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During a conference call with investors in January, General Motors CEO Mary Barra put a brave face on the fact that the company’s transition to electric vehicles is off to a rocky start. It has stopped making the Bolt — the least expensive EV in America — at precisely the same time as the demand for lower priced electric cars is at its highest. Its new Blazer EV got launched with so many software issues, it was literally undriveable. But not to worry, Barra said. GM was going to focus on building big, hulking gas hogs and ease back into the EV space with plug-in hybrids.
“We’re building on a foundation that our customers love,” Barra explained. The important internal combustion engine (ICE) sector of trucks and SUVs will continue to prop up the company until the full transition…
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