Former GM CEO dies

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He gets loose, indirect credit for the Volt.

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He green lit ev-1's.

EV-1's were pretty sweet from the look of it from the Documentary "who killed the electric car?".

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They weren't very good at all due to existing technology, and they weren't particularly safe either, but GM did learn a lot of lessons in aerodynamics and power management.

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This thread is not about Ed Whitacre. I feel betrayed.


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