DETROIT – General MotorsGMC Hummer Electric Vehicles (EV) pickups are now being shipped to customers. This is a significant milestone for both the automaker as well as its next generation of electric cars.

Detroit’s automaker has incorporated the new truck for the first time. Ultium platformGM designed and manufactured the batteries and motors in-house. They will form the base for dozens of electric vehicles over the next few years.

“We’re excited for our customers,” Mark Reuss, President of GM, stated Friday in an interview during Squawk on The Street with Phil LeBeau from CNBC.

GM invests approximately $30 billion to develop and produce electric vehicles, such as Hummer pickups. and an upcoming SUV variantThe vehicle will remain in service until 2025.

With proceeds going to Tunnel to Towers Foundation (an organization that honors the memory Stephen Siller), the Hummer EV’s first production was sold at auction for $2.5million.

GM did not confirm how many people have reserved the Hummer EV pickup. It will be available for purchase at the beginning of 2017. at about $113,000Before lower-priced models go into production. The previous company statement stated that reservations for new Hummers are already full through next year.

Hummer E-Velo is the second all electric pickup in the still unproven segment. The Hummer EV follows. R1T from EV start-up RivianThe vehicle was built at an Illinois factory by, who began construction in September.

They are the expected first in a series of electric pickups to come out over the next few years. These pickups will be followed by another next year. electric version of the Ford F-150The spring is Tesla’s CybertruckThe year after that is expected to be in full swing. GM confirmed the availability of electric pickups under its Chevrolet and GMC brand names in the future.