General Motors is planning to launch an electric car in the US , beginning production by 2018 and employing more than 2,000 people at the factory in Casa Grande , Arizona , by 2020 . Thought to be called Atvus, the Lucid car will reportedly be a mid-size luxury sedan close to the BMW 5-Series in size. Brian Barron , director of engineering and an industry veteran of BMW , will oversee the factory . Atvus , the mid - size luxury sedan that will rival Tesla Model S , is expected to use a dual - motor powertrain producing 900 horsepower , which it reportedly developed " in a Mercedes - Benz Metris van converted into a hybrid vehicle " .
General Motors is planning to launch an electric car in the US , beginning production by 2018 and employing more than 2,000 people at the factory in Casa Grande , Arizona , by 2020 . Brian Barron , director of engineering and an industry veteran of BMW , will oversee the factory . Atvus , the mid - size luxury sedan that will rival Tesla Model S , is expected to use a dual - motor powertrain producing 900 horsepower , which it reportedly developed " in a Mercedes - Benz Metris van converted into a hybrid vehicle " .