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It would be interesting to take a step in a parallel universe where GM decided to invest heavily in electric vehicles after the EV1. One where they followed up
by PaulWaldman 6y ago
It would be interesting to take a step in a parallel universe where GM decided to invest heavily in electric vehicles after the EV1. One where they followed up the EV1 with a whole portfolio of electric cars. Maybe even converting Saturn to its first electric only brand.
Where would this put electric cars today? Would we see cars with a 500 mile range selling for $30k? I kinda doubt it.
My recollection is that GM instead pivoted massive investments in hydrogen fuel cells, which require much smaller batteries. It was probably a hedge against the slow advancement of battery technologies. Unfortunately it seems like hydrogen fuel cells are getting skipped entirely for battery electric vehicles for consumer vehicles.