The deal, with Norway’s Vianode, is for delivery of a material critical for electric-vehicle batteries.

Key Takeaways GM reached a deal with EV battery materials company Vianode to supply the automaker with synthetic anode graphite.Anode graphite is the largest material by weight in lithium-ion batteries,

The automaker struck a multi-billion dollar agreement to source low-carbon synthetic graphite for use by Ultium Cells in lithium-ion battery production.

Once Norway's Vianode launches production in North America, the deal will run through 2033. The new plant could be in the U.S. or Canada.

General Motors and Vianode just solidified a multibillion-dollar deal that will push EV battery technology to new heights.

The deal runs from 2027, when Vianode expects to begin producing synthetic graphite at a new North American plant, to 2033, according the companies. The material will be used in battery cells manufactured by the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture between GM and battery supplier LG Energy Solution.

General Motors has signed a multi-year, multi-billion dollar agreement for Norway's Vianode to provide the U.S. automaker with synthetic graphite anode materials for its electric vehicle batteries, the companies said on Wednesday.