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BEV3
The General Motors BEV3 platform is a dedicated electric vehicle architecture or platform developed by General Motors. It is the third-generation electric vehicle platform by GM, succeeding the BEV2 platform. It is categorized as a skateboard platform. History Honda announced it would partner with General Motors to develop "next-generation" batteries in 2018. The BEV3 architecture was first announced by GM in January 2019, with Cadillac announced as the lead marque, and BEV3 was officially detailed on March 4, 2020, during the GM EV Day briefing in Warren, Michigan, and supports Ultium batteries and Ultium Drive motors. In 2021, Honda announced it would release two SUVs in 2024 under the Honda and Acura marques, developed in partnership with GM; it was clarified in 2022 the new Honda SUVs would be built alongside GM SUVs, using Ultium batteries and GM's electric vehicle platform. Design The BEV3 platform is designed to support unibody passenger cars and crossover utility vehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors BT1 Platform
The GM BT1 platform, marketed under Ultium branding, is a dedicated electric vehicle architecture or platform developed by General Motors (GM). It underpins electric full-size pickup trucks and SUVs sold by GM, using battery and motor technology developed under its Ultium program; these are shared with third-generation GM electric vehicles on the BEV3 platform. BT1 is categorized as a skateboard platform. History In October 2019, GM made an agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to invest US$3 billion in Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly over the next four years, renaming it to "Factory Zero" and converting it to a factory for electric trucks and vans. The UAW's copy of the agreement revealed the "centerpiece" of the investment was a program internally called "Project O" or BT1, which would develop and begin selling a low-volume pickup truck by 2021, aimed at the high end of the market. The same platform developed for that project, which resulted in the GMC Hummer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors BEV2 Platform
The GM BEV2 platform is an automotive platform made by General Motors designed specifically for small electric vehicles. Multiple divisions of the LG Corporation have been instrumental in construction in addition to GM's contributions to the platform. Chronology 1996–2003: EV1 Despite having a "2" in its name, which usually indicates a second generation of a platform in GM nomenclature, BEV2 had no direct predecessor. The concept of "BEV1" actually refers to the General Motors EV1. However, the EV1 and vehicles on BEV2 differ greatly, in part due to the two-decade gap between them. 2010–2015: Gamma derivatives In 2011, GM announced that they had finished development of an EV supplier base in China. This coincided with the introduction of the Springo, an EV based on the Gamma platform's Chevrolet Sail. Two years later in 2013, a similar EV variant was released of the Sail's American-market equivalent, the Spark. This Spark EV was sold until 2016, the same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GM BEV2
The GM BEV2 platform is an automotive platform made by General Motors designed specifically for small electric vehicles. Multiple divisions of the LG Corporation have been instrumental in construction in addition to GM's contributions to the platform. Chronology 1996–2003: EV1 Despite having a "2" in its name, which usually indicates a second generation of a platform in GM nomenclature, BEV2 had no direct predecessor. The concept of "BEV1" actually refers to the General Motors EV1. However, the EV1 and vehicles on BEV2 differ greatly, in part due to the two-decade gap between them. 2010–2015: Gamma derivatives In 2011, GM announced that they had finished development of an EV supplier base in China. This coincided with the introduction of the Springo, an EV based on the Gamma platform's Chevrolet Sail. Two years later in 2013, a similar EV variant was released of the Sail's American-market equivalent, the Spark. This Spark EV was sold until 2016, the same year as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadillac Lyriq
The Cadillac Lyriq is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac division of General Motors. As Cadillac's first fully electric vehicle, and the first GM production vehicle using the BEV3 platform, the Lyriq introduces a new version of GM's Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system. Assembled at Spring Hill Manufacturing in Spring Hill, Tennessee for North America and at a new EV-only plant in Yantai, China for Asia, Cadillac started accepting customer orders for the 2023 Lyriq in the United States in May 2022. In late 2024, Cadillac Lyriq won the German " Car of the Year 2025" award in the luxury car category. History At the 2019 North American International Auto Show, CEO Mary Barra presented several details about the group's upcoming series of EVs, which included a crossover from Cadillac. The name Lyriq follows a pattern of several prior Cadillac concept vehicles, including the Evoq, Provoq, and Celestiq, all endi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadillac Celestiq
The Cadillac Celestiq ( ) is a battery electric car made by the Cadillac division of General Motors. It is the brand's flagship sedan, replacing the Cadillac CT6. Production commenced in 2024. Overview Cadillac builds the Celestiq by hand, having invested US$81 million to create a low-volume production line at its Technical Center (GMTC) in Warren, Michigan. Since it was completed in 1956, only concept and show cars have been assembled at GMTC. The Celestiq is the first vehicle sold to the public that was assembled at GMTC. One of the vehicle's distinct features is its smart glass roof, manufactured by Research Frontiers. Other reported features include a dashboard-width touchscreen, all-wheel drive and four-wheel steering. It is expected to use more than a hundred 3D printed components. It is anticipated the Celestiq will be fitted with GM's next generation "Ultra Cruise" advanced driver-assistance system, running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride platform. Like the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevrolet Equinox EV
