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about its electric future —
was just announced as the brand’s official electric division — but trucks haven’t been mentioned as a part of this electric revolution, so far. However, that may be changing.
, vice president of
about the potential for an electric GMC Sierra. He replied, “Certainly, it’s something we’re considering.”
As the Sierra goes, so does the
, and vice versa. But it would make sense for GM to introduce electrification to GMC first, followed by the Silverado. GMC already gets premium features such as the
are GMC exclusives, after all. It’s also marketed as more high-end and premium, which could help make the cost of an electrified Sierra easier to recoup for GM, and easier to stomach for customers.
This electric truck consideration could be in response to
aggressive declaration of an
the other day, as well as the electric concept trucks from
and
The concepts in particular have generated much excitement for their ridiculous claimed performance and shocking utility. If GMC is only “considering” it, then we imagine the brand isn’t too far along the development path, if it’s even started. Regardless, it’s the most affirmative stance we’ve seen GM take on total electrification of a full-size pickup truck yet.
We asked GMC for confirmation and for any clarification it could provide us on the Sierra’s electric future, and will update if we receive any news back.
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