Nearly 76 GWh of battery cell capacity was produced for US plug-in vehicle market from 2010 to 2020
07 July 2021
Nearly 76 GWh of battery cell capacity was produced for the US plug-in vehicle market from 2010 to 2020, according to a recent analysis of the Li-ion battery supply chain by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory.
Five companies (AESC, LG Chem, Panasonic, Samsung, and SK Innovation) produced almost all the battery cells used in plug-in vehicles for the US market over the past decade, with capacity totaling 75,933 Megawatt-hours (MWh).
Panasonic supplied 74% of all the cells, with a majority of those cells installed in Tesla battery packs for Tesla vehicles. A small percentage of Panasonic battery cells went into Panasonic battery packs that were installed in vehicles produced by Ford, Toyota, and Honda.
LG Chem battery cells and battery packs primarily went into vehicles produced by Chevrolet, with smaller amounts going into Audi, Hyundai and other vehicle makes.
All AESC cells and battery packs went into Nissan vehicles, making it the only cell manufacturer that supplied a single vehicle make.
Resources
Zhou, Yan, Gohlke, David, Rush, Luke, Kelly, Jarod, and Dai, Qiang (2021) “Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain for E-Drive Vehicles in the United States: 2010–2020.” United States: N. p. Web. doi: 10.2172/1778934.
OK, but must do better (and not just in the USA).
76 GWh is enough batteries for 3 million Mk1 Leafs., or 1.5 million Tesla model 3 class cars.
The US car fleet is ~276M, so it is 0.5 - 1 % of the fleet is now fully electric after 10 years.
Must try harder.
Q: are we better to promote full EVs with say 50 kWh, PHEVs with say 12 kWh or hybrids with say 2 kWh?
A: - that's a hard one (IMO).
Q: why are we doing this anyway ?
A: To reduce CO2 emissions - that is the #1 reason.
Focus on that - grasshopper.
Posted by: mahonj | 07 July 2021 at 01:02 AM
Q: are we better to promote full EVs with say 50 kWh, PHEVs with say 12 kWh or hybrids with say 2 kWh?
My answer would be full electric as it is the most efficient and reliable and batteries are getting less expensive and better. Faster charge rates are coming. I have a Chevy Bolt and I do not miss going to the gas station for fuel or having to change oil, etc.
Posted by: sd | 07 July 2021 at 06:59 PM