Chevy Volt Update or PR?

Bob Lutz updates the FastLane Blog about the Volt

A few weeks Bob Lutz told the DetroitNews that GM was going to be transparent regarding the Chevy Volt. In the course of that interview, Mr. Lutz also provided a few interesting Volt updates.

Yesterday, Mr. Lutz posted many of these same updates on GM's FastLane Blog. Lutz claims, some cynics accused us of pulling a PR stunt, saying the Volt is simply an attempt by GM to “greenwash” the public and would never be a real vehicle. The truth is just the opposite — we are treating Volt just like any other vehicle we do, giving it a dedicated development team and designating resources for it. With that in mind, I thought I’d take a moment to update you on the program so far."

Ultimately, Mr. Lutz didn't offer much new information regarding the Volt compared to the DetroitNews interview. He did, however, briefly mention progress on the Vue plug-in hybrid and he also used the Volt as another chance to talk fuel cells - GM's real passion. Unfortunately, to me, this post felt very much like a publicity stunt. For those whom don't follow the auto news quite as closely, however, it might feel more sincere.

I guess I'm just a bit jaded over GM's hybrids. Why not highlight these Volt updates at the launch of the Yukon hybrid? Oh yeah, where is the Yukon hybrid? How about some transparency on GM's dual mode hybrids?