DETROIT—General Motors Co. is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment that includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc., five people familiar with the plans told Reuters.
That multibillion-dollar strategy could enable GM, Ford Motor Co., and at least two EV startups to build and deliver more electric vehicles at a time when consumer demand for battery-powered models is still a small fraction of overall industry sales while targeting a potentially lucrative market segment that Tesla Inc. has yet to address.
