CEO Mary Barra on how GM is revving up electric vehicles

[@AlternativPerspectiv]

How much did GM pay for this ad?

[@chuckxu5910]

Trillions of dollars

[@briandevoe730]

GM pay for this ? I think not , you did ! Taxpayers , we are suckers !

[@MechAnonymous]

I wish you guys would realize who is really in control and the fact that we should not have to pay for gas or electric. Look into the technology we could actually have if the greedy were not just worried about their own family being the richest. If everyone saw it with their own eyes they would believe it. There is far greater technology than they are leaking to us just to keep the rich rich.

[@patbarr1351]

Oh you cynics! It's easy to believe in nothing.

[@geerstyresoil3136]

​​@briandevoe730 GM paid everything back years ago after 2008 financial crisis

[@SteveSabbai]

Only $130,000?! What a deal! 😂😂😂

[@iluvcamaros1912]

It's the flagship Cadillac. It's supposed to be expensive. The upcoming electric Mercedes G-Wagen starts at $161,500. Now the dealer lots full of $80k pickup trucks? That's something worth complaining about. A light-duty truck meant for everyone ought not to carry a luxury price tag.

[@heyaisdabomb]

@@iluvcamaros1912 Price is THE problem for the entire electrification program at GM, Ford, and Chevy. The media rallies about how the Chinese car makers have been supported by the government, so their prices are artificially low. But it accounts for at least 26% of the cars price... Of $9,7000. The vast majority of their savings is due to the vertical integration that none of the American auto companies are doing. And THAT is why it the American auto industry will die out, besides Tesla, who IS vertically integrating.

[@joeaverager]

@@iluvcamaros1912 Agreed. I need a smaller Honda Ridgeline or Ford Maverick EREV more than a huge Silverado/Hummer/Lightning.

[@joeaverager]

@@heyaisdabomb Tesla stands a good chance of dying out b/c Musk alienating his customers with his recent hard right turn to politics. I'll never own a Tesla while Musk is involved. Really disappointed b/c I've been enthusiastic about their vehicles for the past decade. I would have bought one eventually. Bought a Hyundai instead. Don't need anything fancy - just durable and reliable.

[@geerstyresoil3136]

​@@joeaveragerfreedom of speech is hard right? 😂

[@SpottedSharks]

The Chevy Bolt is/was a great commuter car at a great price and absolutely must be central to GM’s plans.

[@dukeallen432]

Sell your data.

[@CRAPO2011]

Plagued with Quality issues.

[@kenhoward3512]

The larger Equinox EV should be a better value, overall, and sell much better than the tiny Bolt.

[@bradfordjhart]

my mother has one, she loves it

[@yo2trader539]

Didn't the Bolt have some issues with its batteries? I'm pretty sure I heard something about a massive recall.

[@craig_s]

Not a single question about their decision to no longer support Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Interesting. This would be the first on my list as a consumer.

[@G-Rated]

Because nobody cares especially when Apple CarPlay has so many issues and they have implemented Google based infotainment systems into all of their vehicles.

[@zanzikar7]

Because in China there is no free radio and so they are trying to do the same here in America. It's why George Soros just bought 200 radio stations, to get rid of conservative talk radio.

[@skyak4493]

Yes. I think GM is looking pretty good in EVs. I find it difficult to beleive they have any competitive offering in software against multi-trillion dollar companies.

[@RigginTheRod010]

@@skyak4493 we want hybrids. Can't road trip in an EV

[@robertt1336]

GM hasn’t come close to their projections on EVs…. Not by a mile. Is this just an ad for GM? Come on cBS

[@G-Rated]

Could you even begin to explain why you think that? If you could please list the American competitor to Tesla thats doing a better job than *gm* in the fully electric space? This should be good…

[@zanzikar7]

Ford lost 4 billion on wasted EV's. When China says it will no longer sell EV's to America because they have the monopoly on the EV market, well to bad, I guess everyone will blame Trump even though Kamala would be president.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

​@@G-Rated - Could you define "competition", please? Is GM's 32,095 EV deliveries in Q3 2024 compared to Tesla's 462,890 EV's competition?

[@G-Rated]

@@JanBruunAndersen that question doesn’t even make sense. With that logic McDonald’s makes the best cheeseburgers because they sell the most. That’s the Tesla fanboy logic. Not exactly how you distinguish what’s *competitive* especially when comparing sells figures of Tesla to a traditionally ICE automaker that’s newly making the switch to EV production and just ramping their production up. If the number of units sold helps you sleep at night then by all means, but that won’t be the case for very long.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

@@G-Rated - From CNBC, October 2021: DETROIT - General Motors can “absolutely” catch Tesla in U.S. sales of electric vehicles by 2025, CEO and Chair Mary Barra told CNBC on Wednesday. Barra said an influx of new products, including the soon-to-be-released GMC Hummer pickup and Cadillac Lyriq as well as an upcoming Chevrolet crossover, will help the company beat Tesla. The vehicles are part of GM’s plan to release at least 30 EVs by 2025. “I am very comfortable, because when people get into these vehicles, they are just wowed,” Barra said during CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “So we will be rolling them out and we’re going to just keep working until we have No. 1 market share in EVs.”

