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Why GM’s CEO is still betting on electric vehicles (and racing) (www.theverge.com)
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illustration of GM CEO Mary Barra

GM was the first major US automaker to make the promise to go all-electric by 2035, just four years ago. Those promises have since turned into rough estimates under the second Donald Trump presidency, with the company softening language about its electrification goals. But GM is riding high on EV sales, and as CEO Mary Barra puts it, EVs are still the future - just on a delayed (and very flexible) timeline.

"We still believe in an all-electric future," Barra told The Verge in an exclusive interview at the Le Mans race in France. "The regulations were getting in front of where the consumer demand was, largely because of charging infrastruct …

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

Combustion engines only make sense if you can foist the externalities on the masses.

It’s just another way the rich manage to privatize profits and socialize losses.

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Can GM release some sedan EVs then? GM only sells SUVs & Trucks in the EV department. I know all the vehicle companies are incentivised to go bigger which sucks. Regardless, I went with Hyundai since they actually had a sedan.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'm not too surprised. Especially if you study the economies of places outside of the USA.

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