Electric GWM Ute still on track for Australia Electric GWM Ute still on track for Australia July 08, 2021 Chinese brand’s affordable EV ute to provide alternative to costly Rivian and Tesla pick-ups Electric utes are coming to Australia, but not all of them will be high-performance pick-up trucks like the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T. GWM Australia has confirmed that development of an all-electric version of the latest-generation GWM Ute is continuing in China, and that the EV workhorse remains on the agenda for sale Down Under. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version is also in the works.