[@Doola-e2d]

2013 Toyota Rav EV battery replacement is $34,000. MSRP was $50,000.

[@toology55]

As a Tesla owner I wouldn't mind a Vette for weekends. But that's probably the only GM I'd buy.

[@LaJuanHughes]

The new m3p is pretty good

[@rp9674]

This is Rory Harvey: Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets, stop by your local Chevy dealer for a complimentary Corvette.

[@bloatedsodium7301]

Dear vehicle manufacturers, you wanna make more sales? Go back to the basics. Less will always be more.

[@rr7firefly]

I completely agree. I still miss being able to roll down a window with a hand crank. What can you do when the electric wiring goes bad and your window is stuck in the open or shut position? A hand crank should be an override if that happens. And all those digital displays! Gauges with rotating needles are just fine.

[@rr7firefly]

@@yvonneplant9434 Wait until your electric connections (wires or fuses) go kaput. You won't be laughing.

[@Legend0FZorro]

Seriously, all we need is a sub 25k small EV. These huge tanks are giving EVs a bad name.

[@OneManOnFire]

​@@Legend0FZorroIt's called a Chevy Bolt you could've bought it $32k new in 2023

[@chriskneubuhl2557]

I have been a GM fan since I was a boy 👦 but $130,000 for a car seems outrageous, Why not offer a basic car, like GM always have? Payments must be huge!

[@eddieg6436]

……in places like L.A. (nicer neighborhoods), people like my neighbor Barry are paying CASH for their electric Escalade iQ, they don’t bother with car payments. 🤷🏼‍♂️😎🥂

[@christinacascadilla4473]

You are correct. Give us a $50,000 basic EV, not a toy for the rich.

[@BeingKyleBusch18]

GM does offer a basic car, and it's the cheapest ev in North America. It's called the Chevy ev and EUV.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

@@BeingKyleBusch18 it just bothered me that when this show did essentially a seven minute commercial for GM, they had to show a $130,000 EV and not something most of us would buy. I don’t know how much longer I can keep watching this show. I can remember five years ago my mother watching it and then calling me and telling me that she had learned a lot during the 90 minutes. Now every segment is just promoting somebody’s movie or book or business. Except for that guy that does stories about a girl and her duck.

[@CalebTheFew06]

@@christinacascadilla4473that's what the blazer EV and Eauinox EV are, sub 40K$ cars

[@Masterdebater-q5c]

I wonder if GM plans to sell customer driving data to Lexis Nexis and others with these vehicles

[@rp9674]

You on social media, you on a cell phone?

[@Masterdebater-q5c]

@rp9674 Oh snap! You got me! Or you can think for a good 15-30 sec and ponder why it would be bad (and DIFFERENT than social media) to have your driving data sold. Give it some time, I’ll wait

[@FLJAMESFL]

They already do.

[@RigginTheRod010]

Having no cheap fast cars like the cobalt SS now is insane

[@christopherstreet2214]

I would like a plug in hybrid but preferred would be electric with range extender

[@peterm6179]

Giving people the choice on propulsion is smart

[@RigginTheRod010]

In that case they'd give us hybrids

[@johnnyk6906]

GM is one of the best innovators in the automotive world. I am glad GM is making progress forward first with design of their vehicles. modern and slick designs will definitely attract people back into the showroom. hope they can improve overall reliability and they will survive ever competitive automotive world.

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

Wake me up when GM make profit selling EV's 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ballista762]

What are you smoking??

[@billstevens9190]

Those vehicles well not run long in cold weather and heavy storms.

[@midnight4109]

You don't need to keep hands on the steering wheel and the car will notify the driver if he is spending too much time not looking at the road ahead as I have found out. Super cruise is great!

[@Zobeid]

It might be great if you do a lot of driving on the highways that are mapped, where it can be engaged. Most places I drive aren't mapped into the system, so that's a deal-breaker for me.

[@midnight4109]

@Zobeid I get that, true especially when visibility is poor.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

Supercruise is so good they had to demonstrate it on a closed circuit? That good?

[@MOliveira-m5h]

They’re writing GM on Chinese cars. It worked for apple and the iPhone.

[@jonathanhuang2955]

The same 130K car will be worth less than a half after 3 years.

[@devengudinas1649]

That’s part of the plan

[@tman9517]

Kinda like a Tesla?

[@rickk.20]

Like it would take anywhere near so long to depreciate by 50%.

[@HerrRaindog]

I love my chevy bolt

[@markdc1145]

All I see are enormous gas powered SUVs and pickups being offered by GM. They might be selling a few EVs but they're nowhere to be seen.

