General Motors opens largest automotive battery laboratory in the U.S. and invested $ 25 million in the 33,000-square - foot Global Vehicle Innovation Lab . The operation features 160 test channels and 42 thermal chambers that subject batteries to real-world driving conditions and temperarture variations . Lab will develop and test the drivetrains underpinning alternative vehicles . Opening only one week after company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy .
General Motors opens largest automotive battery laboratory in the U.S. and invested $ 25 million in the 33,000-square - foot Global Vehicle Innovation Lab . Lab will develop and test the drivetrains underpinning alternative vehicles . Opening only one week after company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy .