There's no point in sugar-coating it: this was not a great year for General Motors' all-electric future. It was a year filled with new car announcements but limited new car rollouts, not to mention dialed-back plans for battery plants, questions over demand and problems with highly-anticipated new EV models. But there was one shining ray of hope for GM's electric game in 2023. It was delivered by a pair of humble heroes who were outclassed and outgunned by many modern EVs and soon face cancellation of their own, and yet still turned out to be a major sales success.
