GM & Mary Barra Place A $35 Billion Bet On EVs
GM and its CEO, Mary Barra, are fully committed to the EV Revolution even as tariffs and consumer sentiment put obstacles in the way.
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GM Pulls The Plug On Cruise Robotaxi Business
Cruise, the robotaxi arm of General Motors, will be shut down and its operations folded into self driving technology for cars and trucks.
A New Study On US Attitudes Toward EV Adoption Mirrors GM’s Sustainability Goals
A 2024 study by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago reveals that high prices and limited charging infrastructure are major barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption. These findings parallel GM’s sustainability goals projections — the legacy automaker’s professed … [continued]
Jim Farley & Mary Barra Discuss Their Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Plans
Ford and General Motors have very different views on the hybrid versus plug-in hybrid question. One of them is right but which one?
Plug-In Hybrid Models From GM Set To Debut … In 2027
GM says it will have plug-in hybrids ready three model years from now. The whole car market may have changed by then.
GM’s Electric Vehicle Transition Needed “More Time In Planning & Risk Assessment”
General Motors (GM) faltered in 3 important areas in 2023: manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), making sense of its self-driving division called Cruise, and addressing software issues. CEO Mary Barra spoke about these and other major disappointments during last week’s Wolfe Research Global Auto and Auto Tech Conference. Taking what seems like a … [continued]
GM Confirms Next-Generation Chevy Bolt, Blames Supplier For EV Production Delays
It’s official. A second generation of the Chevy Bolt is coming … soon. Details at this point are nonexistent.
GM Joins Ford In Using Tesla Superchargers
GM has joined Ford in agreeing to install NACS charging equipment in its electric cars so drivers can use the Tesla Supercharger network.
GRRL Power: GM Gets Fashionable New Board Member
Women make up 62% of the new car market, and GM just found someone who knows what they want!
In AP Interview, GM’s Mary Barra Explains Her Strategy To Catch Tesla By 2025
Now that we’re more than halfway through 2022, GM’s goal of catching up to Tesla for EV sales by 2025 seems like an impossible climb. Right now, GM still gets mocked on Tesla Twitter, especially with Joe Biden saying “Mary, you electrified the whole auto industry, you led…” in a … [continued]
