GM Protection, a subsidiary of Normal Motors, was chosen by the U.S. Military to offer a battery electrical car for evaluation and demonstration. GM Protection will leverage the GMC HUMMER EV, that includes GM’s Ultium Platform, to satisfy the U.S. Military’s requirement for a lightweight to heavy obligation battery electrical car to assist diminished reliance on fossil fuels each within the operational and garrison environments. The GMC HUMMER EV Pickup is the world’s first and solely all-electric supertruck that incorporates a 24-module, double-stacked Ultium battery pack and zero-tailpipe emissions.
“This award showcases GM Protection’s capability to leverage the very best battery electrical expertise within the business market. With entry to GM’s superior applied sciences, GM Protection is ready to present confirmed business applied sciences tailored to satisfy particular protection necessities and the wants of our clients. Leveraging GM’s superior expertise, this demonstration will show to our U.S. Military buyer what an all-electric supertruck can do and the way the underlying expertise may be leveraged for future protection wants, whether or not on an set up or in a tactical environmen,” stated Steve duMont, president of GM Protection.
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The GMC HUMMER EV options 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 lb-ft of wheel torque and is able to full 350 kilowatt/800-volt DC quick charging, enabling as much as practically 100 miles in 12 minutes. The GMC HUMMER EV Pickup gives 329 miles of mixed driving vary for Version 1, with 0-60 mph acceleration instances as fast as 3 seconds. GM Protection is leveraging GM’s $35 billion funding in electrical car and autonomous car expertise to assist lead international protection and authorities clients’ transition to a extra electrical, linked and autonomous future.
GM Protection is the navy product subsidiary of Normal Motors headquartered in Harmony, North Carolina; specializing in the protection trade wants with hydrogen gasoline cell and different superior mobility applied sciences. GM Protection delivers built-in automobiles, energy and propulsion, and mobility and autonomy options to international protection, safety, and authorities markets. The distinctive reliability of GM Protection’s applied sciences outcomes from many years of confirmed efficiency and billions of {dollars} spent in impartial analysis and growth by its father or mother, Normal Motors, a world chief in international design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities. GM Protection initiatives embrace SURUS (Silent Utility Rover Common Superstructure) an autonomous modular platform joint mission with the USA Military.
