GM appoints former Tesla executive as V-P of battery unit
Add BT as a preferred source
DeeperDive is a beta AI feature. Refer to full articles for the facts.
GENERAL Motors (GM) on Thursday (Feb 8) named former Tesla executive Kurt Kelty to the newly created role of vice-president of its battery unit.
Kelty led Tesla’s battery development team for 11 years and played a key role in setting up Tesla’s first Gigafactory, before joining silicon anode maker Sila Nanotechnologies.
The move comes as GM is working to boost battery manufacturing, to support its target of building capacity to produce one million electric vehicles (EV) in North America by 2025.
Reuters reported last year that a slow ramp-up of its three US battery plants could limit actual EV production.
The top-selling US automaker said last month it expects overall EV sales will rise this year to 10 per cent of the US market from 7 per cent in 2023.
GM also said it would launch plug-in hybrid vehicles in North America as hybrid sales have been rising. REUTERS
Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.
Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services
TRENDING NOW
StarHub hands Ensign InfoSecurity control back to Temasek in S$115 million deal, books S$200 million gain
Singaporeans can now buy record amount of yen per Singdollar
Air India asks Tata, Singapore Airlines for funds after US$2.4 billion loss
Keppel DC Reit posts 13.2% higher Q1 DPU of S$0.02833 on strong portfolio performance
