Webchat: Chevrolet Volt Leadership Change
Global electric vehicle development chief Frank Weber is moving back to Europe to join the Opel/Vauxhall senior leadership team and Doug Parks will takeover the reins of the Chevrolet Volt development team on Dec. 2. Doug was the global compact car team leader, or more specifically, the leader of the same architecture on which the Volt is based, and we expect he will provide the same tireless work ethic and attention to detail put forth by Frank and the entire Volt team. We’re sure there are lots of questions you have for Frank and Doug, so they’ll both be available here for a webchat later today at 4 p.m. EST to answer as many as they can. Frank has done an excellent job getting the Volt to the point it’s at today, and we wish him well in his new role on the Opel/Vauxhall senior leadership team. - Rob Peterson, Electric Vehicle Communications Manager
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I’ve asked this several times, but no one at GM has ever answered: Will the Volt need to display a HAZMAT placard because of its Li-ion battery?
Common carriers hauling Li-ion batteries do need to display HAZMAT placards as a precaution to warn first responders in the event of an accident.
Who will train first responders of the special precautions they need to follow when they arrive at a Volt traffic accident, and if the Volt has no HAZMAT placard, how will people who don’t recognize a Volt know what they are dealing with?
Did I read correct that Doug will be spearheading the electric car development team? I sure hope so because I was a bit disappointed in GM for not doing much with the EV1 & EV2.
A group of CEOs came out favor of a regional roll-out of electric vehicles in up to eight cities. The plan is to demonstrate the viability of the technology to help jump start the fledgling industry.
The Electricifcation Coalition held a press conference in Washington, D.C. and released an Electrification Roadmap that list several steps required to ramp up electric vehicle adoption.
There are 13 members of the coalition, including the CEOs of Nissan Motor, FedEx, Pacific Gas & Electric, and battery maker A123 Systems.
Is GM in this group? If not why? Electric Vehicles will be a big part of future transportation.
WIll GM LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET RUN OVER?