--- title: GM bets $900M on LMR battery chemistry to cut EV costs description: GM has opened a 500,000-square-foot Battery Cell Development Centre at its Warren Tech Center to accelerate development of lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) battery... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gm-bets-900m-on-lmr-battery-chemistry-to-cut-ev-costs-wrc7eop2b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GM bets $900M on LMR battery chemistry to cut EV costs | daily.dev og:description: GM has opened a 500,000-square-foot Battery Cell Development Centre at its Warren Tech Center to accelerate development of lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) battery... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gm-bets-900m-on-lmr-battery-chemistry-to-cut-ev-costs-wrc7eop2b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wrc7EOp2B.png og:image:alt: GM bets $900M on LMR battery chemistry to cut EV costs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GM bets $900M on LMR battery chemistry to cut EV costs **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GM has opened a 500,000-square-foot Battery Cell Development Centre at its Warren Tech Center to accelerate development of lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) battery chemistry. LMR offers energy density close to NMC cells but at costs comparable to cheaper LFP cells, potentially cutting EV battery costs by $6,000 per vehicle. The facility bridges small-batch R&D and full gigafactory production, running ~2,500 cells per day. GM is using AI models and a full digital twin — backed by over 150 million CPU hours of simulation — to compress development timelines. LMR cells are planned for production with LG Energy Solution in 2027, targeting full-size trucks and SUVs by 2028, as GM faces competitive pressure from BYD, CATL, and solid-state battery developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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