Ep. 3: Ultium GMC Hummer EV Arrives; What’sYour eQ Factor?

10-24-20 EV Power Podcast

Hosts Peter Ciani and Rich Taber take the EV Power Podcast on a journey into the future General Motors is building for itself centered around an all-electric motoring platform called Ultium Drive. In their opening initiative, the storied automaker is re-launching the Hummer SUV as an electric vehicle that’s the polar opposite of its first incarnation.
All this talk of electric propulsion could leave one standing at the pump wondering how much they would actually save if they were recharging a battery drive instead. For that there’s the eQ Factor developed by RPM New Weekly co-founder Rich Taber.
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Segment Locations on the Scrub Bar

00:00 Intro
01:20 Overview – Hummer-ing
02:10 Ultium Drive To Power GM Into The Future
09:03 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Arrives
18:55 Some Reflections On EV Charging Stations
21:00 More On The Ultium Drive
– 2nd Life Usage
– Variety Of Drive Units
– Battery Factories
29:12 eQ Factor Explained
40:50 Circling Back To The Hummer
– T-Top & Targa Top
– Zero To 60 in 3 Seconds
43:40 Closing