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General Motors on Tuesday said it’s planning to become the world’s first automaker to use lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) batteries in production trucks and full-size SUVs starting in 2028. The new chemistry marks a major pivot, not just from today’s nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, but also from pouch cells GM…

General Motors and Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution have jointly developed a new lithium manganese rich (LMR) battery chemistry that promises to extend driving range and lower the cost of electric trucks. The new batteries will debut on GM’s models in 2028.

GM is changing how it incorporates batteries into its EVs. They will no longer be all the same, but be tailored for individual EVs.

Today on Critical Materials: GM poaches Tesla's battery chief, China will help EV manufacturers despite sanctions, and the UAW calls for higher import tariffs.

While Joe Biden was busy throttling the latest Corvette with car executives at the Detroit auto show last week, much of the rest of the industry filed into a jam-packed convention center about 30 miles west for a forum the president also managed to rev up.