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Tesla announced a pickup truck eons ago. Then Ford entered the scene with the F-150 Hybrid, which will be followed by an electric option of the half-ton workhorse. Not long now, General Motors will follow suit with a “complete electric lineup, including a pickup truck.”
Those words come from Mark Reuss, the president of General Motors. Speaking to Wards Auto, the higher-up confirmed the third-generation global EV platform “will help make the battery-backed pickup a reality.” Flexible enough to accommodate “nearly 10 different body styles,” the BEV3 has been announced in January 2019 for front-, rear-, and all-wheel-drive applications.
The first brand within General Motors to utilize the BEV3 is Cadillac, which previewed a three-row crossover at the beginning of the year. Influenced by the XT6, this model will be joined by a performance sedan at some point in the near future.
“This architecture is the canvas on which we will paint a profitable EV program,” said Reuss, but going forward, General Motors has to invest in charging infrastructure in the United States of America. As internal combustion compliance becomes more expensive, there’s no denying EV adoption will grow in the coming years. Reuss expects greater consumer acceptance of their EVs, "plus they are going to be great cars.”
Also in January 2019, the vice president of GMC let it slip the engineers are working on an electric option for the Sierra 1500. Duncan Aldred also believes in the all-electric future that Mary Barra promised in March 2018, but it’ll be a slow burn until the BEV3 rolls out to every brand in the General Motors portfolio. Worse still for the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit, there’s a start-up called Rivian with great ambitions.
Priced at $69,000 before the federal tax credit, the R1T is scheduled to enter production in 2020 for the 2021 model year. Even in entry-level configuration, Rivian promises 402 horsepower, 413 pound-feet of torque, and a 105-kWh battery with more than 230 miles (370 kilometers) of range.
Those words come from Mark Reuss, the president of General Motors. Speaking to Wards Auto, the higher-up confirmed the third-generation global EV platform “will help make the battery-backed pickup a reality.” Flexible enough to accommodate “nearly 10 different body styles,” the BEV3 has been announced in January 2019 for front-, rear-, and all-wheel-drive applications.
The first brand within General Motors to utilize the BEV3 is Cadillac, which previewed a three-row crossover at the beginning of the year. Influenced by the XT6, this model will be joined by a performance sedan at some point in the near future.
“This architecture is the canvas on which we will paint a profitable EV program,” said Reuss, but going forward, General Motors has to invest in charging infrastructure in the United States of America. As internal combustion compliance becomes more expensive, there’s no denying EV adoption will grow in the coming years. Reuss expects greater consumer acceptance of their EVs, "plus they are going to be great cars.”
Also in January 2019, the vice president of GMC let it slip the engineers are working on an electric option for the Sierra 1500. Duncan Aldred also believes in the all-electric future that Mary Barra promised in March 2018, but it’ll be a slow burn until the BEV3 rolls out to every brand in the General Motors portfolio. Worse still for the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit, there’s a start-up called Rivian with great ambitions.
Priced at $69,000 before the federal tax credit, the R1T is scheduled to enter production in 2020 for the 2021 model year. Even in entry-level configuration, Rivian promises 402 horsepower, 413 pound-feet of torque, and a 105-kWh battery with more than 230 miles (370 kilometers) of range.
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