GM Says It Will Stop Selling Gasoline-Powered Vehicles By 2035

Big news from GM, as the automotive giant has announced that as of 2035, it will no longer sell vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines. It's a major decision and ambitious goal, but we can't say it's surprising.

Coincidentally or not, the year 2035 is also the year that’s been put forward by some American states, as well as Quebec, as a deadline after which the sale of new vehicles equipped with combustion engines alone will be prohibited.

We are slowly moving towards a definitive transition, and it’s a move that spans the industry. Just yesterday, Nissan made a strikingly similar announcement, saying it too wants combustion-engine vehicles gone from its lineup by… 2035.

GM's announcement came from Mary Barra, no less. The automaker’s CEO also unveiled the automaker's goal to become a carbon-neutral company by 2040. (Nissan is setting the same goal, but aims to hit it by 2050).

Announcements like this one have been coming fast and furious from GM HQ. The company announced last November it was accelerated its electric vehicle projects, and recently, the firm outlined its plan to launch 30 new electric models by 2025.

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