[@gregpochet4812]

Ted Britt Chevy. 33 Equinox EV, 6 Blazer EV, 6 Silverado EV . And that is just one dealership.

[@G-Rated]

@@gregpochet4812yea, it’s obvious after reading the comments there nothing but anti-GM folks here with a bunch of negativity and fake news. These are some of the same folks who said *gm* wouldn’t even make it this far with Ultium so they’re having to discredit everything GM Marry Barra does correctly nowadays. They’re having to eat their words.

[@zanzikar7]

Because no one is buying them. They are junk these EVs and they are not safe and are prone to spontaneous combustion due to the unstable lithium battery. There was a semi-truck here in Nevada last week carrying a bunch of EV batteries, it just spontaneous combustion, the driver barely escaped the flames.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

​@@gregpochet4812 - what is that? EV sales at that dealership in Q3, or the number of EV's filling up at the dealership because noone wants to buy them?

[@RigginTheRod010]

​@@zanzikar7like ice don't catch on fire?

[@G-Rated]

They have so many haters that flock to any *gm* content just to be negative and troll them hoping to change the narrative but it’s no secret that Marry is doing a better job as the lead than every male that’s held her position before her. The Cadillac brand has completely been revamped they’re the standard of the world again, and what they’re doing in the EV space with models like the Lyriq, Escalade _IQ,_ and Celestiq truly set the tone for how serious they are about being the standard in America again. Look what Marry has done to the Buick brand, completely recharged the excitement behind that brand here in N. America as well. I’m only 30 years old and I’ve never considered buying a Buick until now. That’s say A LOT about their leadership as well. I could say the same exact things about GMC and Chevrolet who have all tremendously gone up in both build quality and material quality over the years. Look what they’ve done with the Tahoe and Corvette. Thank God for Marry Barra who saved General Motors imo.

[@luistpuig]

$130K????????? no thanks!!

[@seanhenriques808]

I like what I see here thanks for sharing this electrifying look at GM and Mary Barra.

[@lgarcia67]

China is building a similar truck for $30k. So yeah, she is doing the right thing to stay competitive.

[@microproductions6]

The key to zero congestion is electrification? Uh....how? Automakers have been promising zero congestion via self-driving cars for decades, even as far back as the 1950s. Congestion simply cannot be solved without reducing the amount of cars in the first place; it is a problem of geometry, not human error. Similarly with accidents, while they may be able to be reduced significantly if autonomous vehicles become safer than ones driven by people, it will be a lot harder if the infrastructure itself is not changed. Road widths must be narrowed, stroads eliminated, and land-use policy reformed. Even today where the technology exists I am skeptical that people will rely on it 24/7 and I think a lot of people just won't use it. Partially because some of the point of owning a car is being able to drive it yourself. I think in most cases public transportation will fill the role that automakers claim autonomous cars will.

[@joeperrone6677]

It actually is - by making vehicles too expensive for the masses, road congestion will go down as fewer and fewer people can afford to own cars and through natural attrition older cars disappear - see Cuba for an example.

[@NewCarNewsTV]

I'm amazed at such negative input. Mary's an excellent CEO. Important to remember that GM has something for everyone. I just picked up a Buick Encore GT at $35K and am very pleased with the purchase. CBS was spot on to do this story!

[@rainman7992]

why do the EVs have to be so big...bigger is not better in EV...heavier and more wind resistant. Weight and wind slip are two major determinates of range.

[@joeaverager]

Not all EVs are big. Go shopping virtually. Lots of smaller EVs available. I recommend them. Nice cars and CUVs.

[@Zobeid]

Jim Farley at Ford understands this and has talked about it a fair bit in interviews. But changing course for these huge car makers is like trying to steer the Titanic.

[@markdc1145]

@@ZobeidThe boards don't want EVs and the UAW doesn't want to build them. What's a poor CEO to do? 🤷

[@rp9674]

All these commenters complaining about $130,000, when has Cadillac been an economy car, look at equinox EV and quit complaining

[@Legend0FZorro]

And it’s STILL too big and expensive. Jesus Christ they had the perfect car the small Bolt EV and they killed it

[@rp9674]

Y'all missed it - My '23 Chevy Bolt EV was $30,000 - 7,500 fed -$2K California rebate =$20,500, far cheaper to run than a gas car, less maintenance, spicy acceleration, it's charged every morning. 259 mi. range. It's a nice ride too.

[@RRLV434]

@@rp9674GM lost money on those, it was not gonna work out for the long run

[@rp9674]

Presumed lost money, we may never know. That's what the bigs should be doing, take a loss on your EVs, while they figure out the p r o f i t part of it

[@newscoulomb3705]

@@RRLV434 GM didn't lose money on the Bolt EV. Each Bolt sold was worth $19,500 in CARB credits, making it one of the most profitable vehicles in GM's stable.

