I have sold a lot of cars in my lifetime, and the only time you put a SPIF on a car is when it won't move on its own.
Is the Volt safe?
Absolutely none.
And that in turn, I might add, has a lot to do with saving jobs in this economy.
Your Agency dropped the ball on this, sir.
I would say that we're fortunate to have you on this committee because your expertise in automotive is wonderful to have...
to assert that the government was running GM would probably create a feeling that the government is either more competen...
So you created the circumstances under which the fire could occur. This wasn't created independently through the vehicle...
Absolutely not.
We don't want to be buying lithium-ion batteries from China in 5 years when we can develop the infrastructure and skills...
I hope this committee's activity on this issue... to discourage companies like GM from continuing to innovate and advanc...