When the Silverado EV was first announced, it felt like a hurried push to play catchup with Ford’s Lightning. I thus assumed that it’d be a bedazzled version of the gas truck. Surprisingly, though, the Silverado EV has very little in common with the Silverado combustion models.

General Motors and its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution have been developing a new battery technology, designed to reduce costs

Going forward, some of GM’s EVs will use LMR cells in a prismatic format. Models using LFP and NMC aren't going anywhere. The three battery types will continue to co-exist, offering buyers a breadth of options depending on their needs.

The Detroit automaker says it will begin commercial production of lithium manganese-rich cells at an Ultium plant in Ohio or Tennessee.