NEW YORK - The world's top automakers - motivated either by governmental regulations or pure profit - have made a sharp turn away from fossil fuel vehicles. But there are plenty of obstacles on the road to a future full of eco-friendly cars.
Stellantis, the world's fifth-largest automaker, plans to sell only electric cars in Europe by 2030. Toyota expects to release about 30 electric models in that same timeframe. GM hopes to stop making cars with combustion engines by 2035. Automakers are on notice that"they are going to have to figure out how to put cars on the market," said Ms Jessica Caldwell, executive director of insights for the automotive research firm Edmunds.
In the United States, General Motors says it has more than 150,000 pre-orders for the electric version of its Silverado pickup truck, which will be available next year. The wait time for a Tesla these days is several months.