The key to electrification. Had GM focused on a Model S-like plug-in, rather than the Volt, would they be more successful? I never liked ex GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and co-father of the Chevy Volt until I met him. Even then I often haven’t agreed with him, I love his tact, or lack thereof. Lutz shoots from the hip and makes no excuses. And Lutz’s latest target is the idea that Tesla is such a smarter EV player than GM and the rest of the Big 3. Recently another Forbes contributor, as Lutz also is these days, claimed the early success of the Tesla Model S proves that Tesla is the best automaker in the EV game — an …
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