Mobility

Tesla adds 16-inch display to North American Model 3

Tesla has added a 16-inch central touchscreen to all Model 3 trims sold in the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico, expanding a change introduced in China a day earlier. The front-row display grows from 15.4 inches to 16 inches, including on the rear-wheel-drive base model, while pricing remains unchanged. Performance and range figures were also adjusted for dual-motor variants, but Tesla did not explain the changes.

Industry

GM to mass-produce next-generation LMR batteries, targets 33 percent more range at LFP cost

General Motors has chosen Spring Hill, Tennessee, as the mass-production base for next-generation lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries for electric vehicles. It plans to produce the batteries at Ultium Cells, its joint venture with LG Energy Solution, and start plant upgrades later this year, finishing by 2028. GM said the plant will be the first to mass-produce prismatic LMR cells and that the technology can boost driving range by 33 percent versus LFP batteries.