Many automakers have detailed plans to electrify a large part of their fleets over the next decade. And some have announced targets for fully electrified model lines within five years.
Consumers may not even have to wait that long. By the end of 2024, a record number of almost 100 fully battery electric vehicle (BEV) models, if all goes according to plan.
“These cheaper models have the potential to influence to much of the car buying public towards the purchase of an electric vehicle, because of its efficiency, performance and lower costs of ownership, ”says Gabe Shenhar, associate director of Consumer Reports Auto Testing Center.
Due to the rapid growth of the EV market, it will not be easy for consumers to keep up with all the changes. To help you, this is our summary of the electric vehicle production plans of each manufacturer for the coming years.
American Honda Motor Co. • BMW North America • Ford Motor Company • General Motors • Hyundai Motor Company • Jaguar Land Rover Limited • Kia Motors America • Mazda Motor Company • Mercedes-Benz USA • Mitsubishi Motors North America • Nissan North America • Stellantis North America • Subaru of America • Tesla Motors • Toyota Motor Sales • Volkswagen Group of America • Volvo Group North America
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American Honda Motor Co.
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
The company’s objective is that all its sales are of electrified vehicles that produce zero emissions for 2040. The projected increase towards this target is 40% of sales for 2028 and 80% of sales for 2035.
American Honda, which sells popular cars, SUVs and pickups from the Honda and Acura brands to American consumers, has dabbled in long time in electrified cars.
They range from the Civic Hybrid, CRZ and Insight to newer models such as the Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid and Clarity Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and
Honda signed a memorandum of understanding with General Motors at the end of 2020 that would allow Honda to use GM’s impending Ultium Batteries, a proprietary technology GM says will allow long trips in electric vehicles, among other benefits.
The acu erdo also envisages vehicle platform sharing, which will allow any of the automakers to use the core components of GM’s electric vehicle architecture to design and build their own cars.
The automaker has announced that it will have its first electric vehicles based on the e: Architecture platform for the year 2024, beginning with the Prologue release in early 2024 in North America.
Automotive News reported in January that Honda has plans to build a Honda EV electric vehicle in 2023 at a GM plant in Mexico, and an Acura EV at 2024 at GM’s Tennessee plant where GM plans to build the Cadillac Lyriq EV.
BMW North America
¿New BEVs in the hori zonte? Yes.
BMW entered the electric vehicle game relatively early with its i3 model, an electric city car that has had limited success in the United States since it came out sale in dealerships in 2014.
The automaker has shown prototypes of electric vehicles, including the i4, IX, and Vision and recently announced that it plans to introduce electric versions of the Series 5 and Series 7 of the sedan, and X1’s of the SUV.
In summary, BMW says it will bring about a dozen new EVs to market by the year 2025. Mini and Rolls-Royce are also inside BMW, and they already have an electric Mini Cooper model available. There have been rumors of an upcoming Rolls-Royce EV electric vehicle, which could be called the Silent Shadow.
Ford Motor Company
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Ford announces that its passenger vehicles will be 100% emission free in Europe for 2030. It has not made the same commitment in the United States, but sells an electric SUV called the Mustang Mach-E and an electric version of its Transit commercial van.
In addition to the Mustang Mach-E and the e- Transit, Ford has plans to introduce an electric version of its popular F pickup – 150, named F – 150 Lightning, on sale Spring 2022.
Ford says that Its luxury brand Lincoln has projected that half of its global sales will be zero-emission models by the middle of this decade and that it will electrify the entire vehicle portfolio for 2030.
General Motors
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
GM, which includes the brands Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, has a long history with vehicles the electrical engineering that began in the late 1990 with the EV1. Then came the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid and the Chevrolet Bolt all-electric model, which is currently the most reliable electric vehicle, according to the Consumer Reports reliability survey.
GM announced in January that it aims to have a line of fully electric models for 2035, and that by the end of 2025, the 40% of its models will be fully electric vehicles. Although it is not a binding commitment, it does indicate a significant change of direction for the company, which emphasized that it will not manufacture hybrids or plug-in hybrids, as it considers them transitional technology.
GM has presented recently a redesigned Bolt and the Bolt EUV, an SUV variant.
The GMC Hummer EV is already on the horizon, and it is an impressive-looking off-road pickup that is slated for early 2022. This will be followed by a Hummer SUV, a Silverado-based electric pickup and a pair of Cadillac EVs, the Lyriq SUV and the Celestiq sedan.
Hyundai Motor Company
¿ New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Hyundai already has Kona Electric and Ioniq electric models on the market, and recently introduced the first of three planned models from its all-electric sub-brand, Ioniq, the Ioniq 5 SUV. Hyundai went one step further and committed to being carbon neutral for 2045. And a key part of its electrification strategy is hydrogen. It has announced a new generation fuel cell system of 100 kW and 200 kW to be launched in 2023. The costs of this system are a 60% smaller than current fuel cell and requires a 30% less than space. The announced goal is for its fuel cell vehicles to be priced similarly to battery electric vehicles for 2030.
