GM's Next-Generation EVs Are A Big Reset. Here's What We Know

"General Motors has one of the broadest electric-vehicle lineups in the United States, spanning everything from compact crossovers to full-size trucks. But the manufacturer is already preparing the next stage of its EV evolution, and some changes will even appear on the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ. GM plans to roll out next-generation software with that model, which is also expected to be the first to feature lidar for more advanced autonomous driving capabilities and conversational AI."

"GM is also rethinking its next-generation EVs' electrical systems, packaging options and wiring looms to fit a wide range of cars with or without a combustion engine. In other words, GM's future EV offerings are changing fast. Patrick George, our Editor-in-Chief, attended the GM Forward tech event in New York in October, where he was given a deep dive into how all of this works. And other GM executives have recently revealed new details as well. Here's what we know so far."

"GM's Vehicle Dynamics Performance Integration Engineer Alexander Doss recently spoke to The Drive and revealed that the manufacturer is rethinking the physical aspects of its EV platformand it could have multiple architectures that are better suited for certain sizes and types of vehicles. Doss said that it proved difficult to have just one platform and adapt it to work in a wide range of vehicles, which is what GM did with its formerly-named "Ultium" EVs."

General Motors is preparing next-generation EV software and hardware, debuting on the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ with lidar-enabled autonomy and conversational AI. GM is redesigning electrical architectures, packaging options, and wiring looms to accommodate vehicles with or without internal-combustion systems. The company plans multiple vehicle architectures rather than a single universal platform to better suit different sizes and mission profiles. Ultium operated as a shared EV toolkit applied across architectures like BEV3, which supports most current models. Trucks and larger SUVs ride on the BT1 architecture while continuing to use Ultium batteries and controllers.

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