GM confirms fourth-gen EV platform on LMR cells

General Motors is not abandoning EVs: president Mark Reuss said at the GM Forward briefing in New York that a fourth-generation EV platform is coming soon, using lower-cost lithium manganese-rich (LMR) cells that GM claims could be cheaper than LFP. The platform will also feature a new centralized computing architecture. No timeline was announced.

• Fourth-gen platform will use LMR cells, which GM says can undercut LFP on cost
• New architecture includes a centralized computing platform
• No launch timeline given; US EV sales remain below expectations
• Bolt production is ending and Honda's Ultium-based models were cancelled