Buick to 'Fully Electrify' Its North America Lineup by End of Decade

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The American automaker says it will release its first EV for the North American market in 2024.

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Today, Buick isn’t part of the conversation when you talk about electric vehicles or sustainability, but that is slated to change in the next few years. The automaker, owned by General Motors (GM), plans to transition its entire North American lineup to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. Its first EV is set to arrive in 2024 as a 2025 model.

Buick is the last of the four GM-owned auto brands—Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac are the other three—to roll out its electrification plans. The American automaker's largest market is China, where sales are five times that of the U.S. It says its electrification timeline for China will be after 2030. While Buick hasn’t provided many details about its electrified future, it gave us a preview of what its EVs will look like with the Wildcat EV concept.

The Wildcat EV is strictly a design study, but according to Buick, the Wildcat “was developed to convey the all-new design language that will influence Buick production models for the foreseeable future.” What we have here is a sleek coupe that shows that even with the transition to electric, EVs can still look just as stunning and gorgeous as a traditional gas-powered car. It redefines what we expect a Buick to look like.

The concept also features new technology, like biometrics that can detect if the driver’s heart rate increases and automatically adjust vehicle settings to help lower their heart rate. It even has a Zen Mode that disperses calming aromatherapy scents and activates the massaging seats to create a calming environment for the driver.

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