Ultium Cells will begin producing lithium iron phosphate battery cells at its Spring Hill, Tenn., plant, instead of the nickel-based cells it makes there now.

A joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution that currently employs around 1,300 people, Ultium Cells LLC is gearing up to produce lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) cells. Batteries containing these components should start rolling off the line this year,

GM is preparing to begin converting production lines at its battery plant in Tennessee later this year for low-cost