[@froggyziffle]

What about tracking and data mining for resale? Didn't mention that.

[@joeaverager]

Switch it off. Every car is different but it can be done. You can also opt out on the manfacturer's website. I did both.

[@KZ3fps]

Someone should tell Mary to stop calling her employees "cave people" whenever they disagree her. As someone that works at GM, if you are interested in working here, I'd highly recommend going elsewhere at this time. It is not a good place to work right now. Layoffs occur roughly every 6 months and without notice, the bonus structure has been changed so that GM will have to pay out less to employees, forcing employees back into the office for arbitrary reasons even if they were hired in as a remote employee, removing apple car play and android auto so they can charge you a subscription fee to use the same apps, and outsourcing a lot of important work to other countries like India because its cheaper. If you work in the engineering or IT space, stay away from this company.

[@skyak4493]

I am Mary’s age and worked for GM/Delphi for 25 years. GM treated engineers terribly then too. Management is stacked in too many levels with rewards going to those most ruthless focuss on self-interest. The union workers are even worse. Mary inherited a debt free company (post bankruptcy) and hacked off unprofitable foreign markets. With massive retirement in overpaid UAW ranks GM should be well positioned to succeed, if they can finally grow…

[@jt_smee]

Not my grandfather's GM, but it should be. We know it's lowercase gm now and thats a slap in the face.

[@JazzyChef]

Want to get people on board? Get a fast charge capability

[@toobusy63]

GM will be asking for another bailout

[@11ICE]

The 9th generation Corvette is probably when we'll see in all electric model offered

[@bradleysample3246]

BYD has a Yangwang Y9 goes for around 200K can do over 200 mph

[@ned4short]

What's the point of having so many vehicle models with minimal sales? 🤔

[@Wongseifu548]

Yeah CBS needs to be more transparent about how much GM paid for this

[@zanzikar7]

GM didn't pay for it, you did with your taxes.

[@Medmann48]

I am looking forward to the new Chevy Bolt. I am currently driving a Nissan Leaf EV & love it but may get a Bolt for my next car. EV's make a lot of sense for commuter driving & they fill that role nicely & it doesn't hurt that they are fun to drive.

[@tonywestvirginia]

I live in the middle of nowhere. Why in the F*c$ would I want an electric car/truck? 200 miles round trip to a, well, big city here in West Virginia climbing hills all the way?

[@Zobeid]

I live in middle-of-nowhere Texas, and 200 mile round trips to Austin or Dallas are no problem in my Tesla. For that matter, I drove it to Minnesota and back, and it was no problem. (I mean, aside from being the world's most boring route to travel!) I also have driven a big loop through New Mexico and Colorado, including Pikes Peak. The navigation system figured everything out automatically, guided me to charging stations as needed.

[@nimabeee_playzyt3339]

You don't need an ev. The rest of the US population that doesn't need to drive 200 miles to go grocery shopping would do just fine with an ev.

[@marktrinidad7650]

GM production line consists of thousands of people. While other companies its just robots. Then GM charges us 130,000USD?

[@RickDenzien]

Legacy auto is clearly doomed. Ignorance on steroids.

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

GE must start producing electric cars.We have in our house a GE refrigerator that works perfectly fine for 25+ years.

[@akadayana]

If they install some GM chargers around town, I am all in. I love electric cars. They drive so nice, and I can charge at home for the day to day but long trips are what scare me, hoping they can build more GM chargers, that just automatically connect to the cars like Teslas. 😊

[@newscoulomb3705]

Have you heard of EVgo? They are one of the biggest public charging providers in the United States, and they are receiving a lot of funding and support from GM. And yes, they have autocharge with GM EVs just like Superchargers do with Teslas. In fact, EVgo also offers autocharge for Tesla owners who have received the CCS upgrade.

[@amaxlimo9979]

Bring back the affordable Bolt EV!!!

[@GuestYouTubeUser]

Electric vehicles need to be $20K new, fast charging & have long rage (300 miles minimum) for them to replace Gasoline vehicles.

[@joeaverager]

That's called a used car... That's the route we chose. ~$20K, 30K miles, like new. ~270 miles of range. Seldom drive more than ~150 miles in any direction, 20 minute recharge. 99% of the time we charge at home.

[@GuestYouTubeUser]

@@joeaverager Yes. Also banning gasoline vehicles from public roads will help a lot. Not now… at least the sell of gasoline vehicles. Later like in 2070 all vehicles on public roads will only be allowed to be electric & autonomous.

[@TrollingWithTheTruth]

@@GuestKZbinUser sounds dystopian

[@nimabeee_playzyt3339]

You need China, also, more street side charging is needed, we will never get 5 minute charging times.

