GM to develop Ultium EV battery for US Navy

Having already been picked in July to produce a GMC Hummer EV to the U.S. Military for analysis functions, Normal Motors has now been picked by the Division of Protection to develop a battery to check within the Division’s personal electric-vehicle platforms.

In an announcement made final week, GM Protection, GM’s division liable for navy merchandise, stated it’s going to leverage GM’s Ultium battery know-how present in civilian automobiles just like the Hummer EV, in addition to the Cadillac Lyriq, and Chevrolet’s upcoming Blazer EV and Equinox EV, to develop a prototype battery that meets the necessities of the Division of Protection’s Protection Innovation Unit.

The unit was established in 2015 to faucet superior business applied sciences to assist speed up growth of merchandise for the navy. It is now in search of to develop a scalable battery that can be utilized in tactical navy automobiles.

GM’s Ultium battery know-how provides many advantages. Along with already having been extensively examined in GM’s personal automobiles, the modular and scalable design of Ultium batteries make them appropriate for all kinds of car sorts. Including to their flexibility is the likelihood for various chemistries, which may be suited to numerous necessities resembling a excessive energy discharge, quick cost velocity, or lengthy vary.

The Division of Protection is in search of to scale back its reliance on fossil fuels and is taking a look at extra options than battery know-how alone. Additionally it is evaluating automobiles powered by hydrogen gas cells, with GM Protection having beforehand equipped a Chevrolet Colorado idea automobile outfitted with a gas cell. With each applied sciences, near-silent operation might present advantages within the discipline.