Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.They say an Army moves on its stomach. And, perhaps its vehicles on fossil fuel. But it would appear those vehicles are getting less dependent on gasoline and diesel, and more dependent on batteries. General Motors is developing battery pack prototypes for the Defense Innovation Unit, as a matter of fact. To go further down the road on this topic, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with JD Johnson, VP of Business Development for GM Defense and retired Army three-star general.Tom Temin
Let’s start with GM Fefense. I have to confess I didn’t know there was a GM Defense. I mean, Ford and Chrysler used to do this decades ago. But tell us a little bit about the unit itself.
JD Johnson
Sure. GM has been in the defense business since…