🔋 Gigafactories: Powering the Future of Electric Vehicles Gigafactories are essential for the production of EV batteries, powering hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and BEVs. Coined by Tesla's Elon Musk, the term 'gigafactory' blends 'giga', meaning billion, with 'factory'. As EV adoption surges globally, the demand for gigafactories is rising. These facilities ensure that manufacturers can meet the battery capacity needed. Governments, carmakers, and battery suppliers are actively seeking locations for new gigafactories to enhance local supply chains and boost economies. 🌍🔋 Notable developments include the EU Commission's approval of €837 million in state aid for EV battery production in Spain. Volkswagen is building a gigafactory in Valencia 🇪🇸, Envision AESC in Cáceres 🇪🇸, Nissan in the UK’s Sunderland 🇬🇧, and Tesla near Berlin 🇩🇪. Companies like Northvolt, CATL, and SK On are also expanding their plans, reinforcing Europe’s battery-manufacturing network ahead of the 2027 Rules of Origin legislation. 🚗🔋 The gigafactory boom is crucial for the EV industry and local economies. 🚗🔋🌱 #EV #Gigafactory #Sustainability #Innovation #Manufacturing
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Ever heard of a #gigafactory? 👀 Sounds like a sci-fi term, but a key part of the future of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) 🔋 A gigafactory is a large-scale production facility focused on making batteries for EVs, not the cars themselves. As demand for EVs skyrockets, gigafactories are key for maintaining supply chains and driving advancements like solid-state battery technology 🔗 Currently, most of these plants are located in Asia, leading us to rely on imports. However, with the growing popularity of EVs, local gigafactories are emerging across Europe. This shift is not only enhancing innovation on the continent, but also increasing independence in this sector ⚡ Are you familiar with this term? Do you think Europe will become a hub for new gigafactories? 🤔 #Advantech #WeEnable #EV #gigafactory #battery #innovation
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What exactly is a #gigafactory? 🔋 It's not just a massive building - it's a specialized facility for manufacturing batteries used in electric vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids. The term combines ‘giga,’ indicating billions, with ‘factory,’ highlighting the scale of production needed to meet growing #EV demand. 👉 The production capacity of a gigafactory is measured by the total energy output those batteries can generate. Currently, most gigafactories are located in Asia, but with the global shift towards Battery EVs, there's a strong push for local gigafactory networks, especially in Europe. New plants are already springing up in cities like Valencia, Sunderland, and Berlin 🌍 Have you ever heard about gigafactories? Or maybe you work in one! Leave comment if you do 😊 #Advantech #WeEnable #gigafactory #battery #innovation
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Here is the wrap-up, the summary of today's mobility top news in one post. 1. Gotion High Tech 🇨🇳 will build Morocco’s 🇲🇦 first EV battery gigafactory at a total cost of 12.8 billion dirhams ($1.3 billion). The gigafactory will have an initial battery capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours (GWh). 2. Rivian 🇺🇸 introduced the second generation of R1T and R1S. New specs: 420 mi / 676 km range with the Max Pack, 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.5 seconds for the R1T, new quad-motor with 1,025 hp, Nvidia’s AI chips, and other upgrades. Starting prices: R1S: $75.9k, R1T: $69.9k. 3. Tesla 🇺🇸 expanded its Self-Serve Demo Drive program to Canada 🇨🇦. This program is for the moment only available with Model 3 and Model Y in 🇨🇦. 4. Stellantis is considering expanding its new 3 billion rand ($158 million) South African 🇿🇦plant to produce electric, hydrogen, or hybrid vehicles. 5. Rothschild & Co started assessing partners for Codelco 🇨🇱 lithium project, which set to start in 2030. The project aims to produce 20,000 tons of LCE (lithium carbonate equivalent) annually, with an initial cost of $1.2 billion. 6. ABB 🇨🇭🇸🇪is considering selling part of its E-mobility business, including EV charging stations worldwide and R&D facilities in China. No more details were revealed. Thanks for reading !
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Very interesting comparison on the vertical integration. Thanks Michael Sura'. It comes to my attention that in 2020, the total sale of BEV of BYD is less than 60k. This means the existing Tier1 has no incentive to work closely with BYD on the NEW design. The existing design for ICE may work after little customization. But affordable, I agree with Elon Mask, NO. So if BYD is serious on the affordable BEV, you get to depend on yourself instead of incumbent Tier 1. Once the total production is more than 2m, 3m, or whatever, just like GM spined off Delphi. BYD may do the same. It is just economics.
