Следващият етап на усилията на Daimler да електрифицира превозните средства ще продължи през есента, когато започва строежа на нова фабрика за акумулатори. Тя ще бъде изградена с обща компания между Daimler и Evonik, като ще произвежда авансирани литиево йонни батерии. Първата фабрика на новата германска фирма Accumotive (German Accumotive GmbH & Co KG) ще бъде локализирана в Kamenz, североизточно от Dresden. Производството трябва да започне в началото на 2011 година, като първите батерии ще се вграждат в автомобилите на Мерцедес година по-късно. Evonik не съобщават за капацитета на фабриката, но тя ще бъде на една площадка с производството на електрически автомобили. Общата компания ще произвежда батерийни системи използвайки дълги призматични клетки, както повечето от другите автомобилни приложения. Въпреки че Tesla Motors не е упомената в прес съобщението, много вероятно е фирмата да бъде включена в разработването на акумулаторните системи за тези пакети.
Проучване на mercedes-bulgaria.com показва, че първите данни за плановете датират още от миналата година, а избора на площадка за строеж на фабриката са от март 2009 година. По неофициални данни Даймлер притежава почти 90% от новата фирма, като по време на автомобилното изложение в Женева са притежавали само 50%. Батериите в новия хибриден Mercedes S 400 hybrid са доставени от Tesla Motors (с 10% участие на Даймлер), а новата фирма най-вероятно ще произвежда батерии за бъдещите хибридни А и B класа на Мерцедес.
За Evonik:
Evonik Industries е индустриална група от Германия с бизнеси в областта на химическата и енергийната промишленост и недвижими имоти. Evonik е лидер специално в химическата промишленост и експерт в производство на енергия от въглища и възобновяеми източници, както една от най-големите частни компании в недвижимите имоти в Германия. Активите на Evonik са в повече от 100 страни по света, като за 2007 година има 43 000 работни места с продажби за 14.4 милиарда евро и оперативна печалба EBITDA от над 2.2 милиарда евро.Официално прес съобщение:
Location decision: Daimler and Evonik produce lithium-ion batteries in the Saxon Kamenz
Kamenz / Stuttgart / Essen, Germany, 06.07.2009
* German Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG will start production from 2011
* Projected construction of the factory: Autumn 2009
* Advanced battery systems in series from 2012 models of Mercedes-Benz Cars
Kamenz / Stuttgart / Essen: Daimler and Evonik launch the next stage of their strategic alliance for the electrification of the car: The German Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture of Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG, is now in Kamenz, Saxony, batteries and battery systems based on lithium-ion technology to produce. Construction for the new production facility is planned for autumn 2009. The production will begin in early 2011, from 2012 will be the first lithium-ion battery systems in vehicles by Mercedes-Benz Cars offered.
The fundamental decision of the German Accumotive for Kamenz follows as a production facility in the coming days to sign the land sale with the city administration. In the German Kamenz Accumotive an approximately three-acre site in the industrial park on a mountain ox purchase.
With the production of lithium-ion battery systems at the site begins Kamenz Accumotive German, the key technology for the electrification of the car to industrialize. The capacity is available there was primarily on the needs of Daimler AG, specifically the company's Mercedes-Benz Cars, concentrated. In future, the sale of batteries to a third party planned.
The German Accumotive is a joint venture of Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG, with a focus on system integration, development and production, research and marketing of battery systems based on lithium-ion technology. At this joint venture Daimler AG hold 90 percent and 10 percent of Evonik Industries. Company headquarters and research and development site of the German Accumotive is Nabern in Baden-Württemberg. In Kamenz be around 60 jobs in production and management will be created. The capacity of the production site will be phased in relation to the future generations of products expanded.
The future of the German production site in Kamenz Accumotive will be in close proximity to the Li-Tec Battery GmbH. This applies with the company's flat-cell technology and ceramic separators as one of the global technology leader in the development and manufacture of battery cells for lithium-ion batteries. The Li-Tec Battery Ltd. is another joint venture between Daimler and Evonik.
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