Benz: Adopted Chinese CATL: Korean battery reduced presence
Mercedes-Benz:
Mercedes-Benz uses a battery made by CATL in China for EQS.
There are concerns that the presence of K (Korea) batteries will decline in Europe.
Benz EV sedan “EQS”:
Mercedes-Benz has adopted a square and pouch-type battery from China CATL for the “EQS”.
Korea LG Energy Solution:
Originally, Benz released the EV “EQC” for the first time in 2019.
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz EQC used a pouch-type battery manufactured by LG Energy Solutions of Korea.
Switch to China CATL:
Because,
The mileage on one charge is
Benz EQS is 770km (European standard),
It is longer than the 624km of the Tesla Model S.
China CATL and Daimler:
CATL
Supply battery cells (basic unit of battery).
CATL has invested 240 million euros in Thuringia, formerly East Germany, to build a battery plant and research facility.
Benz parent company Daimler
At the Stuttgart plant, it will be assembled into a battery product and installed in the EQS.
Mercedes-Benz and CATL are also co-developing a “cell-to-pack” technology that turns a battery cell into a battery pack.
Volkswagen
Last month, Volkswagen developed its own square battery,
It has been revealed that it will be installed in 80% of electric vehicles sold in 2030.
Korea LG Energy Solution
Korea SK Innovation
So far, the two companies have delivered pouch-type batteries to Volkswagen.
From the standpoint of LG Energy Solutions and SK Innovation, it is possible to lose major customers.
Joongang Ilbo | JoongAng Ilbo
https://s.japanese.joins.com/JArticle/277777?sectcode=320&servcode=300
GM / BMW EV also fires / recalls
Confused “Korean battery”
Bolt EV battery
The entire amount will be supplied by LG Chem of Korea.
Korea LG Chem
This battery was manufactured at the Ochang Plant in Chuncheonbuk-do and the Michigan Plant in the United States.
BMW EV and PHEV
Samsung SDI batteries are mainly used.
Samsung SDI
Since last year, China CATL has been added to the supply company, but until then Samsung SDI has delivered it independently.
Joongang Ilbo | JoongAng Ilbo
https://s.japanese.joins.com/JArticle/271202?sectcode=320&servcode=300
Mercedes-Benz EQS to Use Batteries from CATL in China
Mercedes-Benz of Germany
will load batteries from China’s CATL into its high-end electric luxury sedan, the EQS.The German carmaker
used LG Chem’s batteries for its first electric vehicle (EV) model EQC released in 2019.Mercedes-Benz
will equip its EQS with CATL’s square and pouch-type batteries.The carmaker used LG Chem’s pouch-type batteries for the EQC.
Introducing a dedicated EV platform, it has expanded its scope of batteries it uses to square ones.
Volkswagen announced in March
it will develop its own batteries and put them into 80 percent of EVs to be sold in 2030.
LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation, which supplied pouch-type batteries to Volkswagen, may lose the major customer.
Businesskorea
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=65025