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👉The power of vertical integration. 💪 👉Vertical integration, in principle, enables a company to control various aspects of the supply chain, manufacturing process, and distribution channels, leading to reduced costs, growing sales, and maximizing profits by improving business operations. 👉To put it in layman's terms, by eliminating middlemen companies can cut supplier margins, while also gaining better control over their supply chain. 👉But vertical integration has some disadvantages like high capital requirements and, the risk of increased organizational inefficiency (paradoxically), if handled unwisely, vertical integration can be catastrophic to a company. 👉Chinese company BYD is the world's first fully vertically integrated EV maker. 1️⃣ 👉Vertical integration is also a dream of Elon Musk's, by the way. According to Elon Musk, #Tesla needs greater vertical integration to manufacture an EV below $25k. 😊 👉#Tesla announced in 2020 that it would be getting spodumene to make lithium from its own mine in Nevada. 👉Elon Musk, when will ⛏ start? 😊 👉I've made a little comparison between BYD Seal and VW ID.4 in terms of their battery-electric powertrain. 👉The BYD 8-in-1 powertrain includes the BMS, VCU, inverter, PDU, OBC-DC/DC merged into one unit, and the gearbox/e-motor in another. All components are produced in-house by BYD. 👉VW has a different approach, it gets almost everything from its suppliers. 👉Take a look at the picture below to see the details. ⬇ 👉BYD can produce very affordable, technologically advanced EVs, whether it's due to vertical integration, it's hard to say for me. 👉What do you think about it? 👉 Share if you want to spread the word 👈 #vw #byd #tesla #ev
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This explanation of vertical integration in EVs is excellent for educating people. Cost margins would decrease with vertical integration, improving the supply chain in the process. However, this requires a significant capital outlay. In this swiftly growing sector, vertical integration can give OEMs a huge market share if managed properly.
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👉The power of vertical integration. 💪 👉Vertical integration, in principle, enables a company to control various aspects of the supply chain, manufacturing process, and distribution channels, leading to reduced costs, growing sales, and maximizing profits by improving business operations. 👉To put it in layman's terms, by eliminating middlemen companies can cut supplier margins, while also gaining better control over their supply chain. 👉But vertical integration has some disadvantages like high capital requirements and, the risk of increased organizational inefficiency (paradoxically), if handled unwisely, vertical integration can be catastrophic to a company. 👉Chinese company BYD is the world's first fully vertically integrated EV maker. 1️⃣ 👉Vertical integration is also a dream of Elon Musk's, by the way. According to Elon Musk, #Tesla needs greater vertical integration to manufacture an EV below $25k. 😊 👉#Tesla announced in 2020 that it would be getting spodumene to make lithium from its own mine in Nevada. 👉Elon Musk, when will ⛏ start? 😊 👉I've made a little comparison between BYD Seal and VW ID.4 in terms of their battery-electric powertrain. 👉The BYD 8-in-1 powertrain includes the BMS, VCU, inverter, PDU, OBC-DC/DC merged into one unit, and the gearbox/e-motor in another. All components are produced in-house by BYD. 👉VW has a different approach, it gets almost everything from its suppliers. 👉Take a look at the picture below to see the details. ⬇ 👉BYD can produce very affordable, technologically advanced EVs, whether it's due to vertical integration, it's hard to say for me. 👉What do you think about it? 👉 Share if you want to spread the word 👈 #vw #byd #tesla #ev
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Blue Solutions' $2.17bn Gigafactory to produce solid-state batteries with 1,000 km range French company Blue Solutions, a subsidiary of Bolloré, has announced its plans to construct a gigafactory in eastern France at a projected cost of 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion). This state-of-the-art facility will focus on manufacturing a new type of solid-state battery with an astonishing 20-minute charging time, marking a significant advancement in EV battery technology. The announcement, made by Blue Solutions' CEO Richard BOUVERET, heralds a new era for the EV industry, promising longer driving ranges and drastically reduced charging times compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Solid-state batteries are considered the "holy grail" for EVs due to their potential for longer driving ranges and much shorter charging times. Blue Solutions has already been manufacturing these batteries for Daimler Truck AG's electric buses and is now expanding into the passenger vehicle market with a smaller battery designed for cars, aiming for 1,000 km (621 miles) range. The gigafactory, scheduled to begin production in 2030, will be strategically located in eastern France, near major French and German automakers. Unlike traditional sprawling gigafactories, Blue Solutions' facility will feature modular towers with a smaller footprint and a production capacity of 25 gigawatt hours (GWh).
