General Motors is all in on electric vehicles. GM President Mark Reuss told a group of employees, dealers investors, analysts, media and policymakers today that the company is “on the cusp of delivering a profitable EV business that can satisfy millions of customers.”
The auto world was jolted this week when both Lincoln Division of Ford and GMC Division of General Motors made significant announcements regarding future electric products.
It’s clear the pickup market is going to see some electric models–soon.
UPS manages a fleet that includes more than 1,000 electric and hybrid electric vehicles, as part of its “Rolling Laboratory” of approximately 9,300 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.
A new startup called Chanje (pronounced “change”) jumped into the electric vehicle (EV) market, but not with a vehicle you might expect. In its inaugural press release, Chanje unveiled its first vehicle: a commercial, all-electric Class 5 van called V8070.
Ford wants to be recognized as a future-looking company, so they have 13 hybrids and full-electric cars scheduled for release between now and 2020, part of Ford’s electrified future.
We’re not saying we have reached a tipping point in a shift to heavy-duty EVs, but the movement reached a high water mark at the 2017 ACT Expo.