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Bob Lutz's Environmental Legacy in GM's Hands

February 9, 2009

Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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ab1493, boblutz, ffueleconomystandards, fueleconomy, generalmotors, GM

Today GM announced Bob Lutz, their 76-year-old GM product development chief and vice chairman, would retire by end of this year. When it comes to the environment, Bob Lutz's legacy is shaped by two, somewhat paradoxical ways. The quote that...continued

Detroit Big 3 Must Embrace Global Warming Laws

June 5, 2008

Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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ab1493, automakers, california, chrysler, cleancars, ford, gasprices, globalwarming, globalwarminglaw, GM, retoolingincentives

This year, every monthly auto sales report has brought gloomy news for the Detroit Big 3. Unfortunately for the past two decades, the Detroit Big 3 CEOs have been living in a virtual “state of denial” regarding oil prices and...continued

GM’s Tahoe Hybrid Wins Green Car Award: Just because it’s a hybrid, doesn’t mean its green

November 16, 2007

Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil

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GM, greencaraward, hybrids, tahoehybrid

Does a SUV that emits more than twice as much pollution as the greenest car deserve to be called the “green” car of the year? In a controversial decision last Thursday at the LA Auto Show, the Green Car Journal...continued

GM's New Electric Car: Great, But Not in Itself a Winning Business Strategy

September 20, 2007

Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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chevroletvolt, electriccars, generalmotors, GM, pluginhybrids

GM is on a roll again, a green PR roll. But does the sum of the company's technology strategy add up to viable business strategy in a world going green? Even if you take GM at its word, that it...continued

Roland Hwang
Roland Hwang
Transportation Program Director
San Francisco
I'm the Transportation Program Director for NRDC's energy program, working on transportation energy and global...
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