[Korea financial newspaper stand hyomun News] Kim Joon SK Innovation's Executive Vice President (left) and ahead of the second place there in fierce fighting jeonyounghyeon president of Samsung SDI (photo right) EV battery market. SK Innovation has recently more than doubled in the electric vehicle battery production line, while increasing iteoseoda closely pursued and Samsung SDI. The company equip two of the same feeding force is expected to focus on supplying expansion of partnership and future foreign brands.
SK Innovation has started electric car battery production equipment 5, 6 the last seven days aerobic capacity. Through this expansion, SK Innovation is the size of the total production equip 3.9GWh. This is a scale that can supply electric vehicle batteries in operation 140 000. SK Innovation official said, "Through this expansion of existing production capacity had been increased more than twice (70 000 operations)."
SK Innovation is equipped with the same production capacity and Samsung SDI This battery production lines. Large supply capacity of the battery, Samsung SDI is estimated at 140 000 the same operation and SK Innovation. Samsung SDI official explained that "large battery production capacity is about 140 000 per year."
Depending on the electric vehicle battery production capacity of Samsung SDI and SK Innovation seems to have become the same success in the future galril secure source of supply. Current, SK Innovation is supplying the electric car batteries in the domestic brands around the HMC and Kia Motors. Especially in the case of Kia Soul provides a battery alone.
SK Innovation said, "has been supplying batteries to Hyundai Motor Electric · PHEV (plug-in hybrid) cars," he said "is planning to expand its supplier to international brands in the future strategic and batteries to Daimler running like Mercedes-Benz Beginning early next year, will supply, "he said.
In the case of Samsung SDI it is expected to further expand its supply contracts with foreign brands. Samsung SDI is supplying battery like Audi, Volkswagen · BMW · · Jaguar Land Rover. Typical vehicle is a BMW i3, i8.
Samsung SDI said, "We supply a large battery mainly foreign brands, Hyundai, Kia does not supply," he said, "will be expanded in the future the main source of supply."
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