Horsepower to Hyperloops

Welcome to Horsepower to Hyperloops, Kettering University’s official podcast, where the Kettering community from around the globe connects and shares groundbreaking ideas, noteworthy advancements and the latest developments in mobility, technology, medicine and many other fields.

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Recent Episodes

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Creating the Future: A Discussion with General Motors EVP Gerald Johnson

Gerald Johnson '85, Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability at General Motors, discusses the primary initiatives at GM that will help define the future for all of us, including the push to build more efficient combustion engines over the next 10 years in the transition to electric vehicles; GM’s commitment to an electric future; the impact autonomous vehicles will have on our day to day lives; and how sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion will be critical strategies in reaching all those goals.

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Partners and Heroes

Recently retired Honda Executive Vice President Rick Schostek ('80, Industrial Administration) talks about the increasing need for partnerships—among other innovations—in the brave new world of the automotive/mobility industry. We also learn about his family’s lifetime journey in caring for the man he calls his own personal hero: his son Greg, 35, who has autism.

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Beyond Automotive: Clean Energy for Everything Else

John Krzminski '03 discusses his efforts to create clean, carbon-neutral emissions for the off-road sector. This includes hundreds of millions of engines, from lawnmowers and ATVs to boats, drones and non-jet aircraft, for which electrification may not be possible or advisable.

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