Automotive Lithium-ion Cell Manufacturing: Regional Cost Structures and Supply Chain Considerations

Chung, Donald¹  Elgqvist, Emma¹  Santhanagopalan, Shriram¹ 

[1] Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center, Godlen, CO (United States)

关键词: lithium-ion batteries;    electric vehicles;    battery cell;    manufacturing;    regional competitiveness;    automotive LIB;    Asia;    United States;    lithium-nickel-maganese-cobalt-oxide;    production volume;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1247459
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--6A20-66086
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1247459

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Manufacturing capacity for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)--which power many consumer electronics and are increasingly used to power electric vehicles--is heavily concentrated in east Asia. Currently, China, Japan, and Korea collectively host 88% of all LIB cell and 79% of automotive LIB cell manufacturing capacity. Mature supply chains and strong cumulative production experience suggest that most LIB cell production will remain concentrated in Asia. However, other regions--including North America--could be competitive in the growing automotive LIB cell market under certain conditions. To illuminate the factors that drive regional competitiveness in automotive LIB cell production, this study models cell manufacturing cost and minimum sustainable price, and examines development of LIB supply chains and current LIB market conditions. Modeled costs are for large format, 20-Ah stacked pouch cells with lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) cathodes and graphite anodes suitable for automotive application. Production volume is assumed to be at commercial scale, 600 MWh per year.