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Tesla's Giga Berlin is overcoming challenges as a leading force in Germany’s evolving EV market. With workforce enhancements, operational improvements, and strategic growth, it stands as a beacon of innovation and resilience in the automotive industry. #GigaBerlin, #Tesla, #ElectricVehicles, #AutomotiveInnovation, #WorkforceStrategy, #EnvironmentalSustainability, #PolicySupport, #IndustrialResilience, #EVGrowth, #GermanyEVMarket
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Like the EV comparison of BYD and VW, in a simple way
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👉The power of vertical integration. 💪 👉Vertical integration, in principle, enables a company to control various aspects of the supply chain, manufacturing process, and distribution channels, leading to reduced costs, growing sales, and maximizing profits by improving business operations. 👉To put it in layman's terms, by eliminating middlemen companies can cut supplier margins, while also gaining better control over their supply chain. 👉But vertical integration has some disadvantages like high capital requirements and, the risk of increased organizational inefficiency (paradoxically), if handled unwisely, vertical integration can be catastrophic to a company. 👉Chinese company BYD is the world's first fully vertically integrated EV maker. 1️⃣ 👉Vertical integration is also a dream of Elon Musk's, by the way. According to Elon Musk, #Tesla needs greater vertical integration to manufacture an EV below $25k. 😊 👉#Tesla announced in 2020 that it would be getting spodumene to make lithium from its own mine in Nevada. 👉Elon Musk, when will ⛏ start? 😊 👉I've made a little comparison between BYD Seal and VW ID.4 in terms of their battery-electric powertrain. 👉The BYD 8-in-1 powertrain includes the BMS, VCU, inverter, PDU, OBC-DC/DC merged into one unit, and the gearbox/e-motor in another. All components are produced in-house by BYD. 👉VW has a different approach, it gets almost everything from its suppliers. 👉Take a look at the picture below to see the details. ⬇ 👉BYD can produce very affordable, technologically advanced EVs, whether it's due to vertical integration, it's hard to say for me. 👉What do you think about it? 👉 Share if you want to spread the word 👈 #vw #byd #tesla #ev
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An interesting post by Michael Sura on the power of #verticalintegration. That seems to me as well a reason why especially the German automotive sector is struggling. And that was already discussed years ago when Tesla was scaling. So when acquiring companies to grow suppliers and OEM should always balance this strategy with buying vertical integrated companies as well. Vitesco Technologies is popping into my mind that was currently acquired by Schaeffler. Wouldn’t it be on basis of the thought of the power of vertical integration more interesting for companies like for example Infineon Technologies (I.e. vertical integration of the power module) or on the other side Volkswagen Group (I.e.vertical integration of the power electronics and motor competencies) to have acquired them? Which other examples could be mentioned? #electrification #automotive #transformation
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👉The power of vertical integration. 💪 👉Vertical integration, in principle, enables a company to control various aspects of the supply chain, manufacturing process, and distribution channels, leading to reduced costs, growing sales, and maximizing profits by improving business operations. 👉To put it in layman's terms, by eliminating middlemen companies can cut supplier margins, while also gaining better control over their supply chain. 👉But vertical integration has some disadvantages like high capital requirements and, the risk of increased organizational inefficiency (paradoxically), if handled unwisely, vertical integration can be catastrophic to a company. 👉Chinese company BYD is the world's first fully vertically integrated EV maker. 1️⃣ 👉Vertical integration is also a dream of Elon Musk's, by the way. According to Elon Musk, #Tesla needs greater vertical integration to manufacture an EV below $25k. 😊 👉#Tesla announced in 2020 that it would be getting spodumene to make lithium from its own mine in Nevada. 👉Elon Musk, when will ⛏ start? 😊 👉I've made a little comparison between BYD Seal and VW ID.4 in terms of their battery-electric powertrain. 👉The BYD 8-in-1 powertrain includes the BMS, VCU, inverter, PDU, OBC-DC/DC merged into one unit, and the gearbox/e-motor in another. All components are produced in-house by BYD. 👉VW has a different approach, it gets almost everything from its suppliers. 👉Take a look at the picture below to see the details. ⬇ 👉BYD can produce very affordable, technologically advanced EVs, whether it's due to vertical integration, it's hard to say for me. 👉What do you think about it? 👉 Share if you want to spread the word 👈 #vw #byd #tesla #ev
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