GM starts making batteries at Ohio plant for Hummer EV

Nebula1701 · 2022-08-31T15:53:03-0400

GM venture starts making batteries at Ohio plant for Hummer EV

GM and LG Energy Solution joint venture $2.3 billion battery cell plant in northeast Ohio is running. The plant will eventually employ 1,300 people.

www.freep.com

General Motors is now making the battery cells for its GMC Hummer EV and SUV, both to be built at Factory Zero in Detroit.

Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution, said Wednesday it had started production at its new battery cell factory in northeast Ohio.

When asked when the plant started operations, Waid declined to disclose specific information citing competitive reasons. She wrote in an email to the Free Press, "We have chosen to recognize these milestones internally as One Ultium Team. We are happy to share the process of the Ultium Cells team with Ohio Gov. DeWine today."

azbill · 2022-08-31T16:04:12-0400

You beat me to it, by one minute. I saw a story about the governor visiting, seemed to be a good indication.

Carac · 2022-08-31T16:06:05-0400

LET'S GO!

azbill · 2022-08-31T16:15:05-0400

Interesting that they do not mention Lyric, I assume those cells will come from this plant also, at least until Tennessee opens.

BahamaTodd · 2022-08-31T16:57:03-0400

azbill said:
Interesting that they do not mention Lyric, I assume those cells will come from this plant also, at least until Tennessee opens.

All Ultium batteries will come from here until the three other plants come online.

BahamaTodd · 2022-08-31T16:57:29-0400

Battery cells:

Building Mass production Engineering Industry Factory

Mbelverud · 2022-08-31T19:05:29-0400

Interesting. Sounds like production started earlier in August but waited until today to announce it. Has anyone seen this plant in person? I drove by Factory Zero a year ago and looked like it was still under construction.

Nebula1701 · 2022-08-31T19:07:15-0400

Mbelverud said:
Interesting. Sounds like production started earlier in August but waited until today to announce it. Has anyone seen this plant in person? I drove by Factory Zero a year ago and looked like it was still under construction.

There is a youtube channel that has done several drone flyovers of the plant.

Carac · 2022-08-31T19:37:57-0400

On a related note, have batteries been the primary bottleneck to ramping up production? I didn't know if GM had prioritized chips to their EVs enough to offset those supplies or other parts were a problem or if it's just the combination of all of that.

travwill · 2022-08-31T20:22:28-0400

Carac said:
On a related note, have batteries been the primary bottleneck to ramping up production? I didn't know if GM had prioritized chips to their EVs enough to offset those supplies or other parts were a problem or if it's just the combination of all of that.

Maybe things are going to speed up now. I did finally get my Fully Built email today so kinda stoked about eventual shipping/delivery now finally

INgolfer · 2022-08-31T20:45:34-0400

Carac said:
On a related note, have batteries been the primary bottleneck to ramping up production? I didn't know if GM had prioritized chips to their EVs enough to offset those supplies or other parts were a problem or if it's just the combination of all of that.

I think batteries are only a part of it. Shipping seems to be one of the biggest hurdles. For the few they have built they are taking a 2-3 months in most cases to arrive at dealers. Unless they get logistics figured out they will have a lot more hummers piling up in storage yards with still just as few going out.

BahamaTodd · 2022-08-31T21:18:54-0400

Mbelverud said:
Interesting. Sounds like production started earlier in August but waited until today to announce it. Has anyone seen this plant in person? I drove by Factory Zero a year ago and looked like it was still under construction.

Drone video from April

Nebula1701 · 2022-08-31T21:21:10-0400

BahamaTodd said:
Drone video from April

This one is newer:

RealHummerEV · 2022-09-01T05:15:42-0400

travwill said:
Maybe things are going to speed up now. I did finally get my Fully Built email today so kinda stoked about eventual shipping/delivery now finally

Congrats on getting the email and seeing some progress! You’ve been patiently waiting quite a while. Mine was built 6/3 and I’ve had no news since. At this point it feels like you will probably get yours before mine shows up.

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travwill · 2022-09-01T06:45:48-0400

RealHummerEV said:
Congrats on getting the email and seeing some progress! You’ve been patiently waiting quite a while. Mine was built 6/3 and I’ve had no news since. At this point it feels like you will probably get yours before mine shows up.

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Thanks, yeah there seem to be a number of you with builts that have long waits, I assume that they are having to fix/retro some of the recall items or something, very odd. There are also a lot of Summer deliveries with no built email yet, and even at least a couple Spring deliveries (that got bumped to Summer). I assume I got mine maybe since I'm using the biggest dealer in Austin and am next in line there... and prob several will be headed this direction to optimize deliveries. Hoping all that is to get some Q3 deliveries fully done before end of September.

azbill · 2022-09-01T10:16:35-0400

The latest report is that they have now actually shipped cells from the new plant.

Ultium’s Lordstown Plant Begins Battery Cell Production

LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- Ultium Cells LLC has begun shipping its first products from its sprawling manufacturing plant here.

businessjournaldaily.com

mrwilliamkwok · 2022-09-02T02:01:22-0400

travwill said:
Thanks, yeah there seem to be a number of you with builts that have long waits, I assume that they are having to fix/retro some of the recall items or something, very odd. There are also a lot of Summer deliveries with no built email yet, and even at least a couple Spring deliveries (that got bumped to Summer). I assume I got mine maybe since I'm using the biggest dealer in Austin and am next in line there... and prob several will be headed this direction to optimize deliveries. Hoping all that is to get some Q3 deliveries fully done before end of September.

Just wondering but when did you place your reservation? I placed my reservation 12/2020 and have yet to receive any news....

INgolfer · 2022-09-02T09:31:30-0400

mrwilliamkwok said:
Just wondering but when did you place your reservation? I placed my reservation 12/2020 and have yet to receive any news....

There has been zero news on anything other than edition 1 reservations. At this point there are only about a dozen rumors about when 3X orders will get verified or how far out production is so its anyone's guess, but you still may not hear anything for months if you are a 3X reservation, and even longer if you're a 2X or 2 reservation.

travwill · 2022-09-02T10:17:58-0400

I'm anxious to see if any of our recent builds in last week or so are going to be 2023s. Seems not the case which would mean they didn't switch over at the factory build, or they are switching over post Edition 1s maybe instead.

Carac · 2022-09-02T10:51:34-0400

travwill said:
I'm anxious to see if any of our recent builds in last week or so are going to be 2023s. Seems not the case which would mean they didn't switch over at the factory build, or they are switching over post Edition 1s maybe instead.

Considering how many Ed1s were already sitting outside the plant before it closed, I think they're still working through 2022 builds that needed QC corrections/TSBs/whatever that are just now getting cleared for sale.

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