GE announces largest single EV commitment, target $0.5 billion market

摘要

According to GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, the company will pur chase 25,000 EVs by 2015 for its own fleet and through its Capital Fleet Ser vices business - the largest-ever single EV commitment. Immelt says, "GE will convert at least half of its 30,000 global fleet and will partner with fleet custom ers to deploy a total of 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015. GE will initially pur chase 12,000 GM vehicles, beginning with the Chevrolet Volt in 2011, and will add other vehicles as manufactur ers expand their EV portfolios. GE and its partners will use a mix of EV tech nologies to meet their respective needs. Chevrolet Volts will roll off production lines this month and other automakers are bringing electric vehicles to market. As this occurs, GE is in a strong posi tion to help deploy the supporting infra structure to help its 65,000 global fleet customers convert and manage their fleets."