Tag: Electric Vehicles

GM Announces Investment in EV Manufacturing Capacity

Ultium Cells, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, announced a $2.6 billion investment to build its third battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. The facility will be located in Lansing, Michigan. The new battery cell plant is expected to create 1,700 new jobs when the facility is fully operational. The approximately 2.8 million-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in late 2024.

The automaker is earmarking $7 billion—the largest investment in the history of the company—to expand its battery and electric truck production capacity…

Ford to Double F-150 Lightning Production

Ford is planning to nearly double production capacity of the all-electric F-150 Lightning™ pickup to 150,000 vehicles per year at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, to meet soaring customer demand

Due to high customer demand, the automaker will produce 150,000 of the all-electric pickups per year.

GM Expanding Scope of EV Development

The Lingenfelter El Camino concept electric conversion project represents the first successful independent installation of the Chevrolet Performance Electric Connect and Cruise eCrate package. Proof of concept vehicle shown.

In addition to the upcoming eCrate motor from Chevy Performance, the automaker is aiming to introduce new EV component sets for the automotive aftermarket…