General Motors will add 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years, to expand its vehicle electrification expertise and lead in the development of electric vehicles from hybrids to electric vehicles with extended-range capability, like the Chevrolet Volt. The new jobs will build on GM’s strategy to develop, validate and manufacture automotive battery, electric motor and power control technologies in-house as core competencies.
“GM is going to lead the industry in the adoption of various vehicle electrification technologies, whether it’s electric vehicles with extended range capability or the recently introduced eAssist technology that will debut on the 2012 Buick LaCrosse. We want to give our customers energy choices other than petroleum, and to make the automobile part of the solution when it comes to the environment”, says General Motors CEO Dan Akerson.
GM’s electric vehicle engineering investment expands on the more than $700 million GM has invested in eight facilities in Michigan to support Volt production so far.
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“GM is going to lead the industry in the adoption of various vehicle electrification technologies, whether it’s electric vehicles with extended range capability or the recently introduced eAssist technology that will debut on the 2012 Buick LaCrosse. We want to give our customers energy choices other than petroleum, and to make the automobile part of the solution when it comes to the environment”, says General Motors CEO Dan Akerson.
GM’s electric vehicle engineering investment expands on the more than $700 million GM has invested in eight facilities in Michigan to support Volt production so far.