Britishvolt announced that it is pursuing the development of new cells dedicated to batteries for high performance electric cars. This is an interesting detail. Although no names have been mentioned, we know that this company & agrave; has entered into agreements with Lotus and with Aston Martin precisely for the development of accumulators for the high-performance models of these brands. Going into more detail, the battery manufacturer announced that it has started developing a new cylindrical cell in the 4690 format (46 mm diameter and 90 mm height). So, these are cells very similar to Tesla's new 4680s.
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These cells are part of a new range of products that Britishvolt intends to bring to market over the course of this decade. The company believes that the larger size cells large represent the future of the electric car battery industry . In addition, he highlighted that it offers its customers a program to customize the cells according to their needs. In particular, the 4690 format will be able to be slightly modified (only in height) according to the needs of car manufacturers.
Regarding the development of these new 4690 cells, Britishvolt makes it known that it is, however, still at the beginning. We will leave from creating a digital model of the new cell. A series of simulations will then follow. This is the same path followed to develop the 2170 cells. The choice of carrying out the first development phase through simulations based on digital models allows, according to the company, to improve efficiency, reduce waste and lower costs. costs.
Once the & quot; digital development & quot; phase has been completed, you will pass; to the real prototypes that will allow to carry on the development up to the moment of mass production. For the construction of the new 4690 cells, Britishvolt will exploit & agrave; the EAS skills he has recently acquired.
This is therefore an interesting piece of news. There is currently no information on development times. Given the agreements with Lotus and Aston Martin, we will probably know more. over the next few months.
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