The Chevrolet Equinox EV is a battery electric compact crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand since 2024. The Equinox EV was introduced in January 2022 in a set of images at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and was originally planned to go on sale in the late 2023 for the 2024 model year. Chevrolet dealers began receiving deliveries of the 2024 Equinox EV in May 2024. The Equinox EV is built on GM’s BEV3 platform, featuring a design and underpinnings different from the ICE-powered Equinox. Overview During its introduction, General Motors stated that Equinox EV would have a starting price of around in the United States and would be offered in various LT and RS trim levels. Trim levels were detailed in September 2022. The 2024 base 1LT trim was to have an estimated range of , and produce and torque, but GM never actually produced the 2024 1LT trim. Non-base 2024 trims were 2LT, 3LT, 2RS and 3RS. Chevrolet began manufactu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultium
Ultium is an electric vehicle battery and Electric motor, motor architecture developed by General Motors. It is being deployed for battery electric vehicles from General Motors portfolio brands along with vehicles from Honda and Acura. Ultium is characterized by a modular layout, using an Ultium battery to supply power to one or two Ultium Drive unit(s) using a common set of power electronics (charging, battery management system, and inverter). The high-voltage battery is composed of pouch cells that can be stacked horizontally or vertically, depending on the form factor appropriate for each vehicle, generally carried between the axles and under the floor. The traction motor(s), reduction gear, and power electronics are combined into a single Ultium Drive unit that drives the front, rear, or both axles. Three electric motor designs, sharing a common stator, are used across all planned vehicles. Ultium is used by GM's General Motors BEV3 platform, BEV3 and General Motors BT1 plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buick Electra E4
The Buick Electra E4 is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by SAIC-GM under the Buick brand. History In June 2023, the Chinese branch of the Buick brand officially presented the second model in a new line of fully electric models signed with the Electra emblem used in the 20th century. The E4 placed itself below the flagship Electra E5 in the range, drawing extensively on it stylistically through the new "Pure Design" language. Slender and sharp lines marked, among others, oblong, narrow headlights, a large trapezoidal front air intake, as well as an upturned window line and retractable door handles. The gently sloping roof line gave the proportions typical of the so-called Coupe SUVs. Like other next-generation electric cars from General Motors, the Electra E4 is based on the BEV3 platform. Following the example of other Buick models from the new stylistic line debuting at the same time, the Electra E4 gained a simple and minimalist design of a spaciou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda Prologue
The Honda Prologue is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV jointly developed by Honda and General Motors that is marketed in North America. Announced in October 2022 with sales starting in March 2024, it is Honda's first major electric vehicle following a number of low volume battery electric vehicles previously sold by Honda in North America, including the Honda Clarity, Honda Fit, and the experimental Honda EV Plus. Based heavily on the Chevrolet Blazer EV, the Prologue is comparable in size with the ICE-powered Passport. Overview Styled by Honda Design Studio in Los Angeles, the Prologue is based on the Ultium architecture and the BEV3 platform developed by General Motors, which it shares with the Chevrolet Blazer EV, Acura ZDX, and Cadillac Lyriq. Development of the Prologue was led by chief engineer John Hwang. According to Hwang, the frame rails, the floor, the front and rear suspension subframes, pedal box, steering column mounting, the base of the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acura ZDX
The Acura ZDX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with a sloping rear roofline developed by Honda for its upmarket brand Acura. The car was originally planned to be called the "MSX". The ZDX debuted at the 2009 New York International Auto Show on April 8, 2009, as a 2010 model. The vehicle was also the first to be completely designed at Acura's southern California design studio in Torrance. The original ZDX concept was penned by Michelle Christensen who labeled it a "4-door luxury sports coupe" and which Acura says "blurs the distinction between coupe, sedan and sport utility vehicle." The ZDX features Acura's first six speed automatic transmission, advanced ventilated seats, as well as other luxury appointments. Although the ZDX shares a similar profile with the Honda Crosstour, the two vehicles are not mechanically related: the latter is based on the Honda Accord, while the ZDX is based on the Honda Pilot/Acura MDX. The ZDX nameplate returned to Acura's lineup in 2024 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevrolet Blazer EV
The Chevrolet Blazer EV is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. Introduced in 2022, the model went on sale in mid-2023 in North America. The model offers up of range. It is produced at GM's plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The Blazer EV also won the MotorTrend SUV of the Year Award (SUVOTY) for 2024. Overview General Motors initially announced that the Blazer EV would be available in 1LT, 2LT, RS, and SS trim levels. The base 1LT trim was cancelled when the RS trim was released in August 2023. The Blazer SS becomes the first electric Chevrolet to bear the SS badge, and the variant is rated at and of torque. The Blazer EV takes inspiration from Chevrolet's sports cars for the exterior design. It features full LED exterior lighting with choreographed lighting sequence feature on the RS and SS models, motorsport-inspired extractor vents on front fenders and T-shaped LED taillights. The interior carries on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
