Last Thursday, Dan Hancock, Vice President of Global Power-train Engineering at General Motors, drove to the university in a prototype automobile, and gave a lecture in Olin Hall about developmental propulsion technologies from the automobile manufacturer, General Motors. 

Hancock described three developmental programs: gas-efficient, hybrid and electric cars.

In a world where both climate predictions and gas prices seem increasingly volatile, many hope for greater fuel mileage and reduced greenhouse gas emissions through the use of “hybrid car” technology.