[@texan176]

What they need to build is a V6 Silverado with rubber floor 6 speed manual a/c manual windows/locks and basically zero smart tech for $29,999 MSRP. Upgrade to the 5.3 V8 should be only $3K more with automatic transmission. As for a family hauler, bring back the Impala and stop adding tech that drives the cost up. I am all for driver assist tech like blind spot monitoring, lane keep warnings, and alarms that go off if the driver is motionless and impaired on the high end models. Self driving with the purpose of reliving the driver of the responsibility of operating the vehicle is insane. These large EV SUVs are literally 6000 pound missiles. If a 5 cent capacitor fails somewhere, it can cause a lethal collision despite the assurances they make about failsafe features. GM skimped on adding a few millimeters of metal to an ignition switch in their Cobalt car around 15 years ago. It took multiple deaths before they were forced to do a recall. Super Cruise = Super Death

[@Ollie2846]

Thank you Mary for taking GM to the next level. Keep up the great work. Can you please work on getting the prices of new vehicles back to reality. Most Americans can't afford a car payment that is almost as high as their mortgage payment. Just saying.

[@user-tx9zg5mz5p]

😂

[@BruceLee-lm7lh]

Company needs a man not a woke women

[@EdenfieldBandJax]

I do not know how this lady still has a job. GMs EV strategy is a disaster. They started with an Hummer for gods sake. lol

[@jamesrichardson900]

Your question is dumb. She’s there because EV is the future. Get over it grandpa.

[@rp9674]

Y'all missed it - My '23 Chevy Bolt EV was $30,000 - 7,500 fed -$2K California rebate =$20,500, far cheaper to run than a gas car, less maintenance, seats 5,spicy acceleration, it's charged every morning. 259 mi. range. It's a nice ride too. Go buy an equinox EV & quit complaining

[@bahamatodd]

Moving to EVs requires high initial investment. They needed to sell models first with higher profit margins.

[@chrisphelan2419]

@@jamesrichardson900 Demand for EVs is way down in most areas of the country. EVs will eventually be the future but not anytime soon. And stop it with the grandpa insults, you may get to be one someday.

[@joeaverager]

@@chrisphelan2419 Are EV sales down b/c the products are bad or b/c interest rates are high and people have all the debt they can handle due to spending since the pandemic? My guess is the truth lies more with the second part. We bought a used EV. It is amazing how many of our friends are just beginning their EV knowledge journey. The things they believe about EVs are things people were saying a decade or more ago that have long been since proven false. This probably figures into EV sales as well. Things like long charge times, batteries that need frequent replacement, fires, fuses and bad connections, batteries that wind up in the landfill, etc.

[@stoundingresults]

We need more people in the USA to get their motorcycle endorsement.

[@12345682900]

GM offers many nicely built new cars priced below $30K.... however, ONE DAY quality-built Chinese cars will make it to American shores for less than $20K. I pray GM, Ford & Stellantis can figure out how to compete. Selling $100,000 + vehicles will not be the solution.

[@joeaverager]

American car comapanies always want to impress with their top of the line models. I don't care about the most expensive b/c I'm a customer who is looking for quality and value - in the Chevy Bolt department. We bought a used Hyundai Kona EV b/c the cabin was too narrow and the front seats were mediocre. Maybe next time GM. My coworker chose a Bolt and its been a very good car for them. For them I get the impression it is normally them driving alone so the car will never feel small.

[@G-Rated]

@@12345682900 *gm* makes $25,000 EVs -$400,000 EVs and everything inbetween. GM will be just fine, I’m not sure about their competitors though! Yikes 😬

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Please just bring back the Nova, make it a modern version of the 1970 model....make it boxy, 2 door, RWD, and give it a manual transmission. Sure, make the base model volume seller a hybrid, but also offer a V8 version on the high end.

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Sad they didn't show the E Ray. I would buy one in a second.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

Mary Barra running GM into the ground

[@nunyubizness5483]

Barra is an incompetent DEI hire and that communist union boss is a POS. Get Wioke, Go Broke. Sad. At least the got the ZR1before they destroy GM

[@jt_smee]

Truly government motors.

[@G-Rated]

The fact this comment has any likes AT ALL is truly hilarious. Y’all are DELUSIONAL and will literally say anything about *gm,* it no longer has to be true. *gm* clearly has the most dedicated haters of any American automaker.

[@skyak4493]

@@G-Rated Tesla troll troll army attack every competitor.

[@G-Rated]

@@skyak4493 yes, it shows how scared and afraid of General Motors the Tesla fans who counted them out truly are. Lol. *gm* is just getting started and the Tesla fans are panicking. If finally delivering on another big promise such as the fully electric Escalade _IQ_ is “running GM into the ground” then by all means, run Mary RUN! Keep running, and _never_ look back! Meanwhile, there’s no Model X offering this amount of space, level of luxury, or practicality. There also aren’t any of the following available… Navigator EV Durango EV Grand Wagoneer EV Lexus LX/Landcruiser EV Armada/QX80 EV

[@rainman7992]

Hybrids would erase range anxiety, while teach a new generation to adapt to EV mileage variants (think cold weather vs mild weather ) against ICE mileage variants, acceleration, number of cylinders, FI vs GDI, etc, etc

[@Quinn_______]

Range anxiety is a myth if you own a Tesla.

