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The U.S. battery maker that could, and the U.S. auto company that wouldn’t

Sep 13, 2026

General Motors once had the technology, talent, and partnership to lead the electric-vehicle revolution. Instead, it abandoned the EV1 and its battery venture while pouring billions into stock buybacks, helping turn an early American lead into decades of technological dependence.