Battery Production

Samsung SDI and General Motors (GM) plan to jointly invest 3.5 billion dollars in a US gigafactory in the state of Indiana, starting operations in 2027.

Due to market developments and consumer demand, European car manufacturer Stellantis has postponed planned investments of 4.7 billion dollars in its US site in the state of Illinois indefinitely.

Ganfeng Lithium subsidiary Ganfeng LiEnergy from China is building a five-gigawatt-hour plant for the production of lithium batteries in Turkey with new joint venture partner YİĞİT AKÜ.

Varta is on the verge of a comprehensive financial restructuring, including a debt cut and capital injection. Meanwhile, Porsche is planning to acquire a majority stake in Vartaʼs “V4Drive Battery” subsidiary.

Morrow Batteries has commissioned Europeʼs first gigafactory for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in Norway. The plant is expected to produce up to three million LFP cells per year.

Forge Battery has started shipping its 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells. The prototype of the manufacturer supported by Volkswagen is characterized by a special surface coating for high-energy properties.

Toyota Motor is planning to build a battery factory for electric vehicles in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, according to a report in the Nikkei Business Daily. The batteries would be supplied to a plant that makes vehicles under the company’s Lexus brand.  Toyota intends to make Kyushu Island, where Fukuoka is located, a central part of its battery supply chain. At the same time, Kyushu will serve as an export base for the Asian region. The plant would likely be operated by Primearth EV Energy. This is a subsidiary of Toyota that specializes in battery production. Exact investment costs and the start of construction of the plant have not yet been determined, according to Nikkei. The newspaper obtained information about the project from unnamed sources. Toyota itself has not yet commented on the report. Source:https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-motor-build-ev-battery-plant-fukuoka-nikkei-says-2024-07-26/

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has started production at the first phase of its plant in Luoyang, Central China. The first Qilin battery has been assembled at the plant. Construction of the Luoyang plant began on September 28, 2022. The completed plant will cover a planned area of 113 hectares and involve a total investment of up to 14 billion yuan (approximately $1.9 billion). The Luoyang plant is one of thirteen production facilities operated by CATL worldwide. In May this year, construction began on the plant’s second expansion phase to further increase battery capacity. Technical Details of the Qilin Battery The new Qilin battery was first introduced in June 2022 and utilizes CATL’s third-generation cell-to-pack technology. According to the company, the battery achieves a volumetric utilization rate of up to 72 percent and an energy density of up to 255 Wh/kg. This should enable vehicle ranges of more than 1,000 kilometers. In addition, the Qilin battery features large-area cell cooling technology, which enables fast charging at 4C. Sources:https://autonews.gasgoo.com/new_energy/70034013.htmlhttps://m.energytrend.com/news/20240722-47945.html

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PowerCo and US-based battery developer QuantumScape have entered into an agreement to industrialize QuantumScapeʼs lithium metal solid-state battery technology.