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CEO Mary Barra talks about GM's expanding electric vehicle lineup, as "Sunday Morning" takes a high-speed tour of General Motors' Milford Proving Ground, which has been .

General Motors is doubling down on electric vehicles. The company says this will create 4, new jobs and marks its largest-ever one-time investment in EVs. Tracy met up with Barra at Factory Zero, GM's first assembly plant for zero-emissions electric vehicles. It's currently turning out electric versions of GM's iconic Hummer brand.

We're going to defend our position and we plan to grow it. The competition is fierce: Ford plans to start delivering its electric F pickup this spring.

Yet, G.M.’s chief executive, Mary T. Barra, is unconcerned.

Tesla is hyping its futuristic cyber truck. Barra said the transition to electric vehicles is now inevitable. It's also seen as essential to reducing carbon emissions from gas-powered vehicles that are contributing to rapidly warm the planet. GM believes it can drive down the cost of EVs and more quickly roll out new models because of its customizable battery system called Ultium.

It's the platform all of its future EVs will run on. Barra is trying to position GM as the leader in electric vehicles, promising to go all electric by Barra remains optimistic. Asked whether she thinks GM could catch Tesla by or , Barra said, "Clearly, that's what we're working from a North America perspective and we're just gonna keep going until we have global leadership as well.

There have been setbacks. The recall, coupled with a shortage of critical computer chips, sent GM's EV sales plummeting to just 26 vehicles in the fourth quarter of last year.