Genesis has presented its first electric vehicle, the GV 60, based on a shared platform with Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6. Details will be released as the production date approaches. The company committed to making all its new vehicles fully electric starting at 2025, with fuel cell and with battery. The goal is to become a vehicle brand 100% emission free for the 2030 and carbon neutral for the 2035.
Jaguar Land Rover Limited
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes, but nothing concrete more than the I-Pace, which is already in production.
The famous English brands Jaguar and Land Rover are subsidiaries of Tata Motors, a company Indian multinational, from 2008. Jaguar has already turned heads with its Tesla-fighting electric SUV, the I-Pace, but the company says Land Rover will have its first electric vehicle model for 2024.
According to a company announcement in early 2021, all Jaguar and Land Rover models will have a version electric by the end of the decade, with six new electric Land Rover SUVs over the next five years and an all-electric Jaguar lineup for 2025.
Kia Motors America
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Hyundai Motor Group, the parent company that owns Hyundai and Genesis, also has a minority stake in Kia, which has plans to launch a series of electric vehicles using the same E platform -GMP, which is a specific modular substructure for vehicles The electric ones with the batteries mounted on the floor, which will be the basis of the electric vehicles of the Ioniq brand.
Kia already has an electric version of its Niro model and says it will have 11 electric vehicles, 7 of them exclusively electric, in its model line for 2026. The first fully electric model in the series is the EV6.
The automaker says it wants to sell 1.6 million “green vehicles” worldwide by the end of the decade.
Mazda Motor Company
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Mazda will finally join the electric revolution in the fall of 2021, when your new MX SUV goes on sale – 30 in California. Availability will expand to other states in 2022 , and then there will be a national rollout based on customer demand. It is an important and essential play for Mazda. But since it’s a late-coming EV, the initial version seems to be out of date in terms of battery size and range, which is only 100 miles, as estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency . That will significantly limit its appeal, especially considering the loss of range over time and in colder weather.
Mercedes-Benz USA
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Mercedes-Benz has committed to a vigorous plan focused on mobility. electric dad, backed by $ 47 billion in funding.
The automaker announced that all new vehicle platforms will be electric-only at from 2025 onwards, and that is preparing to that the new cars are only electric by the end of the decade, with one important caveat: “if market conditions allow it.”
There are three platform launches scheduled for 2025: MB.EAm of medium and large cars; AMG.EA for high-performance cars; and VAN.EA for vans and light commercial vehicles. To promote these new models, Mercedes plans to establish eight “Gigafactories” with its partners to produce batteries.
Mercedes’ move towards electric mobility began in ForTwo. Now, the automaker says it has plans in place to introduce 10 new electric vehicle models for 2022.
Mercedes anticipates that in the fall of 2021 will launch in the US market the EQS, an electric version of its opulent flagship S-Class sedan. Mercedes claims that the EQS, which will be Mercedes’ first electric vehicle in the United States, will have a range of 435 miles, although that number is based on European testing standards which tend to be more optimistic than those of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mitsubishi Motors North America
New BEVs on the horizon? Not yet.
Mitsubishi’s presence in North America is limited. However, it is partly owned by Nissan since 2016 and has access to significant technical resources through the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.
The company recently announced plans to expand its electrified line to 50% of your global sales for 2030 . Mitsubishi introduced the short-term production i-MiEV, a small electric hatchback, around the same time as the Nissan Leaf, and it already has plug-in hybrid models on the market. You will likely continue to rely on them to some extent to meet your electrification goals.
Nissan North America
New BEVs on the horizon ? Yes.
Over the past decade, Nissan has sold half a million Leaf electric vehicles worldwide. As one of the first mass market electric vehicles available in the United States, it has been essential to the growing electric fleet. The company’s next electric model for North America is the Ariya, a small SUV scheduled to go on sale at the end of 2020.
The company will continue to develop its lithium-ion battery technology as it prepares to launch a electric vehicle for .
The automaker has announced that it will invest around $ 15 billion in electrification and will launch 21 electrified models, including 15 electric vehicles, worldwide for 2030. By then, you forecast that the 40% of its sales in the United States will be electric vehicles. Longer term, Nissan said its goal is to be carbon neutral throughout the life cycle of all of its vehicles for 2050.
Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti is also expected to expand its EV offering.
Stellantis North America
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes, led by the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid and the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe.
Early 2019, the automaker that was called Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merged with Groupe PSA, the company comprising the French brands Peugeot and Citroën, and became Stellantis. In North America, Stellantis includes the truck brands Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati and Ram.
Stellantis announced a major global electric vehicle initiative in July 2021, stating that all its brands are committed to offering vehicles fully electrical The key to this is the introduction of four electric platforms, with autonomy of 435 to 500 miles.
