Something I have been thinking about for a while, is that the new Wallace Battery lab in Warren has a pilot production line for future generations of battery cells, I wonder if GM is going to use CELESTIQ as a test bed for future technologies? We know it will be the first GM car using UltraCruise, but would GM put next gen batteries in there too? Thinking back to CT6, the last Cadillac flagship car, GM took risks on that with new structures (first use of large die castings) mostly aluminum structure, and new co-casting technologies that are used more widespread now. I think CELESTIQ will get the top technologies GM has in the tool chest, and likely preview technologies well ahead of mass production. It seems like CELESTIQ will be run more like a race shop operation with each unit being customized in some ways. This is really interesting, and a cool flagship is a great recruiting tool.
Today, General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries. The Wallace...
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