Ultium Cell Spring Hill, TN. September 2022.
Courtesy: Ultium Cells LLC
A joint enterprise General Motors And LG Energy Solution, said it is upgrading its facility on Monday Spring Hill, TennesseeTo make low -cost electric vehicle battery cells.
GM said Lithium iron phosphate battery cells -Based on chemical symbols of thunderstorms, brief LFP- Some can be much cheaper than the battery packs used in some EVs, as they do not require expensive minerals such as cobalt and nickel that are used in standard lithium-ion batteries.
“This upgrade in Spring Hill will enable us to score the production of low-cost LFP cell technologies in the US, supplements our high-nikes and future lithium manganese rich solutions and brings variety to our growing EV portfolio,” Kurt Calty, Vice President of Battery, Propulsion in GM, said in GM.
GM has 12 EVs in its lineup, which exceeds $ 300,000 to a price of about $ 35,000.
Detroit automaker invested $ 2.3 billion in association with LG Tenasi Battery Plant When it was announced in 2021. The companies said that Monday’s announcement is made on partnership, but did not disclose the additional dollar for the upgrade.
The Ultium stated that it expects commercial production of LFP cells starting by the end of 2027.
GM is working on a different type as announcement New battery technology For its largest electric SUVs and trucks. Various EV battery chemistry affects everything among other needs, from the range of EVS and from security to energy efficiency and charging capabilities.
In the same year when GM and LG announced their investment in Tennessi, GM CEO Mary Barra GM said Especially offer EVS by 2035At that time, it said that the company will invest $ 35 billion between 2020 and 2025 on this effort, but GM has since said that the customer’s demand – which is slower than expected – will determine its EV plans, and it has not yet disclosed its total EV investment.
