General Motors quietly closed the door this week on a goal to make only electric vehicles by 2035.

GM is also shifting some of it's production from Mexico to Michigan to
avoid the tariffs and will produce V-8 engines.

My wife and I have a long history of V-8 cars and trucks. She's driven
our new-to-us truck more than I have, and when she starts it and hears
the rumble of the 5 liter engine, she looks over at me with a big
grin.

When we talked about going down to one vehicle she was very adamant
about it being a full size truck. Our need of having a full size rear
seat and a big enough bed to hold our two Catrikes made that a
requirement, and going electric was out of the question.

Apparently, we're not alone in that decision.

"In May, the Detroit automaker said it would ditch plans to make
electric motors at its Towanda Production plant in Buffalo, New York,
and instead spend $888 million to make V-8 engines."

<https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/12/gm-slow-rolls-ev-aspirations-00401177>

“Now the hype is dwindling, and companies are again cheering consumer
choice. Automakers from Ford Motor and General Motors to
Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin are
scaling back or delaying their electric vehicle plans,” it added.

Too bad the electric bicycle manufacturers don't do the same.

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C'est bon
Soloman