GM has unveiled its latest series of new electric motors that will power its future electric vehicles, starting with the Hummer EV.

With the release of the Bolt EV in 2016, GM has been selling electric vehicles for a long time, but the automaker has also stuck on older EV technology.

GM is finally starting to launch its latest EV technology, Ultium, in a series of new electric vehicles.

Today at the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss unveiled GM’s set of three all-new engines that will power its Ultium-based electric vehicles.

Here are the three new electric motors:

• 180 kW front-drive permanent magnet motor
• 255 kW rear and front drive permanent magnet motor
• 62 kW all-wheel drive assist induction motor

Here are some pictures of GM’s new Ulitum electric motors:

Reuss commented on the automaker’s latest electric motors:

Twenty years of developing electric propulsion systems and over 100 years of high-volume vehicle engineering are helping GM make the rapid transition from conventional to electric vehicles. Our vertical integration into this space, encompassing both hardware and software, gives us control over our own destiny and a significant competitive advantage.

New electric motors can be configured in several different ways for different horsepower and torque needs.

For example, the future Hummer EV can be configured with up to three 255 kW engines.

GM also unveiled its new Ultium Drive Motor Controller:

GM engineers also developed software for Ultium Drive’s engine controllers, which is essential for meeting the propulsion needs of various types of vehicles with a minimal set of components. These engineers, based at GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; Global Propulsion Systems in Pontiac, Michigan; and Milford Proving Ground, are among more than 11,000 members of the GM product development team currently working in software development. That number is expected to grow with software serving as a critical pillar of GM’s vision of a fully electric future.

This new controller will also be shown for the first time in the new GMC Hummer EV:

GM says its new power electronics will have “up to 50% less mass and volume” than what is found in their current electric vehicles while having “up to 25% more capacity.”

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