laptop Batteries: Li-ion battery electric vehicles practical concern of economic

Li-ion battery electric vehicles practical concern of economic

With the increasingly hybrid and electric vehicles closer to production, the concern of the lithium-ion batteries have begun to shift from the economic practicality of security. At the recent meeting of plug-in cars at a panel discussion, several speakers said that once the battery to achieve this advanced mass production, significant cost reduction is possible.

Members of this advanced battery safety has not expressed concern over the battery in the consumer electronics products have appeared on the phenomenon of overheating and fire.

Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Battery Systems is responsible for hybrid battery system of government affairs and external relations director Michael Andrew, said the company's goal is to lithium-ion battery pack cost reduction by 50%.

He said, JCI-Saft batteries are installed not only to consider the cost of materials, but also consider the battery production. He said that the battery manufacturers can learn how to other industries more efficient lithium-ion battery production experience.

Andrew said, "We now have an opportunity to revolutionize the production of these batteries." "We think we can learn from other industries in the process technology used to quickly reduce costs."

Evenly matched with gasoline

He said, JCI's goal is to create a hybrid or electric vehicles for the use of the battery pack, allows consumers to spend and spend three years of the same gasoline engine.

Nissan North America manufacturing engineering and vehicle production and engineering department, said Mark Swenson, vice president of Nissan in 2012 reduced the cost of type Leaf plans electric vehicle involved in manufacturing battery and battery in the vehicle manufacturing plant will be assembled into battery packs.

A123 Systems Inc.'s Vice president of business development, said Ric Fulop, he believes, as the industry matures, the cost of the battery pack can be reduced by 9% per year. More battery power to make some cost savings, but can also optimize the production process and use high quality materials to cut other costs.

More power

Dow Chemical Co. Global director of business development, said Ravi Ramanathan, battery costs can also make a stronger and more efficient electric batteries, as well as quality control during production to be cut.

Carmakers do not talk about hybrid and electric vehicle battery pack used in the cost. However, some estimated to be Chevrolet Volt lithium-ion batteries used in the cost estimate of about 8,000 U.S. dollars.

Ramanathan said, "the high cost of the battery, you must come down." He said, the initial cost may be high, because the car manufacturers of cars and batteries to over-design to ensure that consumers will not appear on the technical loss of goodwill of mechanical failure.

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