GM Renders its Own Future Electric Pickup
GM Renders its Own Future Electric PickupIf there's one segment of the industry that has remained relatively unchanged over the years, it's the pickup truck. Part of that is due to the real challenge of reinventing a vehicle type composed of three very specific design elements: an engine compartment, a cabin and a bed.
Nevertheless, the evolution of the genre has been spectacular over the decades. Starting roughly in the mid-1990s, improvements came steadily, mainly on the mechanical side, so we saw innovations regarding engines, load capacities, towing, chassis, suspensions, etc.
Then, the focus shifted to the cabins, which have now become mobile offices.
This evolution will start a chapter as electric pickups start to appear. But what form will that evolution take? A sketch shared this week by the General Motors (GM) design department offers us one vision.
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