Posted on 12/23/2021 5:43:39 AM PST by Red Badger
The 2022 CES show in Las Vegas will be very important for Chevrolet. The automaker will unveil the electric version of the Silverado which will be based on a modular platform and will use the company’s Ultium batteries. It will be aimed directly against the Ford F-150 Lightning and the likes in the quickly growing segment of zero-emission trucks. And according to GM’s boss, it will be unmatched on the market.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra recently spoke during an Automotive Press Association meeting in Detroit where she discussed the Silverado EV and the automaker’s strategy for electric vehicles. When asked about what the customers could expect from the electric truck, she simply said that she believes it to be awesome.
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“I think when you see the timing that the Silverado will be available, and what that vehicle offers, I think is unmatched. I think that’s going to make a big difference.” Making a comment probably aimed against Ford, which used the platform of the existing F-150 for its electric version, she also added that the Silverado EV will “educate people on what you can do with an electric truck when you have an electric truck platform.”
Interestingly, despite the fact that the electric Silverado is not launched yet, Barra said she is confident General Motors is leading the field in terms of EV and autonomous technologies from all legacy automakers. Her statement comes just days after Ford announced it is temporarily closing customer reservations for the F-150 Lightning after hitting 200,000 pre-orders.
“For an OEM of scale, we’re first. Full stop,” Barra said. “For start-ups that are only focused on one area, luxury segments, etc., those are obviously competitors that we treat very, very seriously, but when General Motors puts its scale, its highest loyalty in the United States across our brands, we have a lot of assets that we’re going to bring to the party.”
Source: CNBC
Yippie.
things are always better when middle men are required... to charge the batteries, to establish recharging stations, to replace the rare earth metals for the batteries...
yeah, i see a lasting market for these EVs.
LOL. The Chinese are selling Model S equivalents for $25-30k as we speak.
How are their recalls doing with the Volt?
Anyone, see at the electricity price in Europe right now. The UK is firing up the coal plants and mothballing electric trains for diesel. Steam trains are coming:)
Government Motors builds junk.
Here, at this point...
That is the “dealer mark up” over the sticker price...
What exactly IS the blue book on a 25k dealer mark up or the trade in value?
Low Mileage! Meticulously Maintained! 2021 Chevy Dealer mark up! (Car sold sepratately)
Nope
I’ll stick with my 2014 gas-powered Silverado. Will get me to Houston and back without refueling.
The crazy Obama plant opens her mouth and spews out nonsense again
GM is not first on anything
Not first on EV’s
Not first on ICE(Internal Combustion Engine).
Not first on anything.
UK should never have left the EU... electricity is cheap there, thanks to the Russian pipeline.
Mary Barra never mentioned how far that truck can travel from Detroit to northern Michigan towing a trailer with two snowmobiles in the winter and how long it will take to recharge.
Well, yeah, when the battery catches fire....................
I guess we are all getting to to point we will have to rebuild the Rio Norte Line to save ourselves...:(
“I’ll stick with my 2014 gas-powered Silverado. Will get me to Houston and back without refueling.”
Buy property off of I10 and build EV refueling stations.
Truly amazing how they’re shoving this down our throats.
All being done with parlor tricks, involuntary incentives from taxpayers, and about 99% of the owners, hypocritically still reliant on fossil fuels to charge the batteries.
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