translate English to French: Larry Burns, the visionary head of GM’s research and development until his recent retirement, sees the electric vehicle as much more than an opportunity to save gasoline, important as that is. According to Burns, the electric-vehicle age will reshape the energy grid, redefine driving patterns, and generally improve the quality of life in urban areas, where most of the world’s population will live and drive.
Larry Burns, le patron visionnaire du département Recherche et Développement de GM jusqu’à ce qu’il prenne sa retraite tout récemment, voit dans la voiture électrique bien plus que la simple possibilité d’économiser l’essencethe visionary head of GM’s research and development in recent years until his recent retirement, sees the electric vehicle as much more than an opportunity to save gasoline, même si cela est bien sur très important.