GE commits to the purchase of 25,000 electric vehicles for its fleet by 2015, which includes buying 12,000 Chevrolet Volts.
GE jumpstarts the electric vehicle industry
That represents GE’s attempt to kick-start the electric vehicle industry.
GE’s actions will certainly help accelerate the adoption of EVs and help put to rest any doubts that a paradigm shift away from fossil fuel transportation is actually happening.
It makes logical sense for GE to be in the vanguard of the charge towards an electric-based sustainable energy economy and the emerging electric-vehicle market as they already have products along most every point of the electric-vehicle infrastructure.
General Electric is heavily involved with updating the electrical transmission grid to handle the proliferation of electric autos and also manufacturers both a residential and commercial version of an EV charging stations called the WattStation. GE also has other divisions that would also profit from the growing electric-vehicle market such as: Capital Fleet Services, Energy, and Licensing and Trading, which according to company officials could account for $500 million in revenue over the next three years.
12,000 Chevy Volts to be included in GE’s Green Fleet
GE’s EV record breaking purchase announcement is probably just the tip of the iceberg as we expect to soon be hearing more and more pending EV purchase announcements by various companies and governments as they start greening their fleet vehicles.
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