Li-ion battery electric vehicles practical concern in the economy
Sunday, January 31st, 2010As the hybrid and electric vehicles are becoming increasingly close to the production of lithium-safety concerns ion laptop battery have started to move from economic practice. At the recent meeting in making cars at a round table, several speakers said that once such an advanced battery to achieve mass production, cost reduction can be significant.
Members of the Security advanced batteries has not expressed concern over the battery in the past, electronic consumer products, there had been overheating and fire.
Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Battery Systems for Hybrid Battery System of Public Affairs and External Relations director Michael Andrew, said that the company’s goal is to lithium-ion battery packs cost reduction of 50%.
He said, JCI-Saft batteries Inspiron 1501 battery,Inspiron 1520 battery into consideration not only cost but also consider a battery mode of production. He said that battery manufacturers can learn how other industries can be more effective production of lithium-experience ion battery.
Andrew said: “We now have an opportunity to review the production of these batteries.” “We believe we can learn from other industries used in process technology, to rapidly reduce costs.”
Par with gasoline
He said the objective of JCI is to produce for the use of batteries or hybrid electric vehicles, allowing consumers to spend and spend three years of the same gasoline engine.
Nissan North America manufacturing engineering and manufacturing engineering of the vehicle, said Mark Swenson, vice president of Nissan in 2012 to reduce the cost of sheet map of electric car involves the manufacture of batteries in the factory manufacture of vehicles will be assembled into battery packs.
A123 Systems Inc. Vice President, Business Development Ric Fulop said he believes the industry matures, the cost of the battery can be reduced by 9% per year. To perform a battery of higher power can save some costs, while also optimizing production processes and use high quality materials to reduce other costs.
More power
Dow Chemical Co. ’s Global Business Development Director of the Department of Ravi Ramanathan said that the cost of energy the battery can also make a stronger battery and more efficient, and quality control during production to be cut.
Automakers do not speak about the battery and hybrid electric vehicles used in packaging costs. However, according to some, to be Chevrolet Volt lithium-ion batteries used in the cost is estimated at about 8,000 U.S. dollars.
Ramanathan said, “the high cost of the battery, it must come down.” He said that the initial cost may be high, as automakers and car batteries for most designed to ensure that consumers do not seem on the technical loss of goodwill of mechanical failure.
