Kurt Kelty said his “ambitious and risky” bet on becoming the first global carmaker to use a lithium manganese-rich battery technology, which critics regard as commercially unviable, is necessary to ...

WARREN, Mich. — General Motors expects to pioneer a new "groundbreaking" EV battery technology that the automaker says will reduce costs and boost profitability of its largest electric SUVs and trucks ...

A battery tech breakthrough has GM on the verge of releasing less-expensive long-range electric trucks and full-size SUVs. General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to ...

LMR battery cells utilise manganese instead of cobalt, reducing costs. Credit: General Motors. General Motors and LG Energy Solution have announced what they claim is a breakthrough in battery ...

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is doubling down on battery technology leadership with a breakthrough chemistry launch planned for 2028, even as the automaker absorbs $7.2 billion in special charges ...

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 ...

General Motors and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to put lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells into production. The cells will be used in future full-sized trucks and SUVs as ...

General Motors is betting that a new chemistry, lithium manganese rich batteries, can do for electric pickups and SUVs what small-block V8s once did for gas trucks: deliver usable power at a price ...

General Motors claims to have created a new and improved version of the lithium manganese-rich (LMR) electric vehicle battery, which has historically suffered from capacity fade. The battery, which ...

GM is targeting the new batteries and chemistry inside them — called lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells — to be used in full-size electric vehicles such as its Chevrolet Silverado ...