Technically, the Lakewood plant could be reopened at some future date if General Motors decided to locate a vehicle program there, a company spokesman said.

G.M. has since abandoned its battery-powered vehicle program.

A few quotes from the many in support of the WISE vehicle programme:

Police departments are among frequent participants in take-home vehicle programs, allowing officers to take home the police cars they use while on duty.

The vehicle program allowed Rawhide to expand again, and they began treating 20 boys a year in 1984.

On the state level, mandatory vehicle emissions-testing programs are often required as part of the annual motor-vehicle registration process.

Ford terminated its ongoing electric vehicle program as impractical and unaffordable from a profitable business standpoint.

The reorganization slowed rather than sped many vehicle programs and enraged thousands of G.M. workers.

G.M. defended its electric vehicle program, saying it was trying to develop a vehicle consumers would buy but needed more time.

The official with Ford's electric vehicle program drove the first entry by a major car maker in a race of electric cars.