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General Motors wants to sell electric vehicles that can travel 500 to 600 miles on a full charge in the near future. To get there, it's partnered with Singapore lithium metal battery developer SolidEnergy Systems, which has U.S. operations in Boston. As part of its joint venture with SolidEnergy, GM will build a manufacturing prototyping line in Woburn, Massachusetts, for a high-capacity, pre-production battery by 2023. GM invested in SolidEnergy six years ago to research, develop and manufacture Li-Metal technology and AI-powered battery management software. Reuss said this new joint development agreement is the GM says the lithium metal battery will offer affordability and high performance. GM's plans to have a GMC Hummer electric pickup, due out this fall, as well as 29 other new EVs GM has promised to bring to market by 2025. The Hummer can get 350 miles of range. The Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV, an electric SUV-type vehicle, use batteries from supplier LG Chem. The Bolt EUV has 250 miles of range. The Ultium system's chemistry allows the batteries to go 400 miles of range, close to the internal combustion engine range on a full tank of gas. GM says its goal is to have a battery with a 500-mile range. GM has a history of electric vehicle development going back decades. The auto giant produced the EV1 sedan from 1996 to 1999. It was the first mass-produced EV from a major automaker.