[@Zobeid]

It seems like we'd collectively be better off building charging stations instead of hybrid cars. Tesla have built a lot of charging stations. How many have GM deployed? Oh, they don't want to be in the "fuel business".

[@justinmwilcox]

Hahahahahah!!! WTH!!! No one is buying this car! All these trucks are just disgusting. Make your Bolt better and cheaper or the Chinese will eat you all for lunch. They are coming to America and when they they do if you cant compete you're done.

[@bahamatodd]

The new Bolt is coming next year

[@billstevens9190]

You know how think run with batteries. They don't last long . And if you get into a accident you well be trapped inside.

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

🏁🎉🏆🥇 Tesla model Y was the Best selling carmodel on planet Earth🌍 in year 2023

[@ml9867]

GM, make a new hybrid or plug-in hybrid Malibu with AWD. We also want knobs, buttons, & switches, especially for lights.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Get real with knobs...😂 Boomers won't be the relevant market soon-ish.

[@ml9867]

@@yvonneplant9434 I'm an elder Millennial and hate touch screens.

[@defencebangladesh4068]

​@@yvonneplant9434 Born in 95 And i hate touchscreens on Cars.

[@Dr.Gehrig]

No. Make an electric Malibu. Hybrids are so last decade.

[@ml9867]

@@Dr.Gehrig I assumed they have an electric sedan planned, but for my situation and location, a plug-in would work best and give people a choice.

[@iono1019]

Wait… no carplay? No thanks.

[@Hash2009]

Expensive EV's that will depreciate 50% the moment you drive it off the lot, what could go wrong?!

[@darinherrick9224]

I only want two things: A charger in my apartment parking lot and a sub $20,000 price tag on a sub-compact EV that's not junk.

[@morrisparrish76]

Remember when it took america 40 years to get over the horse & switch to the car?

[@NSXTypeRGTRLM]

Mary Barra, no one wants your 6,000 lb ultra expensive electric SUVs without Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.

[@chekrg]

$130k lovely 😂😂😂

[@eddieg6436]

…..$130K in L.A. is a kitchen remodel. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔😎

[@yungwun619]

$130,000?!?!?!?

[@ParthPatel-lc7eq]

We need evs with small range booster engines.

[@rp9674]

2014 bmw i3 rex. Now we're moving on to full electric, it's better

[@joeaverager]

@@rp9674 I daytripped an i3 REX. Great car. Excellent idea. We bought a BEV but would really like to have an EREV like the i3 REX design to replace our V6 SUV someday. Although if batteries continue to improve (and they will) then the pony gas engine won't be necessary much longer. Would like to have either faster charging or longer range for long trips. Our current BEV is excellent. Rarely need to charge for very long and it has ~250 miles of range which is plenty for 95%+ of our trips. Wouldn't likely take it on a long beach trip though b/c it is smallish and charge speeds are slow.

[@rp9674]

​@joeaverager I have an I3 Rex that's relegated to a commuter since I got a 23 Bolt, long range, slow charging, although Miss Go Electric Channel insists it's short range. I rarely do long trips that would require fast charging, but I try it because I can't stand being on the road that long anyway charging brakes would be fine. Range extender is the smartest hybrid format, I think it's more of a preference than a need

[@rp9674]

After 2 or 3 hours on the road, I'd need to recharge more than the car would

[@Zobeid]

That's called a plug-in hybrid, and I think its time has already come and gone. Pure EVs have become good enough, we don't need training wheels, and resources would be better spent building out more charging stations than building hybrids.

[@dukeallen432]

Stop monitoring your customers. Don’t buy GM till it’s easy to turn off tracking.

[@JAD73567]

They are too expensive and we need WAY, WAY more charging infrastructure.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

How is it going, Mary? Is GM leading? 32,095 EV deliveries in Q3 2024? While Tesla delivered 462,890 EV's in the same quarter.

[@RichardRoberts-gg7zg]

The premium; AV mobility, EV mobility, EV battery, EV charging, EV station, EV chips, Vehicle-to-Grid, Battery-to-Grid, and power grid domains are up for acquisition at the "EV Domain Store". Important domains for Mary Barra, China, USA, or Europe, in creating the global ecosystem of the electric vehicle industries.

[@ZoomRyder]

These non Tesla brands just don’t realize it’s the charging network that makes them successful, the car is just an appliance without it.

[@davidcarlin3850]

Nothing mentioned about solid state batteries

[@scottb5733]

Out of touch producers, writers and editors trying their best to paint GM in a good light and ignore Tesla’s technology advances.

