Over 600 EV drivers have signed a petition asking General Motors not to turn its back on affordable electric vehicles.
Started by the Electric Vehicle Association, which describes itself as a network of electric vehicle advocates, the"EV Affordability Starts With You, GM" petition calls on the automaker to stand by its slogan of making"EVs for Everyone" and keep its promise that the upcomingUnveiled on the first day of the North American International Detroit Auto Show, the petition cites as a precedent the fact, which was originally supposed to be priced around $45,000.
"If GM is going to lead America in the EV transition, that cannot happen to the Equinox," the petition notes."Despite a commitment to go 100% electric by 2035, GM's EV strategy has focused on building bigger, more expensive electric trucks and SUVs that cost $50,000 or more – a price point that excludes most working people and keeps more Americans behind the wheel of a gas-powered car," said Elaine Borseth, President of the Electric Vehicles Association.
The document points out that GM currently sells just one EV at a price point below $56,000 – the Chevy Bolt. However, production of the Bolt will end in December, and GM did not say whenThere's no doubt that more affordable electric vehicles are necessary for the mass adoption of BEVs to happen, and the petition cites studies on how about