The company known for its Hemi V8 engines points to the 40% of its models sold in the United States are low-emission vehicles. He mentioned that he expected battery costs to drop significantly in the coming years, which would help meet this goal. For 2023, expect to have two battery technologies implemented (a high density option and a nickel and cobalt free version), with solid state batteries available for 2026.
Jeep promises a “zero emissions vehicle in all segments” for 2025. Dodge promises a powerful electric vehicle in 2024; think of a Charger that uses a charger. And Ram plans to offer a large electric pickup for 2024.
Subaru of America
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Subaru has long been associated with its horizontally opposed “boxer” engines that feature two pairs of cylinders positioned flat and supposedly allow for a lower center of gravity. But the automaker announced early in 2021 that would offer some form of electrification on all its models by the middle of the decade.
Subaru has announced its entry into the electric vehicle market next year with an all-electric SUV called the Solterra. It was developed as part of a joint venture between them and Toyota, and its version is called bZ4X. The Solterra will be built in Japan and China on Toyota’s new all-electric vehicle platform.
Tesla Motors
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes, although no specific dates have been given yet.
Tesla is an innovative American company focused on the manufacture of electric vehicles. It was launched with a roadster, followed by the Model S hatchback and the Model X SUV.
These vehicles are known for their surprising autonomy and technological innovation, especially when it comes to continuous improvements through of wireless upgrades and driver assistance systems.
The Model 3 sedan has expanded the brand’s appeal. The line also includes the recent Model Y crossover, which offers a range of more than 300 miles, but a stiff ride. The Model S just got a major upgrade, with a revamped exterior and interior, as well as a new high-performance Plaid version.
The Tesla Cybertruck shook the automotive world when the car was unveiled. prototype in November 2019. It boasts big numbers, with sports car-like acceleration, heavy-duty truck towing capacity, and a reach of 500 miles. Deliveries are expected for 2023. After that, Tesla plans to launch its semi-trailer truck followed by its next-generation Roadster. The less aptly named Roadster has 4 seats, a comfortable rear seat, and a partially retractable hardtop. It uses 3 motors driving the wheels to deliver the promised rocket-like acceleration, and the automaker claims it can go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds. Also, you will have 620 miles of range.
Toyota Motor Sales
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Along with its luxury division, Lexus, Toyota has been making cars and SUVs with hybrid powertrains for decades. In 20 years into the production of Prius, Toyota sold more than 6 million of the utility hybrids, known for their efficiency and reliability.
Recently, the manufacturer dabbled in hydrogen fuel cell cars with the Mirai model, which they just redesigned. A hydrogen fuel cell, like the batteries used in BEVs, generates electricity to power the car’s engine (or engines). Although it does not need to be recharged, it does require a constant supply of hydrogen fuel from an onboard fuel tank. According to the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are only a handful of hydrogen filling stations, and they are all in California, so adoption has been slow, as predicted.
The Toyota bZ4X electric SUV is the electric vehicle that accompanies the Subaru Solterra. These SUVs were jointly developed by the two automakers with a common platform, called the e-TNGA. Think of Toyota’s electrical components added to Subaru’s great history with all-wheel drive systems, and you’ll have an idea. Toyota says the bZ4X will be run by the Toyota bZ brand, “beyond zero,” a name that refers to zero emissions. There are six other bZ models to be introduced in 2025. The bZ4X goes on sale mid 2021.
Volkswagen Group of America
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
In the wake of the diesel emissions scandal, dubbed “dieselgate” by many observers, Volkswagen has pledged to become a carmaker focused on electric vehicles. Volkswagen Group includes Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche and Volkswagen.
The company claims it will launch 70 fully electric vehicles and 60 hybrids by the end of the decade, some of which are already in production.
VW’s most recent addition is the Volkswagen ID.4, a small electric powered SUV mass market consumers. Audi already had the E-Tron model in production, and recently unveiled its impressive electric flagship, the E-Tron GT, which is built on the same platform as the equally attractive Porsche Taycan EV.
Even Bentley will join the electric vehicle revolution. The CEO claims that all Bentleys will be pluggable for either hybrid or fully electric, and that all Bentleys will be electric-only by the end of the decade.
The Lamborghini component has been more timid about the posi bles electrification plans, although the Terzo Millennio concept presented in 2017 gives rise to speculation about the company’s plans.
Volvo Group North America
New BEVs on the horizon? Yes.
Although some automakers have not been precise about the submission deadline for EVs, Volvo has been direct about its plan to only build fully electric vehicles. by the end of the decade.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the Chinese company that also owns Lotus, has owned Volvo since 2010. Volvo already has an electric model: the XC 40 Recharge and Polestar, once Volvo’s performance sub-brand, will soon be fully electric.
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