{"id":25403,"date":"2021-07-24T04:49:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T04:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/automakers-have-battery-anxiety-so-theyre-taking-control-of-the-supply.html"},"modified":"2021-07-24T04:49:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T04:49:55","slug":"automakers-have-battery-anxiety-so-theyre-taking-control-of-the-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/automakers-have-battery-anxiety-so-theyre-taking-control-of-the-supply.html","title":{"rendered":"Automakers have battery anxiety, so they\u2019re taking control of the supply"},"content":{"rendered":"

Battery joint ventures<\/span> have become the hot must-have deal for automakers that have set ambitious targets to deliver millions of electric vehicles in the next few years.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no longer just about securing a supply of cells. The string of partnerships and joint ventures show that automakers are taking a more active role in the development and even production of battery cells.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And the deals don\u2019t appear to be slowing down. Just this week, Mercedes-Benz announced its $47 billion plan to become an electric-only automaker by 2030. Securing its battery supply chain by expanding existing partnerships or locking in new ones to jointly develop and produce battery cells and modules is a critical piece of its plan.<\/p>\n

Mercedes, like other automakers, is also focused on developing and deploying advanced battery technology. In addition to setting up eight new battery plants to supply its future EVs, the German automaker said it was partnering with Sila Nano, the Silicon Valley battery chemistry startup that it has previously invested in, to increase energy density, which should in turn improve range and allow for shorter charging times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis follows a trend that we\u2019ve seen of automakers realizing how critical the battery is and taking more control of the production of the cells in order to ensure their own supply,\u201d Sila Nano CEO Gene Berdichevsky said in a recent interview. \u201cLike if you\u2019re VW, and you say, \u2018We\u2019re going to go 50% electric by whatever year,\u2019 but then the batteries don\u2019t show up, you\u2019re bankrupt, you\u2019re dead. Their scale is so big that even if their cell partners have promised them to deliver, automakers are scared that they won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tesla, BMW and Volkswagen were early adopters of the battery joint-venture strategy. In 2014,Tesla and Panasonic signed an agreement to build a large battery manufacturing plant<\/a>, or a gigafactory as everyone is now calling it, in the U.S. and have worked together since. BMW began working with Solid Power<\/a> in 2017 to create solid-state batteries for high-performance EVs that could potentially lower costs by requiring less safety features than lithium-ion batteries.<\/p>\n

In addition to its partnership with Northvolt, VW is also in talks with suppliers<\/a> to secure more direct access to supplies like semiconductors and lithium so it can keep its existing plants running at full speed.<\/p>\n

Now the rest of the industry is moving to work with<\/em> battery companies, to share knowledge and resources and essentially become the manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Article source: https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/07\/23\/automakers-have-battery-anxiety-so-theyre-taking-control-of-the-supply\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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