[@Ye-tf9im]

How they leading if Tesla has more than them and other American companies combined for sold electric cars 🤣, GM didn’t even care until Tesla proved it worked 😂

[@rp9674]

GM ev1 1996, Nissan Leaf 2010, Tesla Model S 2012. Tesla Roadster was super expensive, 2008

[@newscoulomb3705]

The first Tesla was largely based on a GM EV, and there was less than 3 years between ending the EV1 program and the first functional Volt prototype. GM's pursuit of EVs was fueled more by competition with Toyota and government regulations than anything else. Tesla was just referenced as an example and punchline in a joke: "If those nerds in Silicon Valley can make an EV by strapping laptop batteries under a Lotus chassis, GM can absolutely make EVs." - Paraphrasing Bob Lutz

[@rp9674]

​@newscoulomb3705 interesting history, it's sad there were so many great starts wasted. EV1 seems to be very good for its time. Would have been interesting if it got lithium ion & a refresh or 2. .19 C O D !

[@newscoulomb3705]

@@rp9674 The problem is, GM didn't believe people would pay the $150,000 per car it would cost to make the EV1 for a profit when gas was $0.90 a gallon. That's one area where Tesla proved GM wrong.

[@rp9674]

​@newscoulomb3705 GM could have afforded to take some loss while they figured out how to make a profit. Too much corporate pressure on profits tho, as it is now.

[@DanL57]

EVs have the advantage of not having increasingly complex engines and transmissions, many of which are having serious reliability issues. The biggest cost in an EV is its battery. Car makers are moving to lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are cheaper because they don't contain cobalt and nickel.

[@bradleysample3246]

You lose power with ice vehicle. it has to drive the gearbox, driveshaft, differential then axle. Electric is more direct

[@KTPurdy]

If you have a garage and multiple cars, the transition to EV is simple. In fact, quite likely 90% of the miles racked up will end up being on the EV.

[@leeedens9497]

Ok, the CBS Sunday Morning correspondent was sent to GM Proving Grounds to talk about EVs saving the world and ended up in a 2025 Corvette ZR1, clearly on purpose, I'm shocked GM did have an EV C8 prototype (or mystery, unknown C8) in the background, look, those car companies that don't have EVs in the segment where they are strong with ICE models are done in 5 years or sooner

[@shamarlawrence9429]

I'll take the Escalade IQ Sport, $175,000, black cherry/ black roof exterior, Nappa black leather, thank you!!

[@dewfend]

I don’t understand how Tesla and GM are in the same country. Has GM been blind or deaf for these years while Tesla doing its thing?

[@12vLife]

GM's EV plan requires executive team take Rosetta Stone Mandarin courses.

[@Legend0FZorro]

All we are asking for is a sub 25k Small EV, why is it so fcking hard to bring the bolt back? No one wants to buy a 130k tank!

[@newscoulomb3705]

You mean like the Bolt EV they are releasing next year? While the last of the current Bolt EVs are still being sold, so yes, you could still buy one if that's what you actually want.

[@G-Rated]

@@newscoulomb3705 Exactly. *gm* trolls pretend to speak for ALL *gm* customers known to man, as if the parent company with FOUR(4) completely separate brands (Chevrolet, GMC/Hummer, Buick, Cadillac) has just one single type of customer to satisfy. Then they push the narrative the company is dropping the ball by spending all of their research & development budget for the development of the Escalade _IQ_ as if the company isn’t able to produce both the $140,000 Cadillacs _and_ the $25k Chevrolets that they’ve been producing this entire time.

[@Skittleman2341]

All I want to know is when will the new Chevrolet El Camino hit the market. I was told that a new El Camino is in the works. lol

[@ViktorChavez-doall]

GM acts like it competes against German or Italian luxury and sports cars. Theres no comparison.

[@myothercarisadelorean8957]

I really don't understand this push for semi auto cruise or fully autonomous driving. Are we suddenly too lazy to drive like we've been for the last century? And do people really have that much confidence in their automatic car? I would be freaking out

[@KTPurdy]

A slow go for sure. I don't think Mary or GM had any idea how hard the transition to EVs would be.

[@1225328]

You have to be kidding how many people could afford $130,000 vehicle with tax and extras close to $150,000 you’re talking maybe 1% of the country. This vehicle will sell only two large corporations and maybe limousine service.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

@@1225328 it is sad that when this show did essentially a seven minute commercial for GM, they had to show a $130,000 EV and not something most of us would buy. I don’t know how much longer I can keep watching this show. I can remember five years ago my mother watching it and then calling me and telling me that she had learned a lot during the 90 minutes. Now every segment is just promoting somebody’s movie or book or business. Except for that guy that does stories about a girl and her duck.

