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Thursday 2 May 2019
GM says it’s definitely building an electric pickup
After recently backing away from partnership talks with EV truck-maker Rivian only to have Ford jump in, and following a trail of hints at an electrified SUV or pickup, GM has announced it’ll be developing an electric pickup truck of its own.
CEO Mary Barra confirmed the company’s plans to enter a product into the electric pickup segment during an investor call this week.
It’s basically a no-brainer for GM as much of the competition already announced their plans to produce electric pickups. This includes Ford, which just last week made public its plans to drop $500 million into Rivian in addition to previous announcements to develop a hybrid and EV F-150, and Tesla, which is also getting into the pickup game.
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