Svolt unveils new short-blade batteries and announces production capacities of 600 GWh by 2025
SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (SVOLT), a global high-tech company headquartered in China, held its second annual SVOLT Battery Day on December 8. At the event in Changzhou, China, the company presented its new short-blade batteries for the first time. At the same time, the battery specialist announced its intention to increase its global production capacity to 600 GWh by 2025.
To achieve this ambitious goal, the company has developed various strategies, which Hongxin Yang, SVOLT President and General Manager, presented to over 400 participants at Battery Day. On the one hand, this includes product innovations in order to develop competitive solutions and open up the application market worldwide.
In addition, SVOLT is planning an AI strategy for ecological and smart production in order to be able to respond to rapidly growing customer requirements.
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To this end, SVOLT is working with Rockwell, Siemens Industrial Software, Huawei and PwC, among others. Building on this, SVOLT will in future rely on a cooperative supply chain strategy that is intended to create a secure partner network and secure the supply chain.
New LFP cells presented in different sizes
SVOLT immediately presented its new battery product category from the lithium iron phosphate battery cell (LFP) family at the event: The short-blade cells presented for the first time cover the complete size range from L300 to L600.
The SVOLT L600 with 196 Ah has a gravimetric energy density of 185 Wh/kg and a volumetric energy density of 430 Wh/L with a size of 21.5 x 574 x 118 mm. Its voltage is 3.2 V, the capacity is 627.2 Wh. The cell variant with LiFePO4 cell chemistry is expected to be produced from the third quarter of 2022.
The new short-blade cells currently also cover the entire charging range of 1.6-4C and can be used in various application scenarios. For example, the L300 and L600 cells can be used in battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), while the L400 cells are suitable for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).
The L300 battery series is characterized by a fast charging power of 2.2-4C and is mainly used in 800 V high-end models. The L500 cells with their CTP technology are suitable for both energy storage solutions and commercial vehicles due to their high energy density, improved temperature control and cost efficiency.
In addition, SVOLT introduced its 4C fast charging technology, thermal insulation technology and super-fast 800V battery charging system, as well as highly efficient thermal management technology. These innovations offer increased safety and efficiency in the production of the new short-blade cells.
SVOLT rises to the top list of global battery manufacturers
Back in August 2021, SVOLT ranked tenth in the world’s top 10 list of EV battery manufacturers in terms of installation capacity. In the Chinese market, SVOLT ranked in the top 7 in October, according to data on installed capacity published by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance.
Statements
Hongxin Yang,SVOLT President and General Manager:
Now is the right time to take on a global leadership role in the electromobility market and anchor the SVOLT brand deep in the minds of our customers.
“This is another reason why we are planning to build a dedicated production facility for short-blade cells with 20 GWh. From our point of view, they will be among the most competitive products of the future.”
Kai-Uwe Wollenhaupt, President SVOLT Europe & Vice President SVOLT Energy Technology:
Lithium iron phosphate battery cells have been on the market for years.
“In addition to a comparatively low energy density, they have high thermal stability and were primarily used for industrial applications in the past. Thanks to various further developments, however, LFP cells today achieve an energy density relevant for use in electromobility and are now also used by OEMs in entry-segment vehicles such as small city cars.”
“SVOLT has also been working for some time to increase the energy density of the LFP cells by optimizing the anode material. We are therefore pleased to be able to present the new product category to our customers for the first time.”
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