Battery material plant will feed GM’s North American EV supply chain

2022 GMC Hummer EV pre-production at Factory Zero plant in Detroit, MichiganIn order to produce affordable electric vehicles at scale, automakers need to both drive down battery costs and secure a stable supply of critical materials. For General Motors and its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery plants with LG Energy Solution, that will be aided by plans announced Wednesday to form a joint venture between the automaker...