Gerard Planche (General Motors Europe)
Gerard Planche (General Motors Europe)
GM – Leading the way to electrification of the automobile
Abstract
"The growth of motorized mobility needs could more than double the size of the global vehicle car park by 2030, placing an unbearable load on the planet's natural resources. GM has defined a path towards sustainable mobility which starts today and leads towards the electrification of the automobile. GM has the resources to address the breadth of alternative fuels needed in, and best suited for, the various parts of the world. Together with most vehicle manufacturers and energy providers, we believe that hydrogen is slated to become the main energy carrier of the future. GM's Fuel Cell activities aim at leading the way to an affordable, convenient and emissions-free transportation technology."
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Born in
Geneva 27/06/55 - Swiss and French citizenship - Married, 5 children and 3
grandchildren - Currently lives near Paris, works in Berlin
Graduated
(Thermodynamics) in 1976 from the Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Genève and in 1986
(MBA) from IMD, Lausanne
Worked with various
actors in the car industry from 1976 to 1985 (including Swiss electric car
manufacturer Pilcar); joined GM Europe in 1987 and held successive positions in
Industrial Capacity Planning, Business Planning, Pilot Build, Production,
CKD-kit Export Planning, Aftersales Service Management and Commercial Vehicles
Partnership. Currently responsible for the deployment in Berlin of 10
"HydroGen4", GM's latest generation Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles.
