The Detroit automaker is trying to lower its battery costs to enable cost parity with its gas-powered products by adding new types of cells and chemistries in those cells.

The collaboration aims to position GM as the first automaker to implement LMR batteries in EVs, the company said. Ultium Cells, a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution,

GM says it has developed cells that will make batteries cheaper and more energy dense. The automaker aims to be the first to bring them to market.