GM filed a patent for an in-floor foot-massaging system

Massaging seats are nothing new, but General Motors has filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent on an in-floor foot massaging system. First spotted by Carscoops last week, the document describes the use of small air bladders placed in the passenger-compartment floor. Inflating or deflating them massages passengers’ …

GM details its Ultium Drive modular EV powertrain offering up to 1,000 horsepower

General Motors is committed to launching 20 electric vehicles in North America by 2023, and most of these will be powered by a modular battery system branded Ultium and sit atop GM’s third-gen EV platform. The electric drive system powering the actual wheels will be branded Ultium Drive, GM said Wednesday. Like the batteries, the …