LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — General Motors is promising a new electric vehicle battery that it says will be cheaper and have more range. It’s called the LMR battery, short for lithium manganese rich.

General Motors is developing a new battery cell with its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution. The unit is set to reduce the costs of mainstream electric vehicles without slashing the range. The ...

General Motors plans to use a new type of battery in its electric vehicles which it says will be more affordable to produce. The automaker is working with the battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution ...

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 ...

The early repayment came on the same day GM announced its goal to become the first automaker to use a new, cheaper battery chemistry for electric vehicles. The Department of Energy announced Tuesday ...

General Motors is bringing in potentially groundbreaking new battery tech that not only has 30 percent more energy density at the existing production cost for cells but also would circumvent China's ...

General Motors' battery research and development team is exploring solid-state and sodium-ion batteries. Its Wallace Battery Cell Innovation center in Michigan allows it to develop and test new ...

General Motors recently announced its intention to mass-produce what it calls a “groundbreaking” EV battery that’s 33 percent more dense than the top-end of lithium iron phosphate batteries, currently ...

GM is exploring new markets for its EV batteries due to lower-than-expected consumer demand for electric vehicles. The company is partnering with Redwood Materials to supply battery modules for energy ...