Battery cell manufacturing plant for the next electric vehicle
Porsche AG CEO Oliver Blume told the German newspaper Frank furter Allgemiene Sonntagszeitung that Porsche will build a factory in Tuebingen to make battery cells in the future. ..
According to Mr. Blume, "Battery cells are an important technology that will be a key to the German automobile industry in the future, and it is necessary to have a factory for that purpose in our own country."
You can see the seriousness of Porsche's battery cell development.
In the first place, not only Porsche, but European-based automakers are aiming to reduce their dependence on Asian manufacturers as they increase the production of electric vehicles.
Based on this battery cell manufacturing plant plan, it is expected that Porsche will not only purchase EV batteries from the VW Group, but will also make high-performance battery cells originally developed exclusively for Porsche.
Porsche aims at the cutting edge of EV cars with Porsche batteries
"Porsche wants to be at the forefront of high-performance batteries, just as Porsche has developed a high-performance internal combustion engine," said Mr. Blume.
Certainly, Porsche so far has developed a wonderful engine in-house and made a car called "Porsche" equipped with that engine, so Porsche has not been made with an engine made by an Asian manufacturer. ..
With that in mind, if the future is that electric vehicles will be the center of the future automobile industry (for now), then when that happens, "Make Porsche with batteries from other manufacturers. "I'm doing it ~" may be unforgivable for Porsche.
No, I really sympathize with the fact that "Yes, that's no good!"
For Porsche, I wonder if I can only agree with the goal of making a high-performance battery in-house and taking the lead as a "Porsche EV" only with it ^ ^
Silicon on the battery cell anode
In March 2021, Porsche was informed that it would use silicon instead of graphite for the anode of its battery cells. This makes it possible to operate the battery even at higher temperatures.
* A normal battery cell works best at about 25 ° C, and it seems that the operation will be useless if it exceeds 46 ° C, but when Porsche uses silicon, the temperature at which it operates with that good feeling. It seems that the temperature will exceed 75 ℃.
Furthermore, by using this silicon-based battery cell, it is possible to increase the energy density and shorten the charging time.
In-house development of battery cells for EV vehicles, and at the same timeDevelopment of synthetic fuelBut ... It's a difficult time when huge new investment costs are required, but I'm looking forward to Porsche for the future of Porsche and the future of the automobile industry ^ ^
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◆ Porsche To Establish Battery Cell Plant In Germany
◆ Porsche plans EV battery cell factory in Germany
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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