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GM reaches historic agreement to invest millions in lithium project at the Salton Sea
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General Motors (GM) and Controlled Thermal Resources have reached a historic agreement to develop low-cost lithium at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, the companies announced
With this deal, GM becomes the first company to make a multi-million dollar investment in Controlled Thermal Resources Hell s Kitchen project, which is located near the Salton Sea. The agreement means that a significant portion of GM s future battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate could come from the Hell s Kitchen development.
Lithium is a metal crucial to GM s plans to make more affordable, higher mileage electric vehicles, the company stated in its