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GM has promised to introduce 20 new EVs by 2023. The automaker’s annual sustainability report — released last week — provides a glimpse of how it intends to go about building this expanded portfolio of electric vehicles.
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The General Motors report notes that the company plans to put more than $20 billion toward electric and autonomous vehicles between now and 2025, concentrating on a wide range of models that appeal to the greatest possible number of customers.
All four of GM’s major U.S. brands figure into the automaker’s plans. The report notes at least 12 upcoming EV models spread among these brands. They’ll largely be built on GM’s new modular EV platform, which is flexible enough to allow for widely varied designs and sizes based on the needs and personality of each brand.
Buick EVs
The GM report notes two upcoming all-electric Buick models, neither of which has been named yet. One will be an SUV designed to provide plenty of passenger and cargo space. The other will be a more athletically proportioned crossover.
GMC EVs
EV plans for GMC revolve around the revived Hummer brand. GM has already announced plans for a 1,000-horsepower Hummer EV pickup, and it’s also planning to build an off-road-friendly Hummer EV SUV based on the truck model.
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Cadillac EVs
Cadillac has at least five upcoming EVs, the most of any GM brand. The previously announced Lyriq is being touted as a relatively mainstream crossover and should be the first new GM EV to hit dealerships. The luxury brand is also planning an electric three-row family SUV, an XT4-sized “attainable luxury” crossover, and a full-size electric SUV based on the Escalade. The Celestiq, a hand-assembled ultra-luxury EV with a potential price tag of $200,000, is also in the works.
Chevrolet EVs
Springboarding off the Bolt EV, Chevrolet has three more electric vehicles on the way: a midsize SUV, a full-size pickup with more than 400 miles of range, and the Blazer-inspired Bolt electric utility vehicle.
GM is making a heavy bet on electrification — and an all-electric future — over the next few years, and these 12 models will go a long way toward transforming the automaker’s ambitious plans into reality.
A longtime editor/writer and recently transplanted Hoosier, Caleb Cook lives in Xenia, Ohio. His favorite activities are reading and listening to music, although he occasionally emerges from the heap of books and vinyl records in his basement to stand blinking in the sunlight. Once fully acclimated to the outside world again, he can be observed hanging out with his wife, attempting a new recipe in the kitchen, attending movies, walking the dog, or wandering into a local brewery to inquire about what’s on tap. See more articles by Caleb.