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In an industry obsessed with making everything huge<\/a> (at least here in the U.S.), you may not\u2019ve expected GM to show interest in an electric baby pickup, but here we are.<\/p>\n

GM is considering a pickup design that\u2019s \u201csmaller than the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz,\u201d with a \u201clow roofline\u201d and a 4 to 4.5-foot bed, according to Automotive News<\/a>. The publication reportedly saw a prototype of the EV at a GM workshop, and said it could feature a sub-$30,000 price tag<\/a> (that\u2019d be pretty dang cheap compared to most new EVs these days<\/a>). Judging by this description, the small-ish truck could serve as a spiritual successor to the Chevrolet S-10 EV<\/a>, which briefly made history as one of the first electric pickups<\/a> in the late 90s.<\/p>\n

The design is definitely not final, GM design director Michael Pevovar reportedly indicated to Automotive News, saying the automaker is \u201ccreating these to get a reaction and then to try to modify it or move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no sign that American firms will ever embrace ultra-teeny Kei car<\/a>-sized pickups, but I\u2019m still pleased to see that GM is considering making something that\u2019s not honkingly huge. My dream is for U.S. automakers to head further in this direction, but alas, the market<\/a> doesn\u2019t seem to share my appetite for too-small<\/a> trucks.<\/p>\n

The baby-pickup report preceded a busy day for GM. Though the automaker claims it will rid its lineup of gas guzzlers by 2035, on Friday it announced a plan to pump $579 million into its Flint facility<\/a> to crank out another generation of its V-8 engines. GM\u2019s manufacturing boss Gerald Johnson explained the somewhat contradictory move in a statement to reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur commitment is to an all-EV future, no doubt about it,\u201d he said, with a major caveat: \u201cThere are a lot of internal combustion engine customers that we don\u2019t want to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n

GM said it plans to invest another $339 million into three other facilities, which will produce EV components. We also learned that GM has shelved a plan to partner with LG<\/a> on a fourth U.S. battery plant. One such plant is already active in Ohio, while two others are still in the works in Tennessee and Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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