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Lucy Brewster

GM VP Kristen Siemen on how the world can embrace the EV revolution: 'It's a cultural change'

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It’s no question that the auto industry is all in on an electric vehicle future–auto behemoths such as General Motors, Ford, and others have followed reigning EV champion Tesla in declaring that they are aiming to be carbon neutral in upcoming decades. But how exactly these companies will be able to supercharge a transition to an electric future while maintaining a sustainable supply chain is an open question.   

Kristen Siemen, the Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of General Motors (GM), explained how the company will ramp up its EV production while ensuring that the production remains sustainable and inclusive at Fortune’s Impact Initiative Conference on Wednesday in Atlanta, Ga. She said GM is on track to meet its ambitious goals of producing completely EV cars by 2035 and becoming completely carbon neutral by 2040.

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