Steel yourself for a release-free future.
No more internal combustion engines. No more polluting trucks and cars. Only 100% electric vehicles are displayed and sold in dealerships.
Car manufacturers shake and electrify their assemblies and tease motorists with images of oncoming gas-free vehicles. By 2025, the US car industry will look very different from today.
Online car retailer Edmunds predicts 2021 will be an “important year” for electric vehicles, with US sales up 2.5% from 1.9% last year. Consumers will also see an avalanche of new models enter the market in the next 11 months: 30 EVs from 21 brands, compared to 17 models in 2020, according to Edmunds.
Stephanie Brinley, an industry expert at IHS Markit, said a wider range of EVs at affordable prices would help change Americans’ attitudes toward vehicle-free emissions. However, carmakers will have to work hard to highlight why EVs are the smarter choice, she added.
“Cost is still a factor and the anxiety of the extent will be addressed in part by education,” Brinley told ABC News. “There’s no reason why a consumer can not adapt to an electric vehicle.”
Which car manufacturers are charging their portfolios and betting heavily on battery technology?
Jaguar Land Rover
The British company owned by the Indian Tata Motors has become the latest manufacturer committing itself to an electric future.
Jaguar, the deep-seated sports car manufacturer known for its seductive design, will become an ‘electric luxury brand’ by 2025 to ‘realize its unique potential’, the market announced on 15 February. Future Jaguar models will be built solely on a purely electric architecture, ‘the company noted.
Jaguar currently manufactures one EV: The I-PACE. Worldwide sales of the stylish, futuristic SUV amounted to 7,807 units in 2020.
The first all-electric Land Rover model will arrive in 2024, followed by five ‘pure electric variants’ in the next five years, the company said. In addition, JLR expects that almost 60% of the Land Rovers sold by 2030 will be with no exhaust pipe power stations.
The company has set another ambitious goal: by 2039, no net carbon emissions in its supply chain, products and operations.
Ford Motor
The Dearborn carmaker’s new, splashy Mustang Mach-E SUV lets Tesla owners trade in their vehicles for this all-electric Ford. The company’s next launch with a battery-powered electric propulsion will likely be the F-150 pickup in early 2022.
The rollout of Ford vehicles with batteries in the US was sluggish compared to the competition. In Europe, however, Ford’s full passenger vehicle will only work on batteries by 2030.
This week, Ford promised to spend $ 1 billion to refurbish its Cologne, Germany, plant as a base for the production of electric vehicles. Two-thirds of Ford’s commercial vehicle sales are expected to be fully electric or plug-in hybrids by 2030, and Ford’s newly announced partnership with Volkswagen will help the company reach its EV targets.
“Our announcement today to transform our Cologne plant, home to our operations in Germany for 90 years, is one of the most important that Ford has made in a generation. It highlights our commitment to Europe and a modern future with electric vehicles are at the heart of our growth strategy, ‘said Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley in a statement.
The 117-year-old carmaker recently doubled its investment in electric vehicles to $ 22 billion by 2025.
Elected officials in Europe aggressively regulated the exhaust fumes. To avoid costly fines and penalties, automakers are phasing out petroleum-powered cars and trucks for EVs.
Bentley Motors
The formidable, powerful W12 and V8 engines that power Bentley’s expensive cars, big tourists and sports utility vehicles will soon become part of the car legend.
The ultra-luxury carmaker announced in November that its first electric vehicle would launch in 2025. Then, by 2030, the transport at its Crewe, UK, will be electric.
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark acknowledged the venture’s bold move and called it a “profound change in the industry”.
“It really is a transformation of affairs,” he told reporters. “There’s a demand for a Bentley EV.”
Bentley’s concept car EXP 100 GT could provide additional clues about the company’s plans. The brilliant, radically excellent tournament contains sustainable materials and is programmed with autonomous techniques for electric control. The battery-powered electric drive drives the EXP 100 GT from 0 to 60 km / h in 2.5 seconds, according to Bentley.
General Motors
The car giant has not yet done away with combustion engines.
The Detroit carmaker outlined its positive plans for electric vehicles in January, promising that by the end of 2025, 40% of U.S. models will be battery-powered electric vehicles.
By 2035, most GM vehicles sold will be EVs.
GM’s large, male pickups were reliable money makers for the company, and consumer demand for these eaters skyrocketed in the spring and summer.
The anticipation for GM’s reborn all-electric Hummer, which is planned for the 2022 model year, has not diminished since its debut in October last year.
The company has sharpened interest in the all-electric Cadillac Lyriq with its entertaining Super Bowl ads. And GM’s small, Bolt hatchback has been redesigned, along with a sibling, the Bolt EUV (Electric Utility Vehicle), for 2022. Global sales of the Bolt EV have increased more than 100 since its market launch in 2017. 000 increased.
These vehicles are part of GM’s roadmap to launch 30 new EVs worldwide by 2025.
More EVs
Car manufacturers worldwide are busy preparing their EV models for motorists. German luxury carmaker Audi recently unveiled its 2022 e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT, two high-performance electric cars packing 522 horsepower and 637 hp respectively.
Volkswagen’s new compact ID.4 promises to be a serious challenger to top-seller Tesla Model 3. All-electric car maker Rivian has tested its $ 67,500 R1T truck in the Arizona desert; the truck can drive more than 300 kilometers at a full load.
Then there is the Lordstown Endurance participating in the grueling San Felipe 250 desert race in April in Baja, California.
The large number of EVs hitting the market could boost the industry, according to Brinley of IHS Markit.
“Consumers’ willingness to consider EVs will change as products get better,” she added.