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General Motors plans, an electric version of the Chevrolet spark in the United States
The electric minicar goes on sale in limited quantities in uncheck United States and global markets, which including California 2013, said the automaker. GM has the announcement while a media event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the mark ' Chevy '.
"Spark-EV provides customers with life in urban areas, the predictable driving patterns or short commutes a fully-electric option," said Jim Federico, global vehicle Chief Engineer for electric vehicles to Chevrolet, in a statement. "It complements Chevrolets growing electrified vehicles, including the Volt extended range EV and 2013-Malibu-eco with eAssist technology."
The spark announcement follows news in August, a Cadillac ELR luxury electric car will build GM, while the prospect of his green credentials burnish the automaker, which produces also the plug-in electric hybrid Chevy Volt.
So far, these sales have back the Volt. GM to 10,000 volts in the year 2011 to sell, but only 3.895 models have to date according to CNBC have been sold. Still, GM Joel said Ewanick CNBC Wednesday, that the automaker is still intended to sell 45,000 cars in 2013.
"We know that the demand;" We know that your customers want this car, ", he said."
Electric cars were according to Reuters slowly in the United States to catch on:
"In the US market demand has by the lack of models retained were for selection, scarce infrastructure to charge than the vehicles, high prices for stickers and low gas prices with other industrialized nations."
Here is more of CNBC's Phil LeBeau:
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