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Electric Vehicle Race Heats Up as Detroit Makes Its Move – WSJ

Executives have spent years talking up ambitions, allocating billions of dollars to add more electrics to their global lineups


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So far, the transition has mostly taken place behind the scenes with engineers and designers readying the next generation of vehicles. Photo: Reuters

 

The electric vehicle race is tightening, with both Ford and General Motors highlighting new electric pickups, and car companies getting ready to release a barrage of new battery-powered models this year and next, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Auto executives have spent the past few years talking up their ambitions, allocating billions of dollars in new investment to add more electric vehicles to their global lineups. But so far, the transition has mostly taken place behind the scenes with engineers and designers readying the next generation of vehicles, the report added.

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal.

 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.