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GM Aims to Be First to Develop 'LMR' EV Batteries With More Range, Same Price

GM Aims to Be First to Develop 'LMR' EV Batteries With More Range, Same Price

PCMag
The automaker is working with LG on 'lithium manganese-rich' batteries, which could bring up to 33% more energy with no price increase on big trucks and full-sized SUVs.

General Motors plans to become the first to commercialize a little-known type of EV battery that could unlock more range for the same price by 2028.

Called lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries, the packs use "a higher proportion of more affordable manganese, while also delivering greater capacity and energy density," GM