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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. In short, the GMC Hummer EV is meant to make electric cars badass in the public eye.

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Ex-Tesla exec joins General Motors’ Board: ‘GM & Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future’

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“General Motors and Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Tesla’s President of Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, and Delivery & Service. . It has already started investing in its all-electric lineup by upgrading its factories and securing battery material for EVs.

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Electric Vehicle sales increased 109 percent in 2021, China and Europe set the pace

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Electric vehicle sales increased 109 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, a new report from analyst firm Canalys indicated. As the all-electric vehicle sector continues to heat up with competition, EVs made up 9 percent of the total automotive sales globally last year, a sharp increase from the year prior.

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Tesla starts making preparations for an exciting Model S Plaid delivery event

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Tesla is one of the few electric car makers that actually takes guests for test rides in its vehicle prototypes. The next-generation Roadster could be considered a bit of an outlier, as the all-electric supercar’s test rides back in 2018 featured a hard 0-60 mph launch from a standstill.

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Startup SF Motors announces two EVs; up to 1000 hp, 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds

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SF Motors, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle (EV) startup and subsidiary of Shanghai-based Sokon Industry Group ( earlier post ), announced its latest technological advances and a new line of intelligent electric vehicles at an event at its Santa Clara headquarters. SF Motors acquired InEVit Inc.,

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GM aims to catch Tesla’s EV market share by 2025

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The GM CEO said the company’s expanding lineup of electric vehicles would help it accelerate its sales and ultimately catch Tesla’s dominating sales figures for the U.S. However, a report from Reuters stated that GM plans to expand its EV lineup to 20 by 2028. GM has had a tumultuous 2021 so far.

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How 2023 will be Tesla’s true ‘breakout’ year

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Despite Tesla accomplishing so many incredible things over the past fourteen years, from basically financial ruin to the most valuable automaker in the world, 2023 is a chance for the company to truly break away from its competitors once and for all. Full Self-Driving was slotted to be completed for the first time in 2018.

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