In the coming proliferation of vehicle electrification, automotive energy storage systems represent both a significant enabling opportunity and potential impediment to broad and successful production implementation. With the advent of lithium-ion cell commercialization nearly three decades ago, a feasible pathway to customer-worthy plug-in vehicles was finally opened. During the past two decades, concerted development of large-format lithium ion automotive cell technology with adequate safety, performance, and life has been jointly undertaken by automotive OEMs and cell producers. We are presently witnessing development and production of purpose-built cells for high volume electric vehicle applications. Now our focus must turn to comprehensive automotive energy storage system optimization.

This presentation will give a worldwide overview of the BEV & PHEV market, with the latest actual registration figures for the different regions, countries and the respective sector share in the automotive market in these markets. It will give a detailed ranking over the best sellers and their respective battery suppliers. A 2030 BEV & PHEV outlook will be presented, with basis in actual data, future model portfolios, average battery sizes, and the implications the outlook and trend data will have on future battery demand.

2020 will be another eventful year for the global EV industry. Sales will grow again, but only by around 20%, taking the total number of EVs on the road by the end of the year to 10 million. The phase-out of direct subsidies in big markets like China and the US contribute to the modest growth, but 2020 will be a breakout year in Europe. Many new EV models will hit the market but few are high-volume, and they are likely to come late in the year.

This presentation will offer an outlook on the LiB market and technology trends, discuss the competitive situation in LiB (cell, pack), and examine the new business models in three steps: i) vertical integration – partnerships and JVs emerging, ii) battery-as-a-service – circular
economy approach for additional profit pools, and iii) deep dive China –
 battery leasing and recycling. Finally, it will review the implications
 of the new trends for automotive and battery players.

Engineers are continually focused on designing battery cells and modules for optimal performance, efficiency and most importantly safety.  In the design phase, module assembly materials should be taken into consideration.  A diligent approach to materials selection can aid in the manufacturing process, help to ensure module reliability and address safety concerns.  This presentation will examine the benefits of silicone encapsulants in regards cell protection and the mitigation of thermal runaway. Silicone foams can also provide the added benefit of light weighting in the application.

This presentation will give an introduction of Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc., a Joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic, launched in April 2020. We offer a full range of xEV applications. In this presentation, our state-of-the-art HEV cell named “65D cell” will be introduced. 

AVL’s series battery benchmarking program provides a database for objective comparison in technical attributes as well as in engineering methodology for BEV battery market competitors for clear system target definition of high performing, reliable and safe batteries. 270 different criteria are evaluated through AVL benchmarking metrics displayed in 8 high level attributes. The found integrated system performance values are pointed out to support current and future development programs.

P-3 is leading the VDA working group in Germany on HPCCV, where a new coupling device with up to 1MW charging power is under investigation for standardization.

The public as well as the private sector that includes automakers and charging network companies are increasingly investing in building charging infrastructure to encourage the adoption and use of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as well as to ensure that current facilities are not congested.

Range anxiety is a key reason that consumers are reluctant to embrace electric vehicles (EVs). To be truly competitive with gasoline vehicles, EVs should allow drivers to recharge quickly anywhere in any weather, like refueling gasoline cars. However, none of today’s EVs allow fast charging in cold or even cool temperatures due to the risk of lithium plating, the formation of metallic lithium that drastically reduces battery life and even results in safety hazards. Here, we present an approach that enables 15-minute fast charging of Li-ion batteries in any temperatures (even at -50 °C) while still preserving remarkable cycle life.

We need to move outside the bubble of low-energy dense cells, narrow SOC ranges and moderate temperature operation. This presentation will focus on the material challenges that exist as we seek to operate the battery pack at optimum temperature and safety levels to drive greater EV adoption.

With a capacity much smaller than that in conventional BEVs, PHEV battery has to provide a much higher specific power to meet EV-driving vehicle performance, and to deliver more ampere-hour throughput to meet life target. This presentation features an analysis of energy consumption and battery usage of 4-year data collected on thousands plug-in electric vehicles. VIN-based investigation on energy consumption and potential factors driving PHEV battery.