Detroit — General Motors Co.’s global battery leader on Tuesday announced plans to introduce the first electric vehicle powered by a lithium manganese-rich battery in 2028, an example of automakers’ strategy to leapfrog EV powerhouse China with new technologies.
GM plans to unveil an LMR truck shortly after beginning manganese-rich battery production at a U.S.-based Ultium Cells LLC plant, Battery Vice President Kurt Kelty told a crowd of hundreds Tuesday at a battery conference at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit.
GM sees manganese as a winning path in battery race with China – The Detroit News
