Ultium Cells will begin producing lithium iron phosphate battery cells at its Spring Hill, Tenn., plant, instead of the nickel-based cells it makes there now.

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,

A joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution that currently employs around 1,300 people, Ultium Cells LLC is gearing up to produce lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) cells. Batteries containing these components should start rolling off the line this year,