Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said General Motors plans to deliver 400,000 EVs through 2023 in a financial call detailing the automaker’s 2021 financial results.
That total will be made up of several new models that are expected to ramp up production next year, as well as continued production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. Production of these vehicles was halted for several months, as GM searched for enough batteries to keep up substitute for a recallplus new car production.
We have teams working to accelerate the mass curves for all of these launches and resume production of both electric and electric vehicles in the EUV as soon as possible,” Barra said on the home call. invest.” And we’ve set our sights on delivering 400,000 electric vehicles in North America during 2022 and 2023.”
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
GM also announced in a press release that it has received more than 110,000 pre-orders for the car 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck launched last month. GM says production of the Silverado EV will begin in early 2023, although it looks like growth will slow.
The automaker recently announced produce more vehicles and batteries in Michigan to house a Silverado EV and a pair of GMC Sierra Denali. GM says this will provide annual North American production capacity for 600,000 electric trucks. All together, the automaker is aiming for a North American production capacity of 1 million EVs annually to 2025.
The Silverado EV targets the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, which is scheduled to begin production later this year. Ford has promote Lightning production every year up to 150,000 units.
Chevrolet Equinox EV
Commercial vehicles are a key part of both automakers’ EV plans. GM says it has received orders for Silverado EVs from more than 240 fleet operators, plus more than 25,000 reservations for its BrightDrop cargo vans. Production of the BrightDrop van began late last year in Canada, with the first ones destined for FedEx.
GM last month confirmed that a $30,000 Equinox EV and Blazer EV will arrive in 2023. Production ramp-ups for both the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck and the Cadillac Lyriq SUV are scheduled for this year, followed by the launch of the GMC Hummer EV SUV.
