Car Traction Batteries – The New Gold Rush 2012-2022

2012-02-14
Published : Feb-2012

New market for batteries that propel hybrid and pure electric cars

This report is intended for industrialists, investors, market researchers, legislators and others interested in the large new market now being created for batteries that propel hybrid and pure electric cars along the road. It will also inform those studying associated technology and industrial and government initiatives and legislation. The report is suitable for the non technical reader, with introductory appendices and glossary for those new to the subject. However, there are many comparison graphs, tables and sections concerning technical aspects, so those with appropriate technical training will find much to interest them as well.

Few markets have ignored the global financial meltdown and continued to grow extremely rapidly. Car traction batteries are one of these, so it is not surprising that they are referred to as the new gold rush. It is now powered by huge government and corporate investment and a flood of exciting new models of electric car.

One way of prospering in a gold rush is to “get there first and sell shovels” and, in this report, we do cover the supply of key materials, such as lithium and lanthanum, for the new types of battery that are rapidly being adopted. We also compare the different options of chemistry and construction and the nanotechnology and other materials skills being brought to bear. These are the shovels. However, the main emphasis in this report is on detailed forecasting by application, region etc of both the new cars and the batteries that go in them, including prices and numbers. There are also detailed profiles of over 50 organisations and their alliances involved in these batteries. Many are putting down the “entry fee” of one billion dollars to have a chance of being a world leader in traction batteries for cars.

Car Traction Batteries Market

Published:  February 2012
No.OF Pages: 239
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Table of Contents

1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1.1.The decade of hybrid vehicles
1.2.Total car traction battery market value 2012-2022
1.3.The market for traction batteries for new cars
1.4.Cells – modules – battery packs
1.5.Replacement car traction battery pack market 2010-2020
1.5.1.Lithium polymer electrolyte now important
1.5.2.Winning chemistry
1.5.3.Winning lithium traction battery manufacturers
1.5.4.Making lithium batteries safe
1.6.Fuel cells
1.7.Traction batteries today
1.8.How to improve lithium car traction batteries
1.9.Expected car traction battery improvement 2009-2020
1.10.Other potential winners

2.INTRODUCTION
2.1.Success with other EVs
2.2.Sad history of on-road electric cars then a tipping point
2.2.1.Why on-road cars are so very different
2.2.2.Dramatic tipping point in 2009 – the market comes alive
2.2.3.Consumer acceptance of the latest hybrids
2.2.4.Rapid recent progress with pure electric vehicles
2.3.The ideal car traction battery
2.3.1.All hybrids
2.3.2.Mild hybrids
2.3.3.Plug in hybrids
2.3.4.Pure electric vehicles
2.3.5.Recent progress
2.4.Traction battery achievements and problems so far
2.4.1.Batteries for the best seller – the Prius hybrid
2.4.2.China resurgent
2.4.3.Specifications
2.4.4.Changfeng hybrid
2.4.5.Bright Automotive hybrid
2.4.6.Chevrolet Volt hybrid
2.4.7.Pure electric family cars – the race for range
2.4.8.New Power of China pure electric
2.4.9.BYD of China pure electric and hybrid
2.4.10.Tesla pure electric
2.4.11.Lightning pure electric
2.4.12.Subaru Stella pure electric
2.4.13.Nissan Leaf
2.5.Design considerations
2.5.1.Future evolution of hybrids and pure electric cars
2.5.2.Battery performance over time – battery life
2.5.3.Battery state of charge
2.5.4.Depth of discharge affects life
2.5.5.Capacity rating
2.5.6.Daily depth of discharge
2.5.7.Charging and discharging rates
2.5.8.Plug in requirements align with pure electric cars
2.5.9.Hybrids need power and pure electrics need capacity – for now
2.5.10.Parallel hybrids differ
2.5.11.Plug in hybrids try to be the best of both worlds
2.5.12.Watt hours per mile
2.5.13.Charging rates
2.5.14.Custom packaging
2.6.Charging infrastructure
2.6.1.Need for standard connection
2.6.2.Need for widespread charging infrastructure
2.6.3.Battery changing as an alternative, Volt, e-Smart, Bee
2.7.Government support
2.7.1.The Chinese billions
2.7.2.The Obama billions

