GM 400-mile battery
Tesla killer -- not really, Tesla is at 390 miles and semis are 500-mile batteries. But good news for those who don't like the looks of Cybertruck. Or, the GM fateful -- except they will probabl...
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The interesting thing about the new GM EV battery pack developed with the GM and LG Chem partnership is that it is 40% to 60% cheaper to manufacture and the entire package is self contained including the controllers and all wiring, Just plug in the motor/motors etc!
It's a drop in standalone package and uses 80% less cobalt which is very expensive and mot environmentally friendly and replaced it with aluminum, all individual cell new shapes use their total physical space vs the round cells which only occupy ~75% of the space they take, also can be orientated in any direction even upside down or horizontal, yet has 400 amps battery capacity.
Means the drop in EV battery pack physical size is markedly smaller in size and much less complicated to manufacture vs than before was possible. Also can be recharged at a rate of 10 minutes to give 100 miles of driving. That's an honest real breakthru! Can be made in 400 amp, 600 amp, 800 amp, etc capacity.
To be manufactured at the Lordstown, Ohio idled GM plant here in the USA employing 1100+ Americans, not overseas.
It's a drop in standalone package and uses 80% less cobalt which is very expensive and mot environmentally friendly and replaced it with aluminum, all individual cell new shapes use their total physical space vs the round cells which only occupy ~75% of the space they take, also can be orientated in any direction even upside down or horizontal, yet has 400 amps battery capacity.
Means the drop in EV battery pack physical size is markedly smaller in size and much less complicated to manufacture vs than before was possible. Also can be recharged at a rate of 10 minutes to give 100 miles of driving. That's an honest real breakthru! Can be made in 400 amp, 600 amp, 800 amp, etc capacity.
To be manufactured at the Lordstown, Ohio idled GM plant here in the USA employing 1100+ Americans, not overseas.
