In 2020, GM introduced the term “Ultium” and spoke of an “industry-unique” platform. Ultium” is a modular battery system in which the large Pouch cells can be arranged vertically or horizontally in the battery pack and which should enable a range of up to 400 miles (644 kilometers).
“Ultium” was to become a kind of egg for General Motors’ electric vehicles and, thanks to its flexibility, be used in every electric car. But four years later, we learned that GM wants to diversify into the field of batteries: “We are moving from a single-source, single-form, single-chemistry strategy to a multi-chemistry, multi-form, multi- suppliers,” said Kurt Kelty, vice president of GM’s Battery Division. “What we’re going to do in the future is really optimize for each vehicle.
GM has already begun to transition from its original Ultium battery cells, made in collaboration with LGES from nickel-manganese-cobalt, to other battery types and chemistries. The automaker is in talks with Japan’s TDK Corp to produce LFP batteries in the United States using technology licensed from CATL.
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Meanwhile, General Motors confirmed at an investor meeting that the company is on track to produce and distribute around 200,000 electric cars for North America this year and to achieve profitability based on production or profit margin by the end of the year. The electric portfolio currently includes affordable, long-range models like the Chevrolet Equinox EV, luxury electric vehicles like the Cadillac Lyriq, and powerful electric vehicles like the GMC Hummer EV, Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. Additionally, the Cadillac Vistiq and Optiq are expected to appear in the coming months. And the return of the Chevy Bolt is planned for the end of 2025.
Most GM electric cars in North America now have a range of more than 300 miles (483 kilometers), and GM wants to increase the range even further, such as with the new Silverado EV RST, which achieves a range of almost 500 miles.
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To advance its electric car plans, General Motors also announced that it will begin building a battery cell development center at the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The company did not give a date for the groundbreaking, but indicated that the center would be a new building in which construction of battery cells would begin in early 2027.