The GM BEV3 platform is a dedicated

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architecture or platform developed by

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. It is the third-generation electric vehicle platform by GM, and the architecture replaces the BEV2 platform. It is categorized as a skateboard platform. The BEV3 architecture was first announced by GM in January 2019, and was officially detailed on March 4, 2020, during the GM EV Day briefing in

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, and supports

Ultium Ultium is an electric vehicle battery and motor architecture developed by General Motors. It is planned to be deployed for battery electric vehicles from General Motors portfolio brands along with vehicles from Honda and Acura. Ultium is charac ...

batteries and Ultium Drive motors. The BEV3 is developed to support passenger cars, while

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trucks and SUVs will be based on the BT1 platform.

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Cadillac Lyriq The Cadillac Lyriq is a battery electric crossover manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac subdivision of General Motors. As Cadillac's first fully electric vehicle, and the first GM production vehicle using the BEV3 platform, the Lyriq intr ...

(2022–present)

Future models

Buick Electra E5 The Buick Electra E5 is a battery electric compact crossover SUV manufactured by SAIC-GM under the Buick brand. History The Buick Electra E5 is the first product of the Buick Electra electric vehicle series and was introduced during 2023 A ...

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Cadillac Celestiq The Cadillac Celestiq ( ) is an electric car made by General Motors' Cadillac division. It will be its flagship sedan, replacing the Cadillac CT6, expected to begin sales for the 2024 model year. Overview Cadillac stated it plans to build t ...

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Chevrolet Blazer EV The Chevrolet Blazer EV is an upcoming battery electric mid-size crossover SUV to be manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand in 2023. The model will offer up of range. It will be produced in fall of 2023 at GM's plant in Ra ...

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Chevrolet Equinox EV The Chevrolet Equinox EV is a battery electric compact crossover SUV to be manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand in 2023. It was introduced in January 2022 in a set of images at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and i ...

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Cruise Origin Cruise LLC is an American self-driving car company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2013 by Kyle Vogt and Dan Kan, Cruise tests and develops autonomous car technology. The company is a largely-autonomous subsidiary of Ge ...

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Honda Prologue The Honda Prologue is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV jointly developed by Honda and General Motors to be marketed in North America. Introduced in October 2022 with sales planned in 2024, it will be the first battery electric vehic ...

(2024) * Acura ZDX (2024)

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