General Motors Plans 20 All-Electric Cars By 2023 (bloomberg.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: General Motors joined a growing group of automakers promising an emissions-free future for cars by pledging to sell 20 all-electric vehicles by 2023. The largest U.S. automaker, which generates most of its profit with large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, plans to have a lineup of both battery-powered cars and hydrogen fuel-cell autos, which also run on electricity. Two new EVs will debut in the next 18 months to follow the Chevrolet Bolt that's been on sale for less than a year. The planned lineup demonstrates GM is doubling down on electrification despite the Bolt's slow start in U.S. showrooms and companies' inability thus far to profitably sell EVs. The automaker has delivered fewer than 12,000 units of the battery-powered Bolt, which goes about 238 miles between charges. Deliveries have primarily been concentrated thus far in California, which mandates sales of emissions-less vehicles.

Comments

Re:Wow, I've totally never seen this story before.

[JBMcB]

If GM cared about selling the Bolt...

It costs several hundred million dollars to bring a new vehicle to market, especially with a new drivetrain, as type acceptance on new drivetrains takes years.

I know a lot of people don't quite get this concept, but companies don't like spending money on things that don't make money.

If GM DIDN'T care about the Bolt, they wouldn't have spent the time, effort and money developing it.

Re:The reality distortion is strong with this one

[Rei]

Meanwhile, here's how emergencies actually play out for EV owners.