batteries market for vehicles using electric traction, becoming more and more attractive for traditional players, and for ambitious beginners. However, the latter requires not only a huge investment in the development, but also a lot of money to increase production volumes.
According to Reuters resource in China is growing and becoming stronger national manufacturer of traction batteries for electric vehicles, which can make the end of the decade. Amperex Technology Ltd, recently came to the attention of the press against the backdrop of the scandal with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The South Korean company tried to replace defective batteries own smartphones Amperex battery production, but also those that did not survive the concentration of advanced charging methods used in Galaxy Note 7, and therefore continued to explode and catch fire.
By the way, at the origins of Amperex Technology was the TDK Corporation Japan, which still owns the majority shares of the company. From CATL distanced Japanese, although originally owned a 15% stake. It is believed that CATL interested in receiving state support, which is not provided for companies with foreign shareholders. Until the end of 2020 CATL expects sixfold increase production of lithium-ion batteries, beating competitors in the face of Panasonic and Tesla Motors. Only in the past year increased CATL battery production volumes tripled, surpassing LG Chem and BYD.
CATL was founded just five years ago, the company already has offices in Sweden, Germany and France, as well as plans to build factory in Europe. BMW already claims to be getting traction batteries for its vehicles, other customer names CATL can not name. Electricity storage density will be increased by two-thirds by the end of the decade, and the storage cost of one kilowatt-hour reduced to $ 0,144.
The Chinese authorities do not welcome proliferation of small-scale producers of batteries, and seek to limit the increase in their number of administrative measures.