According to foreign media, US auto giant General Motors has announced that it plans to halt production of all gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and fully switch to electric vehicles. Its Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet brands will all switch to new energy. At the same time, the company announced that it would run its U.S. plants on 100% renewable energy by 2030 and its global plants by 2035, five years earlier than previously planned.
Gm's announcement comes a day after Joe Biden, the new US President, signed a series of executive orders to fight climate change, pushing the US to curb carbon emissions. And in the production of fuel cars, gm is not the first carmaker announced such plans, Toyota's plans to put 2025 pure fuel vehicles gradually withdrew from the product line, Volkswagen is the cut-off time set at around 2040, changan, baic both Chinese brands are put forward to stop selling traditional fuel cars by 2025. The increasingly stringent emission regulations and carbon emission limits in various countries are also the reason why major car companies threaten to stop selling fuel vehicles and promote new energy vehicles.
In order to achieve full electrification, GM has introduced the BEV3 platform for pure electric vehicles and Ultium electric drive technology, which integrates gm's efforts in the areas of electrification, motors and batteries. Cadillac LYRIQ, the first model built on the BEV3 platform, is expected to officially hit the Chinese market and go on sale in 2022. After Buick, Chevrolet and other brands of related products will be listed in succession. According to the plan, GM will launch 30 electric models worldwide by 2025, ensuring that electric vehicles are available at all levels and price points.
At the same time, GM plans to invest $27 billion in the development of electric and autonomous vehicles to accelerate the pace of gm's electrification and intelligence. In addition, GM is partnering with EVgo to speed up its charging infrastructure, with the goal of adding more than 2,700 quick-charging stations by 2025, which will also be fully powered by renewable energy.