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    VW Investing $20 Billion into Battery Cell Plants

    Editor - The Auto JournalBy Editor - The Auto JournalJuly 7, 2022Updated:July 8, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Volkswagen AG broke floor for its battery cell manufacturing unit in Salzgitter, Germany, step one of a $20.4 billion funding in new sources of energy for the autos the group builds.

    Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, foreground, and Stephan Weil, prime minister of Lower Saxony, try battery manufacturing expertise.

    VW additionally is launching a brand new subsidiary devoted to manufacturing batteries referred to as “PowerCo.” In addition to cell manufacturing, the brand new firm shall be accountable for actions alongside the whole battery worth chain, together with development of 5 battery crops throughout Europe.

    By 2030, PowerCo. along with companions within the growth of the battery enterprise, to generate annual gross sales of greater than $20.4 billion and to make use of as much as 20,000 folks in Europe alone.

    “Today we are not only laying a foundation stone but also marking a strategic milestone,” stated Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG. “The battery cell enterprise is among the cornerstones of our new auto technique which is able to make Volkswagen a number one supplier of the sustainable, software-driven mobility of tomorrow. 

    “Establishing our own cell factory is a megaproject in technical and economic terms. It shows that we are bringing the leading-edge technology of the future to Germany.”

    German Chancellor hails plan

    Scholz at VW battery test chamber REL
    Scholz places a take a look at cell within the take a look at chamber as VW CEO Herbert Diess seems on.

    The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed the Volkswagen’s new manufacturing unit.

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a serious affect on German economic system, which is beneath strain to diversify its vitality sources away from Russian oil and pure gasoline. At the identical time, the European Union, to the dismay of German automakers, is ramping up efforts to ban the interior combustion engine by 2035.

    “Today is a good day for the automotive industry in Germany and Europe. Volkswagen is showing how the future of sustainable, climate-compatible mobility could look. Together, we are laying the foundation for shaping this future to a significant extent in Salzgitter,” Scholz stated through the groundbreaking ceremony.

    Managing batteries

    From Salzgitter, PowerCo. will handle worldwide manufacturing unit operations, the additional growth of cell expertise, the vertical integration of the worth chain and the provision of equipment and tools to the factories. 

    Looking forward, additional merchandise similar to main storage programs for the vitality grid are deliberate. Following Salzgitter, the subsequent cell manufacturing unit shall be in Valencia, Spain, Volkswagen officers stated. Sites are at present being recognized for 3 additional cell factories in Europe. In addition to Europe, PowerCo can also be already exploring the opportunity of additional gigafactories in North America.

    VW battery cell operations REL
    Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz with worker in entrance of the stacking line.

    Innovative expertise a part of VW plan

    Thomas Schmall, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG accountable for Technology and Supervisory Board Chairman of PowerCo, stated: “In constructing our first in-house cell manufacturing unit, we’re constantly implementing our expertise roadmap. PowerCo will change into a worldwide battery participant.

    “The company’s major strength will be vertical integration from raw materials and the cell right through to recycling. In future, we will manage all the relevant activities in-house and will gain a strategic competitive advantage in the race to take the lead in e-mobility. We have secured a top team for this great undertaking,” he added.

    Volkswagen additionally unveiled the prismatic unified cell introduced on the Power Day in 2021. This permits the versatile use of a raft of various cell chemistries and shall be utilized in as much as 80% of all Group fashions. 

    Plans name for the brand new plant to supply unified cells for the quantity phase are to be produced from 2025 onwards. In future, the plant is to succeed in an annual capability of 40 GWh — sufficient for about 500,000 electrical autos. 

    By 2030, the Volkswagen Group intends to function six cell factories with a complete quantity of 240 GWh all through Europe along with companions. The new unified cell harnesses synergy results and can cut back battery prices by as much as 50%, Volkswagen stated in its announcement.

    Source: www.thedetroitbureau.com

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