Opportunities abroad and a direction that is picking up speed in moving away from traditional gas and diesel-powered cars has led General Motors to announce a major expansion of its electric vehicle offerings.

Next year, GM will offer two new, completely electric models with many more to follow within five years.

Driving down Valley freeways, we’re still much more likely to see gas-powered SUVs than electric cars, so is GM making the right call?

With me to talk about that is John Davis, longtime host and executive producer of Motorweek on PBS.