An ever-evolving GM proving ground in Kapuskasking, Ont., tests how electric vehicles will fare in Canada’s winters.
To make certain that electric vehicles can perform in frigid temperatures — a common concern for Canadians — General Motors’ Cold Weather Development Centre in Kapuskasing, Ont., is playing a pivotal role in the automaker’s electrification shift.
“The CTC is one of GM’s largest automotive engineering clusters in the world, positioning Canada at the forefront of automotive development and testing,” Sünner said. “The chargers alone that we have on-site here, if we aggregated all that power together, we would power up to 1,500 typical homes,” Walton said. The cellblocks are large, freezerlike units designed to study the vehicle at a consistent temperature during the thermal cycle. They can fit two Chevrolet Bolt EVs inside and replicate temperatures -45C.Every year, 150 to 250 vehicles are tested on the grounds from late October to late April.
Engineers ensure that vehicles don’t creak, moan, rattle or have other glitches by driving them through a squeak and rattle building. The process is repeated up to 20 times an hour, driving over bumpy surfaces, rumble strips and speed bumps.
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