"Visionary" GM Chief Bob Lutz Does 180 on Hybrids, Then Pretends Like He Didn't

[wtmusic]

2004:
"For Toyota, it was a huge, huge, immeasurably valuable PR coup," said Lutz. GM's decision not to pursue a hybrid car "was a mistake from one aspect, and that's public relations and catering to the environmental movement."

2009:
At times, Lutz sounded like a regular ABG reader, name dropping Fisker and Coda and saying he was thankful to Tesla Motors for "furnishing the proof that was needed by those of us who championed the Volt in the corporation that other people believed in lithium-ion technology as well."

"At GM, we deeply believe that...it is critical that the global automotive industry – as a business necessity and as an obligation to society – develop alternative sources of propulsion based on diverse sources of energy."

Not just PR anymore, eh Bob? Global warming still a "crock of shit"? What a tool.

http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/03/la-2009-bob-lutz-keynote-the-automobile-industry-simply-can-n/

[Schema Thing]

1. tool indeed.

that putz was on the talk shows not more than two years ago, talking up the Volt and GM, while simultaneously acting like James Inhofe was a visionary.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Wow. I am shocked....A Corporate CEO who is a lying sack of shit....

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[maxsolomon]

3. "catering to the environmental movement"

why did GM deserve to be saved again? right, so they could kill saab.