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The icons of automobile history and emblems of the American dream have not escaped decarbonization and electrification.

And in the radical turn that General Motors (GM) has proposed to give, its icons are also included.

Mark Reuss, president of the firm, confirmed on Monday that among its wide range of electric models planned for the coming years there will be a Corvette, its sports car par excellence.

In addition to a hybrid model, it will also have a fully electric version and the exact date of release on the market.

Reuss limited himself to saying on CNBC that there will be an electric Corvette "next year, so it will come very quickly,"

a proposal that will not mean the end of production of the combustion models that began production in 1953 and have been become one of the classics on American roads.

Joe Biden, President of the USA, aboard his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette,

In this way, the rumors that have circulated for some time are confirmed, including mentions

of the US president himself, Joe Biden, who owns one of those sports cars,

although during his mandate he cannot drive it because the US president has prohibited driving.. The announcement comes in the midst of the effervescence of the electrical proposals on the market and in a framework in which Tesla continues to be the undisputed dominator of the transition.

GM is bound to play more of a role if it wants to convince Wall Street.

It also coincides with Ford's plan to accelerate the production of another American classic,

the F-150, which in its electric version -baptized Lightning-

will be the first battery-powered pickup to reach the mass market.

The CEO, Jim Farley, confirmed that they

will go from the 40,000 units initially planned to 150,000 for next year.

That would far exceed the goals of Rivian and GM itself, with a wide menu of proposals on the launch ramp.

"In this market, being first is very, very important," Farley said.

"We didn't know we'd be the first, but we worked fast just in case, and it's turned out this way."

There will be no electric 911

The electric Corvette proposal aligns somewhat with the step Ford took three years ago with its sports car, the

Mustang Mach E,

an SUV that began selling in December 2020 as a 2021 model. The big difference is that Ford It has not opted for a sports car, but for a 'green' and familiar model with which to reinvent one of its emblems.

The one that will remain faithful to the tradition is

Porsche

.

Its CEO, Oliver Blume, indicated last year that

they have no plans to convert the 911 to a battery-powered model

.

"911 is our icon," he said.

"We will continue to build the 911 with a combustion engine."

Yes, it is in your plans, however, to present a hybrid option.

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