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Not to be confused with the internal combustion Blazer, the Blazer EV has been hit with a safety recall totaling just over 40 ...
GM, the leading U.S. automaker, is collaborating with South Korea's top battery manufacturer, LG Energy Solution, to develop a next-generation lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery. Industry analysts ...
Ford's battery plant in Marshall, Mich., has been targeted by anti-China politicians and local activists from the outset. Now rivals are piling on, Bill Ford said.
While GM has sought to build out a battery supply chain not dependent on China, the automaker has previously explored options to procure CATL battery technology in the U.S. GM had considered ...
GM and LG Energy Solution achieve battery tech breakthrough General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to commercialize lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells ...
GM’s work to develop LMR prismatic battery cells began in 2015, but researchers were studying LMR technology long before that. Though they promised high range for a lower price, historically LMR ...
Ultium Cells, GM's and LG Energy Solution's joint venture, aims to begin pre-production of its LMR battery cells by late 2027. Commercial production is slated for 2028, when the battery will find ...
GM and LG unveiled their new LMR prismatic battery cell, which claims to unlock 33% higher energy density than “the best performing” lithium iron phosphate (LFP) based cells at a comparable cost.
Ultium Cells, General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) joint venture with South Korea’s LG Energy Solutions, believes it might have finally solved the problem of creating a low-cost lithium battery with a ...
Tesla’s Ex-Battery Chief at Work Hiring Kelty was a coup for GM, given his previous 11-year tenure as Tesla’s battery czar—and 15 years before that with Japanese cell maker Panasonic.
GM's LMR batteries feel like a logical evolution of the lithium-ion batteries that appear in EVs already. The company now has the facilities to build the highest-quality battery solution that it can.
GM's New Battery Cells Could Make Future EV Trucks and SUVs More Affordable The new LMR prismatic battery cell technology promises to cut battery pack part requirements by up to 50 percent by 2028.