GM just revealed an electric drive 3500 dually with VERY limited color options — SkimNews
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- GM unveiled an unmanned, cab-less ground vehicle (UGV) built on what it calls "the dual-rear-wheel Chevy Silverado 3500 HD skateboard architecture," designed for silent military logistics and casualty evacuation.
- Inferred specs from the announcement include a 102 kWh battery paired with a 186-hp, 2.8-liter Duramax four-cylinder turbo-diesel onboard to recharge the battery and deliver V2L and V2G power to field equipment.
- GM Defense president Steve duMont said the unit "does not begin with a blank sheet of paper," positioning the UGV as a direct transfer of GM's commercial truck engineering rather than a clean-sheet military build.
- The UGV was shown with Scout AI's Gx Ground Agent autonomy system, using an open, modular interface that the article links to GM's planned 2028 eyes-off Super Cruise ADAS rollout.
- The article argues the extended-range electric 3500 dually architecture is precisely the kind of EREV or PHEV work pickup that fleets, RVers, and truck enthusiasts have "been begging for" — with GM's hints that the military concept isn't a one-off.
Why it matters: Fleet operators and truck buyers have repeatedly asked for a work-ready EREV dually pickup, and GM's rollout of the extended-range electric 3500 architecture on a military UGV — paired with the 2028 eyes-off Super Cruise system on display — gives commercial buyers the clearest preview yet of a civilian version, funded through defense contracts in the meantime.
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