The earlier than anticipated onset of successful, fairly affordable, long-range electric vehicle (EV) demand has caught both battery manufacturers and car companies by surprise — even the most bullish of car companies.
Carmakers like GM, Renault, Hyundai, Daimler, BMW, and VW have all seen demand exceed capabilities and expectations, and battery shortages are evident.
Europeans are in a quandary about whether to build battery factories now or wait for the next generation of solid state batteries to arrive. The decision is not an easy one to make.
The state of electric vehicle (EV) batteries can get confusing. Although internal combustion engine (ICE) aficionados talk about engine displacement and horsepower, EV drivers often consider energy storage as the most important part of their decision making. Today, there are more lithium battery chemistries than ever and figuring out which one is used where and what appears after the dust settles can be difficult. Here’s a brief look at what’s in store tomorrow from the major EV battery OEMs.
Kia has released the first official photos of the Niro Electric SUV. The car will go on sale in Korea later this year and be available in European and North American showrooms next year.
The trend toward long-range electric vehicles has motivated researchers to find ways to improve existing battery cell chemistries. NMC 811 seems next up to bat.
Battery sources are critical for any companies trying to to keep up in the race to field compelling long-range electric vehicles, and the competitors are already jostling for position.
The battery market is one of the most interesting industries in the global economy. As part of our new “What Changed … ?” series, it seemed appropriate to include a thorough update of what changes in the EV battery market on a monthly basis. Below is a rundown of what changed in November.
The South Korea–based electric vehicle battery technology firm SK Innovation will be investing 840.2 billion won (around $777 million) into the development of an electric vehicle battery production facility in Hungary, according to reports.
The prominent electric vehicle lithium-ion battery manufacturer SK Innovation will be quadrupling its current production capacity in 2018, according to recent reports. This will be accomplished through the opening that year of a new battery production facility with a production capacity of 3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) a year.
The South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturer SK Innovation has boosted annual cell production by around 25% over the last month — from 0.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) to 1 GWh (1,000,000 kWh/kilowatt-hours) — according to recent reports. According to the company, the new production capacity will be enough to manufacture around 40,000 … [continued]