[@1225328]

You’re right gasoline tax works for the roads to be made repaired and so forth they won’t figure out electric car since it really still in their infancy. The electric vehicle they’ll figure out in the 2030s how they’re gonna contribute to roads and so forth.

[@CausticLemons7]

It's literally a flagship vehicle from a luxury brand. Do you make this same comment for any video about Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Bugatti, etc? Get out fake outrage outta here.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

@@CausticLemons7 please provide me with a list of past GM cars that cost $130,000.

[@CausticLemons7]

@@christinacascadilla4473 Lol no. Please don't ask dumb questions. They showed off their top of the line vehicles and y'all are acting as if they don't build anything else. Get a grip!

[@anthonycastro5402]

you are saying you are giving people choice but yet you are going to switch all vehicles to all electric??? Not much of a choice to me

[@pepeshopping]

I said it was NOT to happen by 2035 and keep shaking my head every single time Mary keeps the pretend going, guess it’s too late so she has no choice but to pretend more until the cruel reality comes in the next 6-12 months. Oh wait, layoffs were just announced. Talk about that Mary!

[@catbangs276]

When consumers are comfortable with reliable access to electric charging infrastructure, where it's easy as filling up on gas, the EV market will explode.

[@haulinheavy540]

6:05 I have to disagree, your only giving people a choice of gas, hybrid, or electric until it's no longer a choice. Their 5.3 and 6.2 V8's are the most popular engines. Being easy to maintain and source parts without burning a hole in your wallet, not everyone is ready to make that switch.

[@haulinheavy540]

Also Ecotec I-4 (better than Ford's ecoboost I-4) but that's my opinion.

[@nataliemanzo34]

If I was the gm ceo. I would focus on making affordable cars the average Joe can afford . And reliability would come first .

[@PacifierMusic]

130k is going to turn people off electric vehicles. It’s just completely out of reach for 99% of Americans. Let’s get realistic.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

GM sales are plunging. Why didnt they ask DEI CEO Marry Barra about that?

[@GH-oi2jf]

Barra cleaned up a mess (the ignition key fiasco) created by many male executives who preceded her. She had spent her entire career at GM and worked her way to the top. She had excellent credentials for the top job.

[@VidPS]

$130K for an EV? How about offering EVs like BYD's cheap $10K Seagull?

[@daveheel]

so many people are negative on evs. these are options. if it's not for you, no one is forcing you to buy one.

[@monkeyrun]

early adopters who don't mind paying $40-50k for an EV dried up. Now you need some $20-30k EVs to expand the market.

[@anitaru2001]

Please not with the school bus weight Cadillac like that in the thumbnail

[@joeaverager]

Gas or battery - all the large vehicles are ridciulously heavy. I remember following a 4WD full size GM pickup across the scales at a recycling yard. Something like 7500 lbs empty.

[@G-Rated]

Who cares about the weight of their Cadillac Escalade? Y’all will literally say anything to try to fear monger folks out of wanting a Ultium product. It’s truly hilarious 😂

[@anitaru2001]

@@G-Rated bro don’t even know that Silverado EV is 2000+ lbs heavier than a loaded Escalade lol

[@G-Rated]

@@anitaru2001 Do you have a point? The Silverado EV is over 230 inches long with a 205 kWh battery pack that’s heavier than a full tank of gasoline, of course these vehicles are heavy *common sense* would tell you a fully electric FULL-SIZE pickup will be a heavy vehicle. You know know of owners who bench press their EVs. 🤡 Why is the weight of a private passenger pickup truck even being brought up? Because you have nothing else to talk about and nothing bad to say about the product.

[@anitaru2001]

@@G-Rated Because EVs/all vehicle should be efficiently designed and engineered. Everyone can stuff 200kwh batteries and pad themselves in the back lol

[@tomjanowski8584]

Mary Barra is the most impressive GM CEO in my lifetime. GM's push into EVs is also impressive.

[@abelincoln3261]

She's CQQL I love her.., go get em.... Let's do this GM.

[@James-sg9gh]

Reason why they have a young work force of 5 years and less is because they laid off the oldies. Not necessarily cause young wants to work there. More of a cause and effect. But credit to a great spin on narrative. Lol

[@abelincoln3261]

Stop it Electric motors make the vet better in every way... drive a EVet you will never go back to a slow ... noisy smelly gas vet.. never,... yo you can run an EVet super hard... and never over heat it or burn the valves or pistons... an EVet will go a million miles and still drive like new,

[@Tom-dt4ic]

You get it. EV's are simply better in nearly every way. To drive one is to want one. Most of the silly comments must come from folks who've never driven an EV and are operating on ten year old anti-EV misinformation.

[@rp9674]

You forgot greazy

[@bradleysample3246]

Soon a lot more people will be able to get a full charge at home . Everyone will have free electric with solar. ICE vehicles are sitting on lots in China unsold. We need to catch up

[@bradleysample3246]

@@Tom-dt4ic BYD has some crazy nice cars