General Motors has cracked the chemistry of lower-cost, energy-dense electric vehicle batteries. Budget-conscious gasoline ...

GM says the new cells will be cheaper for a few reasons. For one, manganese is cheaper than cobalt or nickel. The LMR ...

So what is LMR? Lithium manganese-rich is a lithium-ion technology designed to remove a significant amount of cobalt from the ...

The new batteries and packs utilize more-prevalent, less-expensive minerals and are lighter and more cost-effective.

GM says it has developed cells that will make batteries cheaper and more energy dense. The automaker aims to be the first to ...

General Motors is teaming up with LG to develop lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries for its electric trucks and SUVs. The ...

The lithium-manganese-rich cell, developed with LG Chem, uses far less cobalt and nickel than current lithium-ion cells.

A battery tech breakthrough has GM on the verge of releasing less-expensive long-range electric trucks and full-size SUVs.

Currently, GM’s electric truck platform features a high-nickel chemistry that delivers segment-leading range. With the ...

The automaker's lithium manganese-rich prismatic battery cells reportedly offer a longer lifespan and higher energy density ...

GM and its partner LG Energy Solution plan to launch production of the technology, called lithium manganese-rich batteries, ...

General Motors and LG Energy Solution will begin commercial production of lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery ...