At present, the market competition of lithium battery has become increasingly fierce, the market, the saturated. At the same time, along with energy and environmental pressure increasing, new energy and the electric car, governments to electric cars and policy support in increasing, from the developing trend of new energy vehicles, is undoubtedly the future development direction of automobile and automobile lithium battery is the core component of new energy vehicles.
At present, with the car of lithium battery technology mature and price declines, more and more consumer begin to look to electric cars, simultaneously also gradually add new energy manufacturer of electric cars as future sales. At present, more and more auto manufacturers choose using lithium battery as new energy vehicles of the battery. At present many well-known automobile manufacturers are using lithium ion battery development of electric cars, such as ford, Chrysler, Toyota, mitsubishi, nissan, South Korea, France, modern Courreges Ventury etc.
Lithium battery hot car behind is vulnerable to plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (also called rechargeable hybrid electric vehicle) and pure electric market prospect and r&d capability of their current concerns. Although Bosch 2008 to stand, electric heat stay awake, but even calm as Bosch, has also set up a joint venture company with samsung, plans to achieve production batch 2011.
Japanese auto lithium battery industries appeared GeZongLianHeng pattern
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Due to the automotive industry contains huge lithium battery electric vehicle, the potential value of the upstream and downstream of the battery materials supplier of automotive manufacturers lithium battery business has also peep Qu already for a long time. Today, Japan on middle and lower reaches of the electric car for their own purposes, three common investment or scrambling for automobile lithium batteries, its business with the pattern in the warring states period GeZongLianHeng strategies are very similar.
Like Fuji industry and NEC cooperative development of cheap monomer (Cell) of lithium ion battery (i.e., manganese acid lithium battery), The GS Yuasa soup with Mitsubishi (shallow battery Honda, Mitsubishi) cooperative development of automobile lithium battery technology development, manufacture and distribution of selling business. Toyota (Toyota) to name from 40% to improve Energy EV contributive to 60%, be included in the subsidiary company, Germany and Japan Enax Degussa respectively established in China invested 50% each Enax Degussa Anqiu (Power), the Lion beaver company production of lithium ion battery electrodes and sales, and the production of electric vehicle lithium ion battery electrodes, and supplies to Europe and China, etc.
Japanese auto lithium battery enterprise global rankings
According to the survey, deutsche bank and truckload enterprise most below 10 enterprise cooperation development automobile lithium battery: 1) Johnson Controls – Saft (Johnson and French Saft joint venture), 2) A123 system Co., LTD. (courtesy of MIT, such as general electric company founded with the mainland have cooperation), LG chemical (3) in the United States has a Compact Power), 4) EnerDel Ener1 (joint venture) and Delphi, AESC (5) of the joint venture company nissan and NEC nijmegen), 6) (Toyota and panasonic PEVE joint venture company), 7) GS soup. Hitachi, 9) sanyo motors, 10) samsung.
The authority and alternative energy Green website editor of Michael Millikin meets Car, lithium battery manufacturer for future “three” is: (1), (2) AESC PEVE LG chem, 3). Most of these suppliers with at least two truckload enterprise signed the contract, but several major global truckload enterprise is usually choose at least two lithium battery suppliers.
From the above investigation, at present, can be found in the lithium battery suppliers in Japan in global market indeed possess greater advantage.
Japan lithium battery production enterprises and product analysis
Recently, an adviser issued by 2009-2012 China lithium battery industry investment analysis and prediction of the research prospect of report “, the report showed global automotive manufacturing enterprise of lithium batteries are mainly of more than 20, but Japan is walking in front of the world, the A123, Johnson Controls Johnson (), Chinese, Korean LG chemical co, but only Japanese Toshiba, Hitachi has made by Japanese electrical (NEC), Yuasa, GS, Toyota and matsushita electric industrial merger company name is home to 10 EV Energy related enterprise. Below are briefly introduced related enterprises:
1 ltd., PEVE (hereinafter referred to as the Energy EV, matsushita electric Energy)
As a global hybrid technology leader, Toyota actually in early December 1996 with matsushita electric industrial company matsushita batteries and industrial company is a joint venture company matsushita electric car energy PEVE), production (nimh batteries or lithium batteries etc. Car battery. Last year, after the mid-term investment increase yield is expected to grow from PEVE car battery of about 50 million in 2007 to 2011 of 100 million.
2 AESC (auto energy supply company).
AESC Automotive (Energy (by) company is slated to east gold and NEC, NEC nissan funded, specializing in the production of li-ion rechargeable battery vehicle-mounted, nissan AESC in joint venture company in Japan, holding 51% of electrical holdings, NEC Tokin shareholding 42 percent. AESC will focus on vehicle li-ion batteries development, manufacturing and marketing, also can be used as expected future electric vehicles. NEC will provide itself in battery research and manufacture technology, and Nissan will focus on vehicle applications. AESC core product will focus on advanced in lithium batteries, environmental protection, with excellent performance and price competitiveness, safety and many types of USES AESC planning for next year in lithium batteries can be large production and sales. Nissan and NEC estimate, AESC will become the leading brand of vehicle lithium batteries.
Last may, AESC shareholders will be announced a plan for the production of lithium batteries. Last December, nissan and NEC more statement will advance 1 year, investment plan implementation of production, more than 1,000 million yen in Japan and Europe and the United States, in order to ensure the construction of a new factory in 2011, lithium battery production to supply after 20 million cars use level.
3 GS Yuasa (GS soup shallow battery)
In March 2004, sales and electric power system lithium ion battery cell (E – on EX25A) and EX25A – 7 (module). The Mitsubishi (GS) and Mitsubishi Yuasa soup shallow battery was announced at the end of 2007, lithium battery joint venture by end of Honda08 Takeo Fukui also total presidents in Tokyo and soup shallow battery presidents Makoto Yoda, both sides signed cooperation agreements in the first quarter in 2009 will set up a joint venture company, the capital of 150 million yen, the new company will be soup with Honda shallow battery two companies with their respective contributive 51%, after the establishment of the new company to 49% of lithium batteries will be responsible for technology development, manufacture and distribution of selling business.
4 Energy, Ltd is Vehicle (Hitachi Vehicle Energy)
Hitachi Vehicle Energy company in June 2004, the new kobe motor 43.7%, Hitachi 36.7% and Hitachi macell 19.6% composition, specializing in the production of electric Vehicle of lithium ion batteries. In June 2005, low cost of r&d small lithium ion battery control module (try 48cell), lithium ion battery with the new development of traditional cost control device, streamline space 12.5% by 10%.
According to an adviser industry research center, Hitachi data shows that make and Hitachi Vehicle Energy (is) has announced that Energy Vehicle was developed to increase output density 4500W/kg of hybrid electric Vehicle lithium ion rechargeable batteries, will start from 2009 autumn for automobile manufacturers supply samples. Etc. The development of the unit is square, the first generation of products. Unit configuration dimensions for 120mm 90mm 18mm x x. Current capacity of 4.8 Ah, average voltage is 3.6 V. Energy density for 72Wh/kg.
5 Sanyo (Sanyo motors)
In march of 2006, Japan’s island factory provides 1,000 group with lithium-ion batteries in 2007, electric depot trial started mass production. Recently, the Japanese sanyo motors, said the United States, Japan and Europe has agreed to buy the car manufacturers in its production of lithium ion batteries, automotive, this company is seeking to use mixed hybrid demand growth opportunities. Sanyo currently is the world’s largest global secondary battery manufacturer of solar battery first seven manufacturers,
Recently, panasonic takeover sanyo motors, mainly is the energy business fancy sanyo. Comprehensive announced on April 9, Panasonic company (name) may be to slated to initiate or after July to Sanyo motors (Sanyo Electric Co..), because of a takeover offer many different countries, the acquisition of the regulatory approval aside will consolidate Panasonic in power battery field dominance.
6 Toshiba
In January 2009, Toshiba, the new factory will be built in the rechargeable battery n. prefecture, plan 2009 kashiwazaki construction, 2010 autumn is completed and put into operation, investment is expected to reach 300 most 3.3 billion yen ($90 billion yen syncretic dollars). The new factory will produce Toshiba, independent development of “SCiB” new lithium ion battery, the battery than ordinary li-ion batteries, and higher safety performance in a very short time, such as five minutes, the future possibility of complete charging more and more used in electric cars and notebook computers, etc. Toshiba will win by 2015, make the monthly output reached 10 million, achieve the sales target 200 billion yen.
7. Litcel Japan
In 2006, electric drive development with Li ion – B4-40 lithium batteries (pack), the device in mitsubishi Colt – empirical tests, bus EV charging a distance of life, 2010 goal for 150km 240km. Actually, mitsubishi has to LITCEL affiliates TDK 20%, capital investment and 20%. And in May 2005 TDK on capital about 1 billion takeover of the production of lithium ion battery charge of Hong Kong Ltd. (ATL Amperex beaver, launching) battery.
8. Enax/Degussa AG
In June 2005, Germany and Japan Enax Degussa respectively established in China invested 50% each Enax Degussa Anqiu (Power), the Lion beaver company production of lithium ion battery electrodes and sales, and the production of electric vehicle lithium ion battery electrodes, and supplies to Europe and China, etc.
Japanese auto lithium battery industry updates and prospect
Japan’s economic news reported recently, Japan’s ministry of economy in Japan will formulate the periphery of the group as the center, Japan’s Toyota, nissan, Toyota, suzuki, mitsubishi, Mazda, Fuji industry, great, yamaha nine auto and motorcycle manufacturing enterprises and sanyo motors, Hitachi, matsushita batteries made pasona industry, energy, GSYUASA company etc, plus the battery power company, Tokyo institute of Japanese cars, ministry of economy, the province will participate in joint unit tests, formulate unified lithium battery specifications and safety standards. At the same time, charging ways will also be standardized.
According to the institute of Japanese cars, according to the popularity of hybrid electric vehicle is calculated by 2020, Japanese hybrids will reach about 360 million vehicles. If the high-performance lithium batteries, use more likely to achieve 7.2 million. The media, said if Japan can comment on a new generation of car of lithium battery international standardization accreditation gain advantage, relevant enterprises shall issue master.
Car battery manufacturer, mutual development and research institutions car lithium battery, Japan’s ministry of economy for the electric car industry, move the healthy and orderly development of the maximization of reducing cost and industrial. Next, Japan’s automobile industry will be out of lithium batteries, did GeZongLianHeng chaos to the industrial structure, core strength quickly captured agglutinate global market.