General Motors reveals its plans: goodbye to conventional engines in 2035

It may seem like a long way off, but the year 2035 is much closer than it seems. This matters because many brands are setting that date, or one very close to it, as the moment they will do without the combustion engines that have powered the automotive industry until now. One of those brands that has already set a date for this transition is General Motors, which has announced it.

The announcement from the American group indicates that in 2035 it will stop selling light vehicles with combustion engines. This leaves out military and heavy vehicles, which are part of its range, but it will allow the group’s brands to move forward with electric mobility and improve their results in terms of polluting emissions.

A carbon-neutral company

The company’s plans involve eliminating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, not only in its vehicles but also in its own production plants. This means the company’s factories will use energy from renewable sources, such as solar or wind power. The target date for getting all of this up and running is 2030 for plants in US territory and 2035 for those in other countries.

To carry out this conversion, General Motors will invest 27,000 million dollars, which at the current exchange rate is just over 22,000 million euros, a considerable figure. Within five years the group’s various brands, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick, will have an offering of electrified vehicles totalling 30 models, which will serve as the launch point for its future plans.

But to boost electric mobility an extensive network of charging points is necessary, so General Motors has reached an agreement with the United States Environmental Defense Fund to work on creating more of these charging centres and expand the infrastructure so electric cars have somewhere to charge their batteries.