By Kurt Kelty, VP of Battery, Propulsion, and Sustainability, General Motors
This week, General Motors was named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list of honorees. This award recognizes our progress on lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries, and it comes on the heels of GM winning the Battery Innovation of the Year award at the 15th annual Battery Show North America.
These amazing accomplishments are evidence of our commitment to advancing electric vehicle battery technology. What’s more, they are a tribute to researchers, engineers, and operations team members who have spent more than a decade advancing LMR technology.
They also reflect the smart investments and years of hard work our teams have made to identify battery chemistries, like LMR, that will help enable EV affordability without compromising performance.
From developing new materials to prototyping automotive-scale LMR prismatic cells, our progress reflects relentless innovation, collaboration, and technical expertise. We’ve pushed the boundaries of battery chemistry, constantly solving challenges and innovating at every turn, all driven by our “innovate and embrace change” mindset and an unwavering commitment to our safety standards.
As we prepare to deploy LMR in 2028, our manufacturing and engineering teams are turning innovation into commercialization – refining every detail to deliver high-quality cells at scale.
In the video below, some of our skilled team members reflect on the work they do to make it all possible.
This week, General Motors was named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list of honorees. This award recognizes our progress on lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries, and it comes on the heels of GM winning the Battery Innovation of the Year award at the 15th annual Battery Show North America.
These amazing accomplishments are evidence of our commitment to advancing electric vehicle battery technology. What’s more, they are a tribute to researchers, engineers, and operations team members who have spent more than a decade advancing LMR technology.
They also reflect the smart investments and years of hard work our teams have made to identify battery chemistries, like LMR, that will help enable EV affordability without compromising performance.
From developing new materials to prototyping automotive-scale LMR prismatic cells, our progress reflects relentless innovation, collaboration, and technical expertise. We’ve pushed the boundaries of battery chemistry, constantly solving challenges and innovating at every turn, all driven by our “innovate and embrace change” mindset and an unwavering commitment to our safety standards.
As we prepare to deploy LMR in 2028, our manufacturing and engineering teams are turning innovation into commercialization – refining every detail to deliver high-quality cells at scale.
In the video below, some of our skilled team members reflect on the work they do to make it all possible.
This week, General Motors was named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list of honorees. This award recognizes our progress on lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries, and it comes on the heels of GM winning the Battery Innovation of the Year award at the 15th annual Battery Show North America.
These amazing accomplishments are evidence of our commitment to advancing electric vehicle battery technology. What’s more, they are a tribute to researchers, engineers, and operations team members who have spent more than a decade advancing LMR technology.
They also reflect the smart investments and years of hard work our teams have made to identify battery chemistries, like LMR, that will help enable EV affordability without compromising performance.
From developing new materials to prototyping automotive-scale LMR prismatic cells, our progress reflects relentless innovation, collaboration, and technical expertise. We’ve pushed the boundaries of battery chemistry, constantly solving challenges and innovating at every turn, all driven by our “innovate and embrace change” mindset and an unwavering commitment to our safety standards.
As we prepare to deploy LMR in 2028, our manufacturing and engineering teams are turning innovation into commercialization – refining every detail to deliver high-quality cells at scale.
In the video below, some of our skilled team members reflect on the work they do to make it all possible.
Kurt Kelty is VP of battery, propulsion, and sustainability at General Motors. Questions or comments: news@gm.com