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GM: Succumbs to Green Community Pressure’s

October 9, 2006 on 1:48 am | In SUVs |

GM Corp. will build 100 hydrogen-fuel cell SUVs next year, for drivers on the east and west coast. This move from GM is seen as a step to counter the severe criticism they have been facing pertaining to GM vehicles using too much off gasoline, causing environmental problems such as global warming and heightening.

The 100 SUVs to be produced will emit only water (vapor) and they will be a part of the 1000 hydrogen powered cars on US roads by 2010 (committed earlier by GM).

Not only are the environmentalists demanding the green vehicle production, even the buyer’s want vehicles that are fuel-efficient. This change in demand pattern, with fuel efficiency as the priority is a consequence of high Gasoline prices since the last two years and the government’s new rules require less pollution and better mileage.

These SUVs are slated to hit the markets by July next year. With Toyota and Honda reaching new hybrid heights, it’ll be correct to term GM a loner at this point in time , but , seeing the monetary strength they posses , they will hardly take any time to catch up the others, as it is , they have already spent $1 billion and they have plans to invest another billion.