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Over in Europe, the Audi A8 comes with Level 3 self-driving technology. As for Tesla, the Palo Alto-based automaker is single-handedly responsible for turning the electric vehicle from misfit to mainstream. Even Ford has taken an interest in both domains, packing as much technology as possible in models as utilitarian as the F-150.
The F-150 also prepares to go hybrid for the 2020 model year, with production scheduled to start in the latter half of 2019 at the Dearborn Truck Plant. The hybrid part of the F-150 Hybrid also works as a mobile generator. Ram is making baby steps in this regard too, introducing the eTorque mild-hybrid system on the 1500 for the 2019 model year.
So how does General Motors plan to counter the Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles? According to the vice president of global strategy, "the core business is going to be the core business for a couple of decades to come.” More to the point, Mike Abelson says “there will not be any AV/EV pickups."
As short-sighted as he might sound, Abelson has a different opinion from the woman that runs General Motors. Mary Barra told Harvard University students that the automaker had given a tiny bit of thought about producing an electric pickup, which goes to show that everything is on the table as long as the customers and demand are there.
Even more curious, Abelson told the Detroit Free Press that “EV adoption isn’t optional, it’s mandatory” if General Motors wants to move forward. The Bolt is one of the first steps in this direction, and two more Bolt-sized electric crossovers are in the pipeline before the end of the decade.
Turning our attention back to pickups, General Motors sells more of them than Ford and Fiat Chrysler in the United States of America. In order to make sure that there’s a truck for every customer out there, the previous generation of the Silverado 1500 will be produced well into 2019 alongside the all-new model. As for the Colorado, two new trim levels have been added for the 2019 model year.
So how does General Motors plan to counter the Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles? According to the vice president of global strategy, "the core business is going to be the core business for a couple of decades to come.” More to the point, Mike Abelson says “there will not be any AV/EV pickups."
As short-sighted as he might sound, Abelson has a different opinion from the woman that runs General Motors. Mary Barra told Harvard University students that the automaker had given a tiny bit of thought about producing an electric pickup, which goes to show that everything is on the table as long as the customers and demand are there.
Even more curious, Abelson told the Detroit Free Press that “EV adoption isn’t optional, it’s mandatory” if General Motors wants to move forward. The Bolt is one of the first steps in this direction, and two more Bolt-sized electric crossovers are in the pipeline before the end of the decade.
Turning our attention back to pickups, General Motors sells more of them than Ford and Fiat Chrysler in the United States of America. In order to make sure that there’s a truck for every customer out there, the previous generation of the Silverado 1500 will be produced well into 2019 alongside the all-new model. As for the Colorado, two new trim levels have been added for the 2019 model year.
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