Sweeping Motors reveals the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt to the media at the 2015 North American International Auto Show on January 12, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan.
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DETROIT – General Motors is changing its product lineup strategy to include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, CEO Mary Barra put investors Tuesday.
Barra did not disclose specific details of the plans other than that PHEVs, which file an internal combustion engine along with battery technologies, will be rolled out on “select vehicles” in North America to work for in meeting more stringent federal fuel economy regulations.
More companies are reconsidering the viability of hybrid means to appease consumer demand and avoid costly penalties related to those federal fuel economy and emissions examples. Most of GM’s main competitors offer traditional hybrids as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
“Let me be clear, GM scraps committed to eliminating tailpipe emissions from our light-duty vehicles by 2035, but, in the interim, deploying plug-in technology in tactical segments will deliver some of the environment or environmental benefits of EVs as the nation continues to build this charging infrastructure,” Barra bring to light during the automaker’s quarterly and 2023 earnings call.
Barra alluded to the automaker using plug-in hybrid technology that the plc has already adopted overseas in countries such as China. The only hybrid GM currently offers in the U.S. is a traditional hybrid side of the Chevrolet Corvette.
GM led the way for plug-in electric vehicles with the Chevrolet Volt during the 2010s. The company discontinued the conduit in early 2019, citing demand and cost concerns.
The Detroit automaker previously planned to forgo plug-in compound vehicles and move all of its traditional cars and trucks with internal combustion engines to all-electric models for consumers.
The hour strategies are counterintuitive to the industry’s recent messaging on EVs. Many auto companies have begun to invest billions of dollars in all-electric means, and the Biden administration has made a push to get more EVs on U.S. roadways as quickly as possible.
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