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, through its GM Defense subsidiary, a battery pack prototype for the to test and analyze. The agency's Defense Innovation Unit is seeking a scalable design that can be used in electrified versions of tactical military vehicles.
The battery pack will be based on , which it's using to power its own electric vehicles. Due to the type of battery cells it employs, Ultium is billed as a modular and scalable system that can be adapted to different needs, so it may just fit the bill for the military.
GM said the military wants a light- to heavy-duty EV for use in garrison and operational environments in order to reduce fossil fuel use. As a result, that should reduce the military's carbon emissions.
This isn't the first partnership that GM Defense has forged with the military. In July, the company secured a deal with the US Army to provide for testing. Last year, GM Defense president Steve duMont said the company would based on the Hummer EV.
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The battery pack will be based on , which it's using to power its own electric vehicles. Due to the type of battery cells it employs, Ultium is billed as a modular and scalable system that can be adapted to different needs, so it may just fit the bill for the military.
GM said the military wants a light- to heavy-duty EV for use in garrison and operational environments in order to reduce fossil fuel use. As a result, that should reduce the military's carbon emissions.
This isn't the first partnership that GM Defense has forged with the military. In July, the company secured a deal with the US Army to provide for testing. Last year, GM Defense president Steve duMont said the company would based on the Hummer EV.
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