
The Army has awarded deals to GM Defense [GM] and advanced mobility startup Canoo [GOEV] to each provide an electric vehicle for demonstration, with the goal of informing the service’s planned Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) program. Testing is set to begin this fall as the Army assesses the potential for current electrically-powered commercial platforms to meet military operational requirements, with GM Defense providing the GMC Hummer EV for the effort. Canoo did not specify which of its vehicles it…