Ultium Cells, a joint venture (JV) between General Motors (GM) and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, is set to commence the production of low-cost lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells at its Spring Hill facility in Tennessee,

GM has announced that a retooling of the Ultium Spring Hill battery plant in Tennessee will begin this year to start producing cost-effective LFP cells by 2027.

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors Co. in Detroit and LG Energy Solution, will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tenn., battery cell manufacturing facility to scale production of low-cost lithium iron phosphate battery cells,

Ultium Cells LLC will upgrade its manufacturing plant in Tennessee to produce lower-cost lithium iron phosphate – or LFP – battery cells.