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Samsung Touts Fast-Charging, Long-Range EV Battery
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. says it is developing a high-energy-density lithium-ion battery system that would enable electric vehicles to travel 600 km (373 miles) and be recharged to 80% capacity within 20 minutes.
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South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. says it is developing a high-energy-density lithium-ion battery system that would enable electric vehicles to travel 600 km (373 miles) and be recharged to 80% capacity within 20 minutes.
The company, which announced the program this week at the Detroit auto show, expects the 600-km unit to be in production vehicles by 2021. Several carmakers have announced plans for EVs that can travel 300 km (185) and 500 km (310 miles) per charge.
In Detroit, Samsung also previewed a new integrated battery module concept that contains fewer components and is 10% lighter than conventional battery packs. The new module consists of more than 24 cells and has a capacity as high as 8 kWh, both of which are twice that of conventional battery packs. Samsung says its design also is safer.
Samsung currently supplies lithium-ion cells for the BMW i3 electric car. The company also will provide batteries for next year’s Audi e-tron electric SUV and the “Air” EV that California-based startup Lucid Motors is developing.
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