GM sticking with Nickel Batteries but moving away from pouch Ahead of reporting its first-quarter results, GM said Tuesday it plans to invest more than $3 billion with South Korea-based Samsung SDI to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. A location for the plant has not been decided
The plant, which is GM’s fourth announced battery facility for the U.S., is expected to produce “nickel-rich prismatic and cylindrical cells.” The batteries differ from the company’s current pouch cells in its newest U.S. EVs.