GM plans new EVs
A ute with about 643km range is among 20 new EVs planned by General Motors (GM).
The 20 EV models available by 2023 are mentioned in GM’s latest sustainability report covering nearly 200 pages, most of them designed for the Chinese market.
GM says it will also allocate more than US$20 billion of capital and engineering resources to its electric and autonomous vehicle projects between 2020 and 2025.
The new EVs, mainly SUVs, include the Chevrolet ute – with few details provided – the
Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV due to debut in August and start production in 2022, and later three more electric SUVs from that brand including a luxury version; two EVs from Buick, and a few electrics under the GMC Hummer stable including one due to enter production in late 2021.
In all, about 12 EVs will be available from GM in the US, CleanTechnica reports.
It will also produce a shared autonomous EV, the Cruise Origin, as a result of a collaboration between the self-driving company majority-owned by GM, and Honda.
GM recently revealed its Ultium battery, developed with LG Chem with a joint cell plant being prepared at Lordstown in Ohio, and is reported to be working on low or zero-cobalt alternatives, while 350kW fast charging planned too.
GM says the COVID-19 pandemic has not caused any delay in its all-electric plans.
“As we move through the world in a new way, GM is as determined as ever to create solutions that lead to a better future for all,” GM chief executive Mary Barra says.
“GM remains focused on delivering on our vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, while becoming the most inclusive company in the world.”
GM intends sourcing all its electricity from renewable sources in the US by 2030 and globally by 2040, a decade earlier than previously announced, and will continue recycling 100% of end-of-life EV batteries.
It will also establish a sustainable material target of at least 50% by 2030 for all vehicles.
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Double cab utes are a big part of future EVs. Fresh designs will do best. Hybrids are for the uncommitted. Tesla is/has proven the practicality of electric greenish energy and cool design. Vehicles needed change. Design imitation has become a pandemic. There are endless examples. Vehicles were in the past 3D art as well as functional. Mind many people are group thinkers and actors, maybe fewer want difference and creative new style with function.