General Motors has cracked the chemistry of lower-cost, energy-dense electric vehicle batteries. Budget-conscious gasoline ...

General Motors expects to pioneer a new “groundbreaking” EV battery technology that the automaker says will reduce costs and ...

GM says the new cells will be cheaper for a few reasons. For one, manganese is cheaper than cobalt or nickel. The LMR ...

Ultium Cells LLC plans to begin manufacturing technologically advanced battery cells for GM’s electric trucks and SUVs within ...

GM and its partner LG Energy Solution plan to launch production of the technology, called lithium manganese-rich batteries, ...

The Detroit automaker says it will begin commercial production of lithium manganese-rich cells at an Ultium plant in Ohio or ...

GM will use the new battery cells in future electric trucks and full-size SUVs. By integrating the new battery cells, the ...

GM is charting a course away from its Ultium battery system ... cells in addition to the pouch format. Researchers will also look into alternative battery chemistries. The shift in battery ...

Currently, Ultium Cells makes pouch battery cells, but prismatic cells can hold more energy, reduce electric vehicle weight and cost less because they are easier to make, requiring fewer components.

Kelty said the LMR batteries will be supplemental to GM's current pouch cell batteries, formerly known as Ultium, as well as upcoming LFP — lithium iron phosphate — prismatic battery cells ...