GM Electric Vehicle Facts - Union Park Buick GMC

OUR PATH TO AN ALL-ELECTRIC FUTURE

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GM is on its way to an all-electric future, with a commitment to 30 new global electric vehicles by 2025. We are aggressively going after every aspect of what it takes to put everyone in an EV because we need millions of EVs on the road to make a meaningful impact toward building a zero-emissions future. GM is positioned to design, engineer, and produce EVs for every style and price point, and we are rapidly building a competitive advantage in batteries, software, vehicle integration, manufacturing and customer experience.

BUICK GMC EV PRODUCTS

EVs allow for significant physical constraints associated with conventional vehicles – no gas tanks, engines, radiators or exhaust pipes. Battery packs can be arranged differently for each vehicle to optimize height and width for aesthetics, comfort, drive feel or more storage.

GMC HUMMER EV LAYS FOUNDATION FOR GM’S ALL-ELECTRIC FUTURE

Our electric trucks will change what people thought they knew about EVs – and everything they know about Hummers. The GMC HUMMER EV is our first entry, but it won’t be alone for long. We will offer not just one pickup, but multiple models with multiple variants, for multiple customers - a vehicle and package for everyone.

EV Charging

GM’s holistic approach targets charging capability at home and at work, enhancing the public infrastructure, and is aimed at a seamless, convenient and economical changeover to electrified transportation for our customers. We also support a grid that uses renewable energy sources, to make the entire EV charging process sustainable from the start.

Our EV Program Quick Facts

Battery Facts:

Our joint venture with LG Energy Solution to develop and mass produce battery cells is expected to bring EVs closer to price-parity with gas-powered vehicles.
GM is projecting that its second generation Ultium packs will cost 60 percent less than batteries in use today with twice the energy density expected.
GM plans 19 different battery and drive unit configurations initially, including horizontal and vertical stacks, to power vehicles ranging from affordable cars and crossovers to luxury SUVs and pickup trucks.
Our ability to stack batteries vertically is unique in the industry and it allows for a flat cabin floor and more interior room than comparable EVs that use cylindrical battery packs.
Our Ultium battery cells feature a state-of-the-art Nickel Cobalt Manganese Aluminum (NCMA) chemistry, which was designed to reduce the cobalt content in our batteries by more than 70 percent.
We have enabled the reuse or recycling of 100 percent of returned batteries, and we will keep doing so.
We apply a comprehensive battery and high-voltage safety strategy and development process to every EV we make, supported by a dedicated high-voltage battery safety team.

Charging Facts:

General Motors has partnered with Qmerit, to enable electric vehicle owners to more easily find and obtain quotes from pre-approved EV charging station installers.
There are already more than 25,000 public places across the US and Canada where our customers can charge their Chevrolet Bolt EV on Level 2 or Fast chargers.
Our Energy Assist feature displays dynamic data from charging networks, providing Chevrolet Bolt EV drivers with the ability to find, initiate and pay for charging at more than 40,000 charging stations in the North America.
We are adding 3,500 new EV charging plugs to our facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada, planning to eventually triple the amount of charging locations we currently provide.
We’re working alongside EVgo to build more than 2,700 fast charging stations over the next five years, tripling the size of the United States’ largest public fast charging network.
EVgo chargers, enabled by the collaboration with GM, will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy, aligning with our passion and commitment to sustainability both inside and outside our walls.

Product Facts:

By 2025, GM will launch 30 EVs around the world, and more than two-thirds will be available in North America. Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet and Buick will all be represented, with EVs at all price points for families, work, adventure and performance.
Three-quarters of our Bolt EV buyers are new to GM, and they are among our most satisfied customers and ambassadors.
By mid-decade, we intend to sell a million EVs per year in our two largest markets – in North America, and with our joint venture partners in China.
General Motors recently unveiled the Cadillac LYRIQ show car and the GMC HUMMER EV. They join the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which is currently on the market.
The Cruise Origin was unveiled in January 2020, the first production vehicle from the General Motors, Cruise and Honda partnership. The Cruise Origin is a self-driving EV with modular design developed for a million miles of 24-hour service.
The Chevrolet Bolt EUV will be the first non-Cadillac to offer Super Cruise.
GM R&D has filed more than 3,000 global patents related to electrification.

Investment Facts:

Between 2020 and 2025, GM will invest more than $27 billion in EV and AV product spending, exceeding GM’s gas and diesel investment.
In October 2020, GM announced a $2 billion investment to transition its Spring Hill assembly plant to be dedicated to EVs.
In January 2020, GM announced a $2.2 billion investment at its Factory Zero assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs, which will create more than 2,200 good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs.
In December 2019, GM and LG Energy Solution announced plans to build a $2.3 billion plant in Lordstown, Ohio to mass produce battery cells for electric vehicles, which will create more than 1,100 new, good-paying jobs.
The Lordstown plant, which will be about the size of 30 football fields, will have an annual capacity of more than 30 gigawatt hours and room for expansion.
In 2019, GM announced it is investing $300 million in its Orion Township, Michigan assembly plant to produce the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, adding 400 jobs.
In 2018, GM announced a $28 million expansion of its battery testing lab in Warren, Michigan. It is the largest, most advanced battery test lab in America for over a decade.

Are Electric Vehicles worth it?

Electric Vehicles are clearly the future so the question now becomes, are they really worth it? While EVs may seem more expensive at the outset, the benefits that they offer will outweigh the costs in the long run. Here are our top 5 benefits of buying an Electric Vehicle (and why now is a good time to do so):

Very little maintenance required - EVs have fewer moving parts and almost no fluids to change on a regular basis so they will require little routine upkeep.
Tax rebates - buyers can get a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 with the purchase of an EV or plug-in hybrid car (conditions apply and this is dependent on whether the manufacturer has reached their cap).
Improved battery performance - with the increased investments in Research and Development, batteries are constantly improving and some can now last for over a million miles before they need to be replaced.
Drop in prices - as more and more manufacturers start producing EVs, the production costs will gradually go down which means more affordable EVs are on the way!
Reduced carbon footprint due to fewer emissions - so we can contribute to protecting the environment as we go about our daily lives.

So if you're interested in learning more about an Electric Vehicle or would like to discuss more about range, charging stations, maintenance, or anything EV-related, call us or stop by our dealership. We're excited about EVs and would love to share our excitement with you!