And China’s decision late last year to demand that most vehicles sold there by 2035 is also critical because GM sells more cars in that country through its joint ventures than in the United States. And Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands have said they will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
GM has been talking about emission-free vehicles for about two years. Last March, it introduced modular battery technology that he said would reduce costs. A few months later, GM said it could reach a point where electric vehicles are no faster than petrol-powered food than previously expected.
Me. Barra gets support and input from an unexpected source – the Environmental Defense Fund, which GM has criticized in the past. The CEO shared a braai meal with the group’s president, Fred Krupp, during a conference in 2015, and by last fall, they were regularly telephoned and emailed.
“We were both optimistic that we could reach the common ground,” he said. Krupp said.
In October, GM unveiled a Hummer electric pickup and within a day collected enough orders to take into account all the trucks GM had planned to make in the first year of the truck.
“It was another turning point,” he said. Parker, the chief sustainability officer, said. “It has shown that consumers are very excited about owning electric vehicles.”
Only a few weeks later, Mr. Pray for the elected president. And by December, GM had met with its transition team, Mr. Parker said. “Our vision of a future with no emissions is very much in line with their vision and their goals.”
At the same time, GM has signed a pledge known as the Business Ambition for 1.5 Degrees to combat global warming. In early January, the company entered into 2035 as the probable date for the electrical transition, Mr. Parker said. On January 12, Mrs. Barra at the Consumer Electronics Show and gives a detailed vision of GM about a future without exhaust fumes, but gives no specific date.