Industry Pioneer Award Recipient

Upon receiving the Industry Pioneer Award at the 14th annual Alternative Fuels and Vehicles (AFVi) Conference for his leadership in clean vehicle technology, GM's Larry Burns discusses GM advanced propulsion technology that is "driving the future."

Lawrence Burns was honored for devoting his life to advancing the use of green vehicle technology and was one of the key note speakers at the AFVi conference. He has worked at GM since 1969 and is credited with a commitment to an automotive future that doesn’t rely on the internal combustion engine. Topgear.com asserted, “…he will probably have more influence on the car you drive in 20 years than anyone else on earth.” Mr. Burns leads all of GM’s efforts involving new technologies and is an outspoken advocate for the hydrogen economy and for GM to be the first company to have one million fuel cell vehicles on the road.

2008 Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference, Las Vegas
Video Courtesy of General Motors Corporation

Clean Cities strives to advance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption. Clean Cities has a network of approximately 90 volunteer coalitions, which develop public/private partnerships to promote alternative fuels and advanced vehicles, fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction.

Clean Cities is part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program.

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