To carry out their electrification plans, car manufacturers need to ensure an adequate supply of batteries . Precisely for this reason, manufacturers are announcing several ambitious projects which in some cases also include the construction of real factories in which to produce the cells that will be needed for the battery packs of cars. Consider, for example, what Volkswagen communicated during its Power Day.
Last May, Ford announced the creation of a joint venture with SK Innovation to produce battery cells for electric cars in America. According to reports, the new company & agrave; will be called & agrave; BlueOvalSK . The goal is to arrive for the half & agrave; of the decade to an annual production of about 60 GWh . The agreement includes the creation of two factories in the US.
A FACTORY ALSO IN EUROPE?
Apparently, the joint venture intends to expand its activities; also in Europe . This was reported by Reuters quoting Hau Thai-Tang , Ford executive. This means that there is in the plans; the opening of at least one battery cell factory also in the Old Continent. Hau Thai-Tang does not have to & ograve; provided timing and SK Innovation declined to comment on this news. That the activities of the joint venture could also concern Europe does not appear so serious; strange.
The house of the blue oval predicts that its global demand for batteries will reach & agrave; 240 GWh per year by 2030. 140 GWh will be needed for the American market. Therefore, it will serve; a capacity production of about 100 kWh for Europe and China. It is therefore not surprising that a cell factory could also arrive in the Old Continent. To support its electrification plans, the blue oval house is also investing heavily in research and development.
In this regard, it is recalled the creation of a new center, called Ford Ion Park, for accelerate the development of battery technology. The American manufacturer, together with BMW, has also invested in Solid Power, a reality; working on solid state battery technology. Finally, please note that the blue oval house will invest; 22 billion dollars by 2025 in electric cars.
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