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Auto Veteran Lutz: EVs Are the Future
In the race for more efficient vehicles, "Batteries are going to blow right past fuel cells," declares Bob Lutz, retired General Motors Co. vice chairman and champion of the company's Chevrolet Volt extended-rang hybrid sedan.
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In the race for more efficient vehicles, "Batteries are going to blow right past fuel cells," declares Bob Lutz, retired General Motors Co. vice chairman and champion of the company's Chevrolet Volt extended-rang hybrid sedan.
Lutz tells the AutoBeat Insider Conference in Dearborn, Mich., that the expense of fuel cell vehicles and their carbon footprint including the energy expended to produce hydrogen make fuel cells a poor choice.
Lutz says electric vehicles are inherently more efficient and far less complex than those powered by internal combustion engines. But battery technology is still in its infancy, he notes.
The tipping point for EVs will be when they are equipped with a battery with a range of 350 to 400 miles and cost no more than a conventional vehicle, according to Lutz. He predicts that by 2022, 10%-15% of global auto production will be electric vehicles.
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