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Why GM’s CEO is still betting on electric vehicles (and racing)

GM was the first major US automaker to make the promise to go all-electric by 2035, just four years ago. Those promises have since turned into rough estimates under the second Donald Trump presidency, with the company softening language about its electrification goals. But GM is riding high on EV sales, and as CEO Mary Barra puts it, EVs are still the future – just on a delayed (and very flexible) timeline.

“We still believe in an all-electric future,” Barra told The Verge in an exclusive interview at the Le Mans race in France. “The regulations were getting in front of where the consumer demand was, largely because of charging infrastruct …

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GM isn’t ready to rip off the CarPlay/Android Auto band-aid quite yet

Last week, General Motors CEO Mary Barra caused a stir when she said that the company would eventually kill Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all of its gas cars. The company had already successfully removed phone mirroring capabilities from most of its electric vehicles, and now it was plotting…

October 27, 2025

In "The Verge"

GM says hands-free, eyes-off driving is coming to Escalade IQ in 2028

A vehicle is welded by robot arms as it goes through the assembly line at the General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan. | Photo: Getty Images General Motors may be shrinking its electric vehicle production, but the automaker wants investors to know its still committed to…

October 22, 2025

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GM slows EV production as tax credit nears expiration

General Motors is going to be scaling back production of the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, as well as the Chevy Bolt EV as it expects sales of electric vehicles to slow dramatically. The $7,500 consumer tax credit for purchasing a new EV is set to expire at the end of…

September 7, 2025

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