Today, General Electric (GE) has provided more details on its commitment to fully electric vehicles widespread adoption. The company plans to walk the walk with a purchase of 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015, including an order for 12 000 vehicles Chevrolet Volt in 2011 from General Motors (GM), a business partner of GE.
Over the next three years, GE is expected to generate up to $ 500 million in the emerging market for electric vehicles.GE has one of the largest fleets of vehicles and the monde.Elle world fleet management companies also sells consumer and industrial products such as WattStation, an electric car charging station and equipment protection circuit and transformers.
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt made the intentions of GE public through a series of transactions and speech this fall.
Within the framework of its EV thrust GE is also in place "electric vehicle and learning centres, customer experience" for customers, employees and researchers access to technology EV.Un centre will be at Van Buren Township, Michigan, in the Strait of GE Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center .the ' another will be part of Fleet Services business seat GE capital in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with others to be announced in 2011.
The centres will monitor and evaluate the performance of the vehicle and pricing behaviour, driver, service requirements and operational efficiency, experience while offering also the possibility to take advantage of a variety of models and manufacturers and learn about the deployment of electric vehicles.
It is very apparent in seconds sat in the 2011 Ford Edge of sport is different. He feels for the future. There are two LCD screens flanking a beautiful analog tachometer, flush mounted inductive type control on the center stack and, of course, a large infotainment screen. It's like a car of the future! (It is not)