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General Motors starts construction of Ultium battery factory

General Motors starts construction of Ultium battery factory

Steel construction begins on three million-square-foot factory in Lordstown, Ohio that will build GM’s Ultium battery cells and packs.
General Motors aims for 5 million electric vehicle sales by 2030

General Motors aims for 5 million electric vehicle sales by 2030

Wood Mackenzie report suggests General Motors electric vehicle sales will skyrocket, from less than 1 million by 2026 to 5 million by 2030.
Tesla battery partner CATL says it can now make million-mile-plus battery

Tesla battery partner CATL says it can now make million-mile-plus battery

Chinese battery maker CATL is poised to make a battery that can last more than a million miles, and is also working closely with General Motors.
GM has started building its next-gen EV battery factory

GM has started building its next-gen EV battery factory

General Motors and LG Chem say construction has begun of joint venture Ultium Cells factory which will mass-produce battery cells for electric vehicles.
General Motors says it is “almost there” on its own million mile battery

General Motors says it is “almost there” on its own million mile battery

General Motors says it has, like Tesla, been working on “million mile battery” and that it is “almost there”.
GM and Honda join forces to make two EVs using Ultium battery

GM and Honda join forces to make two EVs using Ultium battery

GM and Honda will jointly develop two next-generation electric vehicles using GM’s proprietary Ultium batteries and accompanying EV platform.
“Profit before planet”: US car giants snub EVs for easy-to-sell fossil-fuelled SUVs

“Profit before planet”: US car giants snub EVs for easy-to-sell fossil-fuelled SUVs

Future production plans of American auto giants Ford and GM reveal 15 times more SUVs and utility trucks planned than electric vehicles.
The clamour to compete with Tesla: VW and GM have a mammoth task ahead

The clamour to compete with Tesla: VW and GM have a mammoth task ahead

Established automakers have much catching up to do on electric vehicles, and recent moves by Volkswagen and General Motors suggest they are working hard to gain ground on Tesla.