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In late January 2021, General Motors CEO Mary Barra made several announcements concerning the company's desire to become carbon neutral by 2040. One of the boldest statements was that with an environmental group, they worked to develop a shared vision of an all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. To achieve this goal, more than half of GM’s capital spending and product development team will be devoted to electric and electric-autonomous vehicle programs, according to Reuters. The company said that they planned to launch 30 new electric vehicles by 2025. Barry Rabe, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, told The Washington Post that This is a very significant pivot ... especially for such an iconic American institution, adding that This is more than just a quick flip of the dial ... It’s a very wrenching transition. Some sectors will take longer than others, Barry conceded in the announcement: Heavy-duty vehicles — box trucks, tractor trailers, utility trucks and some heavy pickup trucks — will continue to run on gasoline, the company told The Washington Post. Because the company did make the pledge for its other vehicles, however, the claim is Mostly True.
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