New EV Platform Is Being Prepared By General Motors

According to the American specialized portal, General Motors (GM) is developing a new platform for electric vehicles, internally designated as BEV-N, which should inherit the current BEV3 architecture. The first vehicles based on the new platform could roll off production lines in late 2028 or early 2029.

The GM Authority portal, citing sources from the company, states that the new platform will inherit the BEV3 architecture, which, from 2022, is the basis for a large number of battery electric models of this automobile concern. The first model based on that generation was the Cadillac Lyriq, introduced in 2022. Now, however, a new platform change is looming, reports Electrive.com.

According to the same information, the first vehicles on the expected platform of the new generation BEV-N should enter production at the end of 2028 or at the beginning of 2029. Sources claim that the debut model will be the next-generation Chevrolet Equinox EV, followed by the next-generation Chevrolet Blazer EV. For now, however, technical details about the BEV-N platform are not known.

If this information turns out to be correct, the BEV-N platform will play a key role in GM’s electrification strategy, as it should replace the BEV3 as the central platform for the manufacturer’s battery electric vehicles.

The current architecture based on the so-called “skateboard” construction is used for a wide range of GM’s electric models, including the current generation Chevrolet Equinox EV and Chevrolet Blazer EV, as well as the Cadillac Lyriq, Cadillac Optiq, Cadillac Vistiq and Cadillac Celestiq models.

As GM Authority points out, the BEV3 platform is also used for certain global models of the group, including the Buick Electra E5 (whose production has since been discontinued) and the Buick Electra E4, as well as the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX models, which have also been withdrawn from production.

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