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Inside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future
General Motors is constructing a massive 500,000-square-foot Battery Cell Development Center in Warren, Michigan. The facility aims to accelerate prototyping and significantly lower the production costs of electric vehicle batteries. Faced with rising competition from Tesla and affordable Chinese electric vehicles, GM is striving to reduce reliance on minerals dominated by China. Innovations like lithium manganese-rich (LMR) and sodium-ion cells are key to this strategy.