Volt and adding models that would share similar technology. The sources disclosed that Akerson asked GM's executive team in early December to find ways to sell three to four times as many electric cars as planned for 2012 by mid-decade.
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Steve - 12/23/2010 12:36:24 PM

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Analysts believe EV unit sales will manifest primarily in the way of fleet sales to special interest buyers, such as the recently announced intention by GE to purhcase much of GM's Volt production. On the surface, and to unknowing consumers, this may *appear* to be "consumer demand" beyond the early adopter stage. Instant "we're a success" bragging rights for GM. Instant "EVs are a hit" PR for the Greenies.

Steve - 12/23/2010 10:14:47 PM

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sportsbike80 sais "ut the Volt is not an Electric Vehicle. It has a gasoline motor!"

It is not a *purely* electric vehicle. It is a *primarily* electric vehicle with an onboard gasoline generator/engine, which, unlike a hybrid, is used only to extend the driving range beyond the batteries' range. If you never exceed the batteries' range -- somewhere around 35 to 40 miles between charges -- then you will always be running 100% on electric battery power ("pure electric" mode, unlike a hybrid).

uaw_lax - 12/23/2010 10:28:00 PM

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What ever you want to classify the Volt it is a great car and it gets the job done period!

veyron1001 - 12/26/2010 12:18:11 PM

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Im sure it isnt hard to fool 3 people into buying a GM electric car.