Lutz responds to Volt doubters

GM's Bob Lutz getting out of the Volt concept at NAIAS debut

On Friday I wrote about GM's Chevy Volt doubts, based on a DetroitNews article. Late Friday, Mr. Lutz also responded to that article, saying that GM was 100 percent committed to the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid.

Good. Yet, while Lutz is a bit testy about GM doubters, can he really blame them? GM's history regarding hybrid cars and electric cars isn't great. While GM has claimed to be committed to this path, GM still has yet to sell one dual mode hybrid. The Volt, on the other hand, is at least 3 years away.

GM can continue to lobby the faithful with words, but until naysayers actually feel and touch real GM hybrid vehicles and next-gen vehicles, such as the Volt, words just won't be enough.