Bob Lutz also gave us all an update on the Chevrolet Volt. He talks about Toyota's (negative) opinions of the "range extended electric vehicle / series hybrid." He talks about the look of the Volt, the delivery of the first battery (which is up to specifications) and the first 'mules' that will contain the Volt technology.

Lutz says that GM is now completely committed to producing the car, which will have an all-electric range of 40 miles and then, after the battery gets low, a gasoline generator will turn on and ensure that the car doesn't run out of batteries. Lutz likes to call it an "emergency generator" to give people the peace of mind they need to own an electric vehicle without always worrying about when they'll be able to get their next charge.

I hope you enjoy, it seemed obvious to me, and has every time I've spoken with him, that he really believes in this project and is happy that GM is leading the way with this new kind of electric vehicle. The final installment in Bob's talk, in which he talks about GM's logic behind producing gigantic hybrids, will be available later today.

GM underwrote my trip to LA...their only requirement was that I let people know that they did so whenever I wrote about it...which is what I am doing now.

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