3.CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL OPTIONS COMPARED
3.1.Comparison of electrochemical options
3.1.1.Volumetric vs gravimetric energy density
3.1.2.Supercapacitors can help
3.1.3.Lithium challenges
3.1.4.Lead acid is simple
3.1.5.Needs
3.2.Lead acid improvement
3.2.1.Bipolar lead acid
3.2.2.Nickel metal hydride
3.2.3.Sodium
3.2.4.Zinc air
3.2.5.The many lithium options
3.2.6.Lithium polymer electrolyte now important
3.2.7.Genuinely solid state traction batteries
3.3.Department of Energy evaluation
3.4.New energy and industrial technology development organization evaluation
3.5.How to improve lithium-ion batteries
3.5.1.View of US Department of Energy panel of experts
3.5.2.Improving the charge-discharge speed of lithium-ion batteries
3.5.3.Improving life
3.6.Intrinsically safe lithium-ion batteries
3.6.1.Intrinsically safe against fire
3.6.2.Intrinsically safe against over charging
3.6.3.Trends in energy storage vs battery pack voltage
3.7.Supercabatteries
3.7.1.Lead carbon
3.8.Materials vulnerable to price hikes
3.8.1.Lithium
3.8.2.Lanthanum

4.PROGRESS WITH NEW GENERATION LITHIUM TRACTION BATTERIES
4.1.Introduction
4.2.Lithium manganese
4.3.Lithium iron phosphate
4.3.1.Recharging breakthrough
4.4.Lithium air and lithium metal
4.5.Lithium sulfur
4.5.1.Other challenges

5.SAFETY OPTIONS
5.1.Preventing explosion or fire
5.2.Preventing radiation
5.3.Electric shock
5.4.Poisonous gas

6.PROFILES OF 41 DEVELOPERS AND PRODUCERS
6.1.A123Systems USA with GE USA and Fisker
6.1.1.GE has its own battery plant
6.2.Advanced Battery Technologies China
6.3.Altair Nanotechnologies (Altairnano) USA
6.4.Automotive Energy Supply Japan, NEC, Nissan
6.5.Axeon UK
6.6.BASF Germany and Sion Power USA
6.6.1.BASF licenses Argonne Lab’s cathode material
6.7.Blue Energy, Lithium Energy Japan – GS Yuasa Japan with Honda, Mitsubishi
6.8.Bolloré France and Pininfarina
6.9.BYD China with Volkswagen etc
6.9.1.Volkswagen
6.9.2.Car superlatives
6.9.3.Plans for the USA
6.10.China BAK China
6.11.Coda Battery Systems, Lio Energy Systems, Yardney USA, Tianjin Lishen China
6.12.Continental Germany and ENAX Japan
6.13.East Penn Manufacturing Corporation
6.14.Electrovaya Canada
6.15.EnerDel USA and Nissan
6.15.1.US DOE grant
6.15.2.Impressive production facility
6.15.3.Fireproof lithium
6.15.4.Link with Nissan
6.16.Enerize USA and Fife Batteries UK
6.17.Envia Systems USA
6.18.Evonik Industries Germany and Daimler
6.19.Furukawa Battery Japan
6.20.Hitachi Japan
6.21.IBM and National laboratories USA
6.22.Inci Holding Turkey
6.23.KD Advanced Battery Group Dow USA Kokam Korea
6.24.LG Chem Korea with Compact Power, GM etc
6.24.1.US DOE grant
6.25.LiFeBATT Taiwan
6.26.Lithium Technology Corporation/GAIA USA
6.27.MAGNA STEYR AG & Co KG
6.28.Mitsubishi Japan with Sumitomo Japan
6.29.Next Alternative Germany, Micro Bubble Technology Korea
6.30.Panasonic EV Energy, Sanyo Japan with Toyota, Volkswagen
6.30.1.112 billion dollar merger
6.30.2.Panasonic EV Energy
6.30.3.Toyota demand
6.30.4.NiMH leadership, potential lithium leadership
6.31.Planar Energy Devices USA
6.32.PolyPlus Battery USA
6.33.PowerGenix USA
6.34.ReVolt Technologies Ltd Switzerland
6.35.Saft France, Johnson Controls USA, with Ford, BMW, Daimler
6.35.1.Saft
6.35.2.Johnson Controls
6.35.3.Joint venture
6.36.Sakti3 USA and General Motors
6.37.SB LiMotive Co. Ltd – Samsung Korea with Bosch Germany
6.38.Sony Japan
6.39.Superlattice Power USA
6.40.Toshiba Japan
6.41.Valence Technologies USA

7.MARKET FORECASTS FOR HYBRID AND PURE ELECTRIC CARS 2010-2020
7.1.Car production
7.2.Cars and crude oil
7.2.1.Technical progress
7.3.Hybrid cars
7.3.1.History of hybrid car sales
7.4.Forecasts 2010-2020
7.5.Pure EVs
7.5.1.Total market
7.5.2.Will sales of pure electric cars overtake hybrids?
7.5.3.Market excluding golf cars
7.5.4.Golf cars
7.5.5.Fuel cell EVs

APPENDIX 1: INTRODUCTION TO BATTERIES

APPENDIX 2: INTRODUCTION TO SUPERCAPACITORS

APPENDIX 3: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCY

List